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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

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

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

€ 231.72
€ 156.76

Hardback. Editor(s): Panican, Alexandru. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 303 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137531896
ISBN
9781137531896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.98

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

€ 190.12
€ 142.20

Hardback. Editor(s): Joignant, Alfredo; Morales, Mauricio; Fuentes, Claudio. Num Pages: 343 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 20 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTF; JFC; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137599872
ISBN
9781137599872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.63

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
€ 24.78

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. 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

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. 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

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

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

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

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. 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

€ 101.01
€ 90.71

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

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
V9780230368361
ISBN
9780230368361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.94

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMZ; GTF; KCL; KJH; KNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691648163
ISBN
9780691648163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.80

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

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