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paperback. In case studies from Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia and Peru, the authors analyse how legal frameworks have been implemented, appropriated and contested within a context of accelerating economic and legal globalization, highlighting key implications for social policy, human rights and social justice. Editor(s): Sieder, Rachel. Series: Institute of Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTF; JFSL1; JHMC; JPF; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 461.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780333998717
- ISBN
- 9780333998717
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. In case studies from Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia and Peru, the authors analyse how legal frameworks have been implemented, appropriated and contested within a context of accelerating economic and legal globalization, highlighting key implications for social policy, human rights and social justice. Editor(s): Sieder, Rachel. Series: Institute of Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTF; JFSL1; JHMC; JPF; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333998700
- ISBN
- 9780333998700
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€ 128.24
€ 128.24
Hardback. Through analysis of the management of sectors, the management of competition and conflict and the interplay of interests and coalitions, Diana Tussie and a team of local and international experts unravel the strands of the complex web of trade negotiations in Latin America. Editor(s): Tussie, Diana. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; KCLT; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333987230
- ISBN
- 9780333987230
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€ 127.72
€ 127.72
Hardback. Explores the political and economic fortunes of organized labour in five small, open democracies between 1975 and 2000 - particularly the role of labour market institutions, organizational histories and trade union ideologies in shaping outcomes under conditions of economic liberalization. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KLSH; 1KLSU; 1MBF; 1MBN; 3JJP; JPHV; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 475.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333981962
- ISBN
- 9780333981962
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€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardcover. This text focuses on a 30-year period in Nicaraguan history when an oligraphic democracy protected the country from it more usual extremes of anarchy and tyranny. It provides a case study illustrating the relationship between legitimate government and economic development in a developing country. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333971284
- ISBN
- 9780333971284
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Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardcover. This volume analyzes the macroeconomic events that took place in Bolivia between 1970 and 1995. In that time, the Bolivian economy moved from severe indebtedness and profound economic crisis to a period of economic stability and structural reform. Series: International Finance and Development. Num Pages: 464 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 824.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333961032
- ISBN
- 9780333961032
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Condition: New
€ 128.80
€ 128.80
Hardcover. A look at the industrial practices in terms of wages, working conditions and industrial training in Great Sao Paulo between 1945 and 1960. These practices kept away the quality and innovation which could produce sustained growth in the long term, and so locked industry into inefficiency. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; KCF; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333949245
- ISBN
- 9780333949245
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€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardcover. Most people believe that criminal justice in Colombia is rife with impunity and corruption. Elvira Maria Restrepo delves beneath such beliefs to reveal a system driven at a fundamental level by fear and distrust from outside the system itself. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JPH; JPV; LNAA; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333921630
- ISBN
- 9780333921630
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Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Hardcover. This work examines the early-19th-century relationship between Great Britain and the Rio de la Plata, a period that represents a crucial point in the transformation of this area of South America into the independent state of Argentina. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KLSA; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333920992
- ISBN
- 9780333920992
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Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. This work is an appraisal of the relationship between the Presidency and Congress in Argentina over the first two decades of its democratic regime. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JPHV; KJVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333920527
- ISBN
- 9780333920527
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Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Hardcover. This work is about how the three most important countries in South America have responded to the challenges of globalization since the mid 1960s, the first OPEC price hike, the Third World debt crisis, and finally bold, but often ill-planned, neo-liberal reforms of the 1990s. Editor(s): Shaw, Professor Timothy M. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSB; 1KLSH; KCL; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333919729
- ISBN
- 9780333919729
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Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardback. This text presents a re-examination of classical issues in the relationship between different forms of democratization, civil, political and social, and examines Chile's transition to democracy during the 1990s as a typical case of the modern sequence. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJPR; JPHV; KCF; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 601.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333803851
- ISBN
- 9780333803851
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Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27
Hardback. The text traces the twin processes of economic liberalization and political democratization in Bolivia since the 1980s, placing both in their historical context. Editor(s): Crabtree, John; Whitehead, Laurence. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333802106
- ISBN
- 9780333802106
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Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardcover. "Why Allende? Why Pinochet?" covers the two most conflicting Chilean governments of this century. The book ends with a discussion of the legacies of both governments. In the historical Chilean memory of the century, human rights violations will occupy a special place. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPF; JPVH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333800539
- ISBN
- 9780333800539
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Condition: New
€ 127.18
€ 127.18
Hardcover. This text looks at the intervention of Napoleon III in Mexico in the 1860s. The book considers whether this was consistent with his foreign policy and his belief that free trade would lead to peace. It covers his attempts to achieve his goal and how he was thwarted by his own representatives. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBG; HBJD; HBLL; JPS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333793022
- ISBN
- 9780333793022
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Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardcover. This study of rural poverty in Latin America draws on rural household surveys for Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Paraguay, and Peru. The studies characterize three groups; small farmers, landless farm workers, and rural non-farm workers and provide analyses of household income. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFA; JFSF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 662.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333792902
- ISBN
- 9780333792902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.77
€ 128.77
Local Economies in Turmoil (Macmillan International Politi)
Sverrisson, Arni, Van Dijk, Meine Pieter
Hardcover. Examines two major themes: the strain placed on local economic cultures and networks in the South and in Eastern Europe by globalization and deregulation; and the success rates of both novel, locally-rooted and more traditional economic structures in their attempts to adapt to deregulation. Editor(s): Dijk, Meine Pieter van. Series: Macmillan International Political Economy S. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1FM; 1H; 1KLS; GTF; JFFS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333792421
- ISBN
- 9780333792421
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Condition: New
€ 127.45
€ 127.45
Hardcover. This text focuses on a key period in Latin American history, the transition from colonial status, via the revolutions for independence, to national organization. The essays provide in-depth studies of 18th-century society, the colonial state, and the roots of independence in Spanish America. Series: Institute of Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 519.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333786789
- ISBN
- 9780333786789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardcover. This work analyzes Latin American women's movements within liberal, authoritarian and revolutionary states. It studies Argentina, Nicaragua and Cuba alongside comparative discussions of socialism, women's movements and citizenship and examines the interaction of states and women's movements. Series: Institute of Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 1KLCN; 1KLSA; 3JJ; GTF; JFFK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 509.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333786772
- ISBN
- 9780333786772
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Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Paperback. Since independence, Latin America has maintained close links with Britain. This book examines past, present and putative future cultural and social implications of the relationship through case studies focusing on English-speaking immigrants and their descendants throughout Latin America. Editor(s): Marshall, Oliver. Series: Institute of Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 415 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; GTB; JFC; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 632.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 415
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333770160
- ISBN
- 9780333770160
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Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Hardback. Why do modern agricultural techniques, which are environmentally damaging, continue to be used? This path-breaking book seeks the answer to that question in an understanding of evolution of agricultural research in its cultural context. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JH; KNAC; PSAK; RNP; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333751398
- ISBN
- 9780333751398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.39
€ 128.39
Hardcover. What impact do political parties have on women's political representation and on state gender policies? This study focuses on 2 Latin American cases. The first analyzes the National Women's Ministry in Chile and the second examines the local administrations of the leftwing Brazilian Workers' Party. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 1KLSH; JFSJ; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333736142
- ISBN
- 9780333736142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Hardback. Sven Wunder gives an economic perspective on deforestation. Following a survey of deforestation definitions, theories and empirical evidence, a case study of Ecuador provides an historical picture of factors affecting forest loss throughout different periods, regions and ecosystems. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; KCN; RNF; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333731468
- ISBN
- 9780333731468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.08
€ 128.08
Hardback. The impacts of globalization and information technology are examined in this text in terms of growth and productivity, poverty and income distribution, and employment. The experiences of Africa, East and Southeast Africa, South Asia and Latin America in the era of globalization are discussed. Editor(s): Bhalla, A. S. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1HFG; 1KLS; GTF; JPS; KCL; KCM; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333728147
- ISBN
- 9780333728147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.12
€ 194.12