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Development studies

Hardback. Examines the economic and technological basis for India's rise to power and the political factors that will shape the country in the future. The book juxtaposes the advances that India has made, alongside the factors that have hindered the country in realizing its true potential. Num Pages: 436 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JP; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333631966
ISBN
9780333631966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.54

Paperback. Within the last 50 years, developing countries have made health and educational advances that took two centuries in the industrialized countries. This book presents retrospective studies of ten developing countries whose achievement has been comparatively fast and widespread. Editor(s): Mehrotra, Santosh; Jolly, Richard. Num Pages: 512 pages, line figures, tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; 3JJP; GTF; JPQB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 712. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0012331
ISBN
9780198296577
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This collection examines anti-corruption campaigns and argues that they have often resulted in perverse and unintended consequences. The book examines how corruption has been addressed (and sometimes tolerated) in Africa, Asia, Latin America and East & Central Europe to interrogate government policy and question development discourse and practice. Editor(s): Bracking, Sarah. Series: Palgrave Studies in Development. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPA; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349357697
ISBN
9781349357697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Hardback. Drawing from ethnographic fieldwork and postcolonial theory, Sarah A. Radcliffe centers the experiences of rural indigenous women in Ecuador to show how the efforts of development agencies to reduce social and economic equality fail because they do not reckon with the legacies of colonialism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; GTF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822359784
ISBN
9780822359784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.20

Paperback. .
Publisher
Practical Action Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853398421
ISBN
9781853398421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.84

Hardback. The authors challenge psychological perspectives on happiness and subjective wellbeing. Highlighting the politics of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, case studies across continents explore wellbeing in relation to health, children and youth, migration, economics, religion, family, land mines, national surveys, and indigenous identities. Editor(s): White, Sarah C. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 black & white tables, 2 maps, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: GTF; JHBC; JKS; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137536440
ISBN
9781137536440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.31

Paperback. Editor(s): Sarisohn, Howard; Cohen, Jonathan. Num Pages: 90 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
GAZELLE BOOK SERVICES
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629482996
ISBN
9781629482996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.16
€ 58.90

paperback. Breger Bush argues that derivatives markets work in the development context as engines of inequality and instability, aggravating poverty among those they are purported to help and highlighting some of the dangers of neoliberal globalization for the poor. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCL; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2012
SKU
V9781349342013
ISBN
9781349342013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Hardback. Development studies has tended to neglect culture as a factor in development processes. This volume of readings redresses the balance, gathering together some of the most influential contributions that reflect on the relationship between culture and development. Editor(s): Schech, Susanne; Haggis, Jane. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 188 x 32. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219163
ISBN
9780631219163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.46

Paperback. * Gathers together key readings on the major themes in the study of development and culture. * Structured clearly and supported by editorial material in order to aid teaching. * Can be used alongside Culture and Development: A Critical Introduction (Blackwell Publishers, 2000). . Editor(s): Schech, Susanne; Haggis, Jane. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 22. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219170
ISBN
9780631219170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415629614
ISBN
9780415629614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.85

Hardback. The collapse of colonialism and the emergence of new nationalist governments seemed to promise plenty for all third-world peoples. This book proposes a theory to explain the failure of Third-World states to transform the institutions that produce poverty and powerlessness. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 433 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 37. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
433
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333601471
ISBN
9780333601471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.69

Paperback. 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: GTF; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349471683
ISBN
9781349471683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.93
€ 46.16

Paperback. Heo conceptualizes reconciliation in International Relations theory and fills a gap by building a theoretical framework for interstate reconciliation. Combining historical and political scientific approaches, she analyses case studies from Europe, the Middle East, and Northeast Asia. Series: International Relations and Development Series. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; GTJ; JPS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349333509
ISBN
9781349333509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. 'Governance' has become a key word in the lexicon of international relations over. It is used, loosely, and invariably in a liberal idiom, by scholars, activists, civil society organizations, politicians and the voluntary sector. This book offers a diverse global critique of 'governance' as deployed in several key areas. Editor(s): Bellina, Severine; Magro, Herve; Villemur, Violaine De. Num Pages: 540 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 688.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
540
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040198
ISBN
9781849040198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.03

Paperback. Universities are increasingly criticised for their limited relevance to a globalized and unequal world. Drawing on research from over 27 countries, this book outlines new directions for universities and the need to rethink the education that they provide based on the experiences of schools of international development studies. Series: Frontiers of Globalization. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349471393
ISBN
9781349471393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCB; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 1992
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349223879
ISBN
9781349223879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Hardback. Num Pages: 175 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCP; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer, India, Private Ltd India
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9788132237075
ISBN
9788132237075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback. Series: The Politics of Intersectionality. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HPS; JFSJ; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349297801
ISBN
9781349297801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Paperback. This IPE Classic considers one of the most pressing issues of the Twenty-First century: the relationship between domestic configurations of power and globalized production processes in shaping the process and implications of China's re-engagement with the global economy. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTF; JPSD; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137355201
ISBN
9781137355201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.97

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