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Paperback. This text has been updated and revised to take account of new developments in international political economy, notably the East Asian crisis, and the deepening crisis of African society. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JH; JPS; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Palgrave
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KRA0005085
ISBN
9780333914205
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. The idea of social capital allows scholars to assess the quality of relationships among people within a particular community and show how that quality affects the ability to achieve shared goals. With evidence collected from 69 villages in India, Krishna investigates what social capital is, how it operates in practice, and what results it can be expected to produce. Num Pages: 192 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JHBA; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125703
ISBN
9780231125703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.85
€ 82.56

Paperback. * Presents new empirical research by a network of garment workers' support organizations in ten different locations in Asia, Europe and Mexico. * Creates a blueprint for conducting worker-orientated action research in order to better understand and resist the negative impact of globalization on labour. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; KCF; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405126380
ISBN
9781405126380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.89

Hardcover. Threads of Labour presents new empirical research by a network of garment workers' support organizations and makes sense of global supply chains from the bottom up. * Presents new empirical research by a network of garment workers' support organizations in ten different locations in Asia, Europe and Mexico. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16. BIC Classification: GTF; KCF; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405126373
ISBN
9781405126373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.49

Hardback. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786990457
ISBN
9781786990457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.28

Paperback. A damning critique of the 'poverty industry' which has grown out of development studies, this provocative work also offers a radical new approach to poverty alleviation. Series: International Studies in Poverty Research. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; J; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786990440
ISBN
9781786990440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.82

Hardback. As regionalisation becomes an increasingly hot topic, the authors explain why regionalism has been most successful in Latin America and analyse current processes and opinions of possible future developments in the region, including the Caribbean, Central America, Brazil, and Mexico. Editor(s): Rivarola Puntigliano, Andres; Briceno-Ruiz, Jose. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPRB; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9790230368360
ISBN
9780230368361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.51

Hardback. Investigates development practice, civil organization formation and the increase of ethnically motivated conflicts over the past two decades in Western Africa. Series: Western Africa Series. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDF; GTC; GTF; JFSL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010681
ISBN
9781847010681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Hardcover. Explores the conceptual and methodological dimensions of participatory research and the politics and practice of participation in development. Editor(s): Cornwall, Andrea. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842774021
ISBN
9781842774021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.57
€ 90.71

Paperback. Brings together some of the best-known academics, activists and practitioners in the field to present a comprehensive overview with original case studies from Brazil, India, China , South Africa, Malawi, Uganda and Nicaragua. Num Pages: 247 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSJ2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848139787
ISBN
9781848139787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.04

Hardback. In this work, the author issues a call for scholars of contemporary social history and practice to grapple with late modernity's most pressing social and political issues. He counterposes Western thought with Indian social theory across an array of Indian texts and ideas. Series: Global Encounters: Studies in Comparative Political Theory. Num Pages: 376 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739103210
ISBN
9780739103210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.51

Hardcover. The Rural Social Centres of the German-educated Ahmed Hussein were the cornerstones of his project initiatives, encouraging integrated social services through complete community participation. Amy J. Johnson analyses his career and the development of ideas of social reform in Egypt. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 280 pages, 36 b&w photographs, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJ; GTF; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630142
ISBN
9780815630142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.75

Hardcover. Amartya Sen is the most respected and well-known economist of his time. Offering an overview of the development process, this book is a synthesis of his thought, viewing economic development as a means to extending freedoms rather than an end in itself. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFFA; JHBA; JPVH; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
382
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198297581
ISBN
9780198297581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.93

Paperback. This collection brings together a diverse array of scholars to analyse the issues and points of tension that have marked Sri Lanka's uncertain peace. Editor(s): Amarasingam, Amarnath; Bass, Daniel. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JM; GTF; GTJ; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849045735
ISBN
9781849045735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.66

Paperback. This book sets out to unravel and explain the puzzle of the global rise of China: how, in just forty years, China has been quickly transformed from a poor, backward third-world country to one of the world s core economic powerhouses. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTF; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745664743
ISBN
9780745664743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.23

Hardcover. This book sets out to unravel and explain the puzzle of the global rise of China: how, in just forty years, China has been quickly transformed from a poor, backward third-world country to one of the world s core economic powerhouses. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTF; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745664736
ISBN
9780745664736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Paperback. 15 leading proponents of sustainable agriculture present a detailed portrait of its social, economic and political aspects in this volume, which establishes the scientific basis for changing present agricultural practices and explores the food supply network that must be established. Editor(s): Allen, Patricia. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; KNAC; RNU; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471580829
ISBN
9780471580829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 245.04

Paperback. Development expert Kaplan provides a radically new approach to the understanding of organisations and communities and to the practice of social development Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: GTF; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745310183
ISBN
9780745310183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.11

Paperback. This book examines the potential of litigation as a strategy to advance the right to health by holding governments accountable for these obligations. It asks who benefits both directly and indirectly--and what the overall impacts on health equity are. Included are case studies from Costa Rica, South Africa, India, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia. Editor(s): Yamin, Alicia Ely; Gloppen, Siri. Series: Human Rights Program Series. Num Pages: 446 pages, 54 figures, charts, and graphs. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; LNAC; LNTM; MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School United States
Number of pages
446
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780979639555
ISBN
9780979639555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.70

Hardback. Editor(s): Cohen, Alexis. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; MBN; RNU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
132
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634830676
ISBN
9781634830676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.29
€ 142.20

Hardback. Editor(s): Poveda, Alexander Cotte; Ines Pardo Martinez, Clara. Num Pages: 241 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 182 x 20. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
241
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629480381
ISBN
9781629480381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 230.70
€ 156.76

Hardback. This is the true story of the courageous mission to eradicate malaria from the globe. It weaves together science and history to explore why a disease that has been all but eradicated in the Western world continues to be the scourge of Africa. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; MBN; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041577
ISBN
9781849041577
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.22

Paperback. What leads to national progress? The growing consensus in the social sciences is that neither capital flows, nor the savings rate, nor diffuse values are the key, but that it lies in the quality of a nation's institutions. This book shows how real institutions affect national development. Editor(s): Portes, Alejandro; Smith, Lori D. Num Pages: 220 pages, 17 line illustrations, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306. Their Role and Significance in Latin American Development. 220 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Portes, Alejandro; Smith, Lori D. What leads to national progress? The growing consensus in the social sciences is that neither capital flows, nor the savings rate, nor diffuse values are the key, but that it lies in the quality of a nation's institutions. This book shows how real institutions affect national development. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTF. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 14. Weight: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273542
ISBN
9780520273542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. A contemporary analyses of the problem of technology. Num Pages: 312 pages, viii, 302 p. BIC Classification: GTF; JHM; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226066295
ISBN
9780226066295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.52

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