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Development economics & emerging economies
Hardcover. This analysis of South Korea's development experience can present lessons for development in the 21st century. Situating the development experience of South Korea within the framework of the capability enhancing state, this volume examines the empowering institutions and policies of South Korea between 1945 and 2000. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context Series. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; KCG; KCM; KCP; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137339478
- ISBN
- 9781137339478
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€ 120.50
€ 120.50
Institutions Always 'Mattered': Explaining prosperity in Mediaeval Rag...
Havrylyshyn, Oleh, Srzentiæ, Nora
Hardcover. The medieval Republic of Ragusa (now Dubrovnik) was a prosperous small open economy, rivalling bigger competitors. This study collects together evidence on how Ragusa compared to other economies of the region, and addresses the difficult question of why it outperformed its Dalmatian rivals (Kotor, Split and Zadar). Series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History Series. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCG; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137339775
- ISBN
- 9781137339775
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€ 62.62
€ 62.62
Hardback. Getting Development Right brings together development scholars and practitioners from multiple academic disciplines and policy perspectives to analyze important facets of this triple challenge, to explore interconnections among them and suggest strategies for overcoming the challenges in the current age of globalization. Editor(s): Paus, Eva. Num Pages: 226 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137340757
- ISBN
- 9781137340757
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€ 62.64
€ 62.64
Hardcover. Using original qualitative ethnographic field interviews and quantitative field survey results, Consumption, Informal Markets, and the Underground Economy explores the rationale for and model of 'off the books' consumption in a borderlands environment. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KCLT; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137341907
- ISBN
- 9781137341907
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€ 72.57
€ 72.57
Hardcover. Will history repeat itself, leaving Saudi Arabia to face another financial crisis due to drastic overspending and/or a dramatic drop in oil revenue? If the situation remains on its current trajectory, by 2030 government debt due to rising expenditures over revenues will be too overwhelming for the government to cope with. Num Pages: 238 pages, 65 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; KCJ; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137346025
- ISBN
- 9781137346025
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€ 118.82
€ 118.82
Hardcover. This collection explores the productive potential of uncertainty for people living in Africa as well as for scholars of Africa. Eight ethnographic case studies from across the continent examine how uncertainty is used to negotiate insecurity, create and conduct relationships, and act as a source for imagining the future. Editor(s): Cooper, Elizabeth; Pratten, David. Series: Anthropology, Change and Development. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSL3; JHMC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137350824
- ISBN
- 9781137350824
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€ 62.18
€ 62.18
Hardcover. International Partnership in Russia provides a unique insight into the joint ventures formed by international oil companies in Russia during the post-Soviet era. It outlines the highs and lows in their fortunes and analyses the reasons for their successes and failures. Num Pages: 352 pages, 31 figures, 12 black & white tables. BIC Classification: KCD; KCG; KCL; KCM; KCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 696.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137352262
- ISBN
- 9781137352262
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€ 64.49
€ 64.49
Hardcover. Betrayed takes a new approach to the subject of global poverty, one that doesn't blame the West but also doesn't rely on the West for solutions. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCG; KCM; KCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 616.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137353030
- ISBN
- 9781137353030
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€ 64.27
€ 64.27
Hardcover. Hsu and Perry provide a concise overview of sustainable development in the nations, make policy recommendations for each country, and discuss sustainable development experiments in both countries. Series: Comparative Studies of Sustainable Development in Asia. Num Pages: 99 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FMM; 1FMN; KCG; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137353078
- ISBN
- 9781137353078
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€ 61.59
€ 61.59
Hardcover. Combining theoretical and empirical insights, this book provides an in-depth analysis of South Asia's transition in the areas of democracy, political economy and security since the end of the Cold War. It provides a close scrutiny to the state of democracy and political economy in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Editor(s): Chakma, Bhumitra. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FK; GTF; JPS; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137356635
- ISBN
- 9781137356635
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€ 63.15
€ 63.15
Hardcover. Despite various decades of research and claim-making by feminist scholars and movements, gender remains an overlooked area in development studies. Looking at key issues in development studies through the prisms of gender and feminism, the authors demonstrate that gender is an indispensable tool for social change. Editor(s): Verschuur, Christine; Guerin, Isabelle; Guetat-Bernard, Helene. Series: Gender, Development and Social Change. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSJ; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137356819
- ISBN
- 9781137356819
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€ 62.74
€ 62.74
Business Groups and Transnational Capitalism in Central America: Econo...
Bull, Benedicte, Castellacci, Fulvio, Kasahar...
Hardcover. This book investigates Central America's political economy seen through the lens of its powerful business groups. It provides unique insight into their strategies when confronted with a globalized economy, their impact on development of the isthmus, and how they shape the political and economic institutions governing local varieties of capitalism. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLC; JPS; KCL; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137359391
- ISBN
- 9781137359391
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€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Hardcover. This book defines the Korean development as the moral economy of growth derived from a synergy between strong state and strong society and argues that Confucian cultural orientation has played a critical role in the process. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPK; JPA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137359728
- ISBN
- 9781137359728
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€ 54.99€ 43.87
€ 54.99
€ 43.87
Hardcover. The author investigates the agenda for transformation in contemporary African development studies: policy studies, strategic studies, international relations and economic diplomacy. With a focus on the capacity dimension, he proposes critical policy and action-oriented recommendations on how to overcome present and future emergencies in Africa. Num Pages: 345 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137360588
- ISBN
- 9781137360588
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Condition: New
€ 63.38
€ 63.38
Hardback. The contributors argue that rare earths are essential to the information technology revolution on which humans have come to depend for communication, commerce, and, increasingly, engage in conflict. They demonstrate that rare earths are a strategic commodity over which political actors will and do struggle for control. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KCN; KCP; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 435.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364234
- ISBN
- 9781137364234
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€ 119.48
€ 119.48
3D Printing for Development in the Global South: The 3D4D Challenge
Birtchnell, Thomas, Hoyle, William
Hardcover. Birtchnell and Hoyle explore how printers, designs, materials and infrastructures all need to be 'just right' in order for meaningful social change to happen with appropriate scale. The 3D4D Challenge suggests 3D printing could reach scale in the Global South, even perhaps having the same impact as the mobile phone or microfinance in development. Num Pages: 145 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; KJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137365651
- ISBN
- 9781137365651
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€ 61.87
€ 61.87
Hardcover. Successes and Challenges of Emerging Economy Multinationals investigates a broad variety of cases presenting clear evidence of fast successful internationalization of emerging economy multinationals. This in-depth analysis leads to the indication of numerous novel directions for further theoretical expansion and new empirical research. Editor(s): Marinova, Svetla. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KCM; KJK; KJVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137369406
- ISBN
- 9781137369406
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Condition: New
€ 119.66
€ 119.66
Palgrave Dictionary of Emerging Markets and Transition Economics
. Ed(S): Holscher, Jens; Tomann, Horst
Hardback. The Palgrave Dictionary of Emerging Markets and Transition Economies provides a comprehensive A-Z resource to the study of emerging and transition economies. Editor(s): Holscher, Jens; Tomann, Horst. Num Pages: 589 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1075.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 589
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137371379
- ISBN
- 9781137371379
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Condition: New
€ 123.15
€ 123.15
Hardcover. Gender Equality in Rural India focuses on son preference and the extent to which economic development has resulted in positive changes in women's empowerment and reproductive health. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSF; JFSJ1; KCA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137374929
- ISBN
- 9781137374929
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Condition: New
€ 63.23
€ 63.23
Hardcover. All four authors of Building Bridges Among the BRICs take a close look at the national culture of their nations with their strengths and weaknesses for politics and business. They examine the origins of these cultures from the historical and geographical perspectives. Editor(s): Crane, Robert. Num Pages: 216 pages, 23 figures, 10 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KCM; KJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137375384
- ISBN
- 9781137375384
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Condition: New
€ 62.23
€ 62.23
Hardcover. The purpose of this book is to fill the lack of micro evidences on a structural change of African producers. By collecting studies on single industries, we attempt to demonstrate firms' and farmers' responses to the recent economic trend such as growth of demand, emergence of FDI and improvement in infrastructure. Editor(s): Fukunishi, Takahiro. Series: Ide-Jetro Series. Num Pages: 242 pages, 51 black & white tables, 30 figures, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; KCG; KCM; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137377814
- ISBN
- 9781137377814
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Condition: New
€ 119.25
€ 119.25
Hardcover. This volume goes beyond a narrow conceptualization of macroeconomic stability and explores the link between socio-economic policies, structural transformation and inclusive development. It rests on three thematic pillars: the limits of conventional macroeconomics; the long run agenda of structural transformation and the development of capabilities. Editor(s): Islam, Iyanatul; Kucera, David. Series: Advances in Labour Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 50 figures, 26 tables. BIC Classification: KCC; KCF; KCM; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137379245
- ISBN
- 9781137379245
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€ 120.08
€ 120.08
Sustainable Human Development: A New Territorial and People-Centred Pe...
Biggeri, Mario, Ferrannini, Andrea
Hardcover. Integrating Amartya Sen's approach with the literature on place-based territorial development processes, this book recognises the interplay between the evolution of local development systems and the expansion of individual and collective capabilities. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; JPS; JPWH; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137380289
- ISBN
- 9781137380289
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Condition: New
€ 119.27
€ 119.27
Hardback. Infrastructure and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa analyzes the extent to which, how, and how fast the infrastructure needs of the poor have been met in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HF; JFFA; KCB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137381491
- ISBN
- 9781137381491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.23
€ 62.23