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  • Poverty and Inequality in Middle Income Countries

    Policy Achievements, Political Obstacles

    Edición de Einar Braathen, Julian May, Marianne Ulriksen, Gemma C. Wright ...
    Series series International Studies in Poverty Research
    This collection offers a timely reassessment of viable ways of addressing poverty across the globe today. The profile of global poverty has changed dramatically over the past decade, and around three-quarters of the poor now live in middle income countries, making inequality a major issue. This requires us to fundamentally rethink anti-poverty strategies and policies, as many aspects of the ... Leer más

    $32.99 USD

  • The Politics of Slums in the Global South

    Urban Informality in Brazil, India, South Africa and Peru

    Edición de Véronique Dupont, David Jordhus-Lier, Catherine Sutherland, Einar Braathen ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Cities and Development
    Seeing urban politics from the perspective of those who reside in slums offers an important dimension to the study of urbanism in the global South. Many people living in sub-standard conditions do not have their rights as urban citizens recognised and realise that they cannot rely on formal democratic channels or governance structures.Through in-depth case studies and comparative research, The ... Leer más

    $65.99 USD

  • The Democratic Developmental State: North-South Perspectives

    de Tor Halvorsen, Teresita Cruz-del Rosario, Chris Tapscott, Eyob Balcha Gebremariam, Sharon Penderis, Jeremy Seekings, Einar Braathen, Olle Törnquist0, John Harriss1, Ole Johnny Olsen2, Thomas Pogge3 ...
    Series Libro 4 - CROP International Poverty Studies
    The idea of a democratic developmental state forms part of the current development discourse advocated by international aid agencies, deliberated on by academics, and embraced by policy makers in many emerging economies in the global South. What is noticeable in this discourse is how little attention has been paid to a discussion of the essence of a democratic developmental state, and much of what ... Leer más

    $27.99 USD

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  • Development Cooperation

    Challenges of the New Aid Architecture

    de S. Klingebiel ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The aims of and motives for development cooperation have changed significantly in recent times. Besides pursuing short- and longer-term objectives in their own economic, foreign policy and other interests, donors usually have a recognisable and genuine interest in assisting countries in their processes of development. ... Leer más

    $49.99 USD

  • Boiling Point

    Government Neglect, Corporate Abuse, and Canada’s Water Crisis

    de Maude Barlow ...
    Passionate and cogent, this could be the most important book of the year for CanadiansWe are complacent. We bask in the idea that Canada holds 20% of the world’s fresh water — water crises face other countries, but not ours. We could not be more wrong. In Boiling Point, bestselling author and activist Maude Barlow lays bare the issues facing Canada’s water reserves, including long-outdated water ... Leer más

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  • Poverty and the Millennium Development Goals

    A Critical Look Forward

    Edición de Alberto Cimadamore, Gabriele Koehler, Thomas Pogge ...
    Series series International Studies in Poverty Research
    As the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) pass their 2015 deadline and the international community begins to discuss the future of UN development policy, Poverty and the Millennium Development Goals brings together leading economists from both the global North and South to provide a much needed critique of the prevailing development agenda. By examining current development efforts, goals and ... Leer más

    $97.99 USD

  • Understanding Food Insecurity

    Key Features, Indicators, and Response Design

    de Maria Sassi ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book provides a comprehensive overview of key aspects of food insecurity, including definitional and conceptual issues, information systems and data sources, indicators, and policies. The aim is to equip readers with a sound understanding of the subject that will assist in the recognition of food insecurity and the design of suitable responses. The early chapters discuss the evolution and ... Leer más

    $80.09 USD

  • The Power Surge: Energy, Opportunity, and the Battle for America's Future

    Energy, Opportunity, and the Battle for America's Future

    de Michael Levi ...
    The United States is in the throes of two unfolding energy revolutions, and partisans-convinced that only their side holds the key to American prosperity, security, and safety-are battling over which one should prevail. In The Power Surge, Michael Levi takes readers inside these revolutions to find out what's really happening-and which side is right. From the back roads of Ohio where old friends ... Leer más

    $10.49 USD

  • Mixed Methods Research in Poverty and Vulnerability

    Sharing Ideas and Learning Lessons

    Edición de Keetie Roelen, Laura Camfield ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The added value of mixed methods research in poverty and vulnerability is now widely established. Nevertheless, gaps and challenges remain. This volume shares experiences from research in developed and developing country contexts on how mixed methods approaches can make research more credible, usable and responsive to complexity. ... Leer más

    $107.09 USD

  • Ecofeminism

    de Vandana Shiva, Maria Mies ...
    Series series Critique Influence Change
    This groundbreaking work remains as relevant today as when it was when first published. Two of Zed's best-known authors argue that ecological destruction and industrial catastrophes constitute a direct threat to everyday life, the maintenance of which has been made the particular responsibility of women. In both industrialized societies and the developing countries, the new wars the world is ... Leer más

    $18.79 USD

  • The Political Economy of Microfinance

    Financializing Poverty

    de Philip Mader ...
    Series series Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy
    According to the author, rather than alleviating poverty, microfinance financialises poverty. By indebting poor people in the Global South, it drives financial expansion and opens new lands of opportunity for the crisis-ridden global capital markets. This book raises fundamental concerns about this widely-celebrated tool for social development. ... Leer más

    $116.99 USD

  • The World Bank and Transferring Development

    Policy Movement through Technical Assistance

    de Adrian Robert Bazbauers ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book analyses the World Bank’s provision of technical assistance from 1946 to the present day. It argues that the relational dynamics between technical assistance provider and recipient affects the legitimacy of policy norms travelling from the ‘international’ to the ‘domestic’. Beginning from the constructivist position that ‘development’ is a social construct, the author contends that ... Leer más

    $89.99 USD