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Hardback. Prominent experts in the field to consider how globalization affects marginalized countries and groups. This volume containing a variety of case studies provides an assessment of the issue of globalization and offers a fresh look at the relationship between the global and the local. Editor(s): Grant, Richard; Short, John Rennie. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JPA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333964316
- ISBN
- 9780333964316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.66
€ 127.66
Hardback. The aim of development is always poverty reduction but the devil is in the detail and planning impacts heavily on the results. This study examines and evaluates macroeconomic strategies and their effectiveness in truly reducing poverty. Editor(s): Potts, David; Ryan, Patrick; Toner, Anna. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; KCM; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333970171
- ISBN
- 9780333970171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Hardback. Shows how the global rules of intellectual property are the product of the strategic behaviour of multinationals, rather than democratic dialogue. Strategies to develop a more flexible standard for poor countries, and for keeping knowledge in the intellectual commons, are also suggested. Editor(s): Drahos, Professor Peter; Mayne, Ruth. Num Pages: 295 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCP; LNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333990278
- ISBN
- 9780333990278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.41
€ 67.41
Paperback. Global intellectual property in the form of patents and copyright has profound consequences for the ownership of knowledge and technologies in the 21st Century. This discusses the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) Editor(s): Drahos, Professor Peter; Mayne, Ruth. Num Pages: 295 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCP; LNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333990285
- ISBN
- 9780333990285
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Condition: New
€ 66.46
€ 66.46
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333998700
- ISBN
- 9780333998700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.21
€ 128.21
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.
- Format
- 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
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardback. This study explores the status and trends in human well-being as it varies worldwide. Human well-being comes from a nation's physical, social, economic, and political macro systems. A metric of descriptive statistics is built for each, and then aggregated into one metric to gauge the level in each nation. Num Pages: 116 pages, 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFFA; JPH; JPS; JPV; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761859420
- ISBN
- 9780761859420
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Condition: New
€ 95.63
€ 95.63
Hardcover. Cohn lays out a new strategy of how states can produce economic development in poor nations - by considering barber shops, beauty parlours, hotels and restaurants in Brazil. Cohn considers the case of nations with budgetary limits that cannot afford to follow the East Asian model, and finds alternative policies that create jobs and reduce poverty. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white tables, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTB; GTF; JHBL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137001405
- ISBN
- 9781137001405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.88
€ 66.88
International Development Policy: Aid, Emerging Economies and Global P...
Graduate Institute Of International And Devel...
Paperback. International development cooperation is undergoing a revolution. The authors question how far bilateral and multilateral aid agencies succeed in mainstreaming global issues in their operations and assess how emerging and traditional donors address competing objectives, often with diverging rationales. Cases include Brazil, China and South Africa. Editor(s): Carbonnier, Gilles. Series: International Development Policy. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 black & white tables, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137003409
- ISBN
- 9781137003409
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Condition: New
€ 96.46
€ 96.46
Hardcover. Thomas Birtchnell examines recent ideas of Indian innovation, or 'Indovation', from an historical and critical perspective, at both the bottom and the top of India's social pyramid. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JFFS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137027405
- ISBN
- 9781137027405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.58
€ 127.58
Hardcover. History of Britain's official international development efforts, beginning with its colonial era and then following the establishment of a new Ministry created by Prime Minister, the Rt Honourable Harold Wilson. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; GTF; JKSR; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137272324
- ISBN
- 9781137272324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. 'Community-based development' (CBD) or'community-driven development' (CDD) has been the predominant approach to international development in recent years. Drawing on fieldwork and first-hand experience, this book explains why CBD/CDD produces outcomes that are incompatible with its underlying assumptions and intended objectives. Series: Africa Connects. Num Pages: 216 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; GTF; JHB; JP; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137281401
- ISBN
- 9781137281401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Hardcover. Brendan Howe examines ongoing challenges to and new initiatives for the promotion and protection of human security in East Asia. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; GTF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137293640
- ISBN
- 9781137293640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardcover. Tony Heron examines recent global policy responses to the erosion of non-reciprocal tariff and quota preferences caused trade liberalizing by focusing on a sample of small, middle income countries which have historically enjoyed favourable access to OECD markets. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPS; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137307910
- ISBN
- 9781137307910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
Paperback. Drawing on the experiences of more than 100 developing country negotiators and the insights of leading academic studies, this guide brings together practical advice and lessons on ways to negotiate effectively with larger parties, and avoid common pitfalls. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPSD; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320230
- ISBN
- 9781137320230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.32
€ 115.32
Paperback. This IPE Classic investigates the interrelations between women's participation in the urban wage economy and their productive and reproductive roles in the household and family. With a new Preface and Foreword, it argues that the household itself is an important determinant of the character and timing of women's labour force participation. Editor(s): Stichter, Sharon; Parpart, Professor Jane L. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSJ1; JHBK; JHBL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137355157
- ISBN
- 9781137355157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.48
€ 60.48
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
€ 93.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages, 9 black & white tables, 30 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137360908
- ISBN
- 9781137360908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04
Hardcover. The use of regional organizations to mitigate and respond to disasters has become a global trend. This book examines the role regional organizations play in managing disaster risk through a comparative study of ten regional organizations, demonstrating their current limitations and future potential. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 black & white tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: GTF; JKSR; JPR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137439291
- ISBN
- 9781137439291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.88
€ 66.88
Hardback. Editor(s): Pal, Leslie A.; Alkhater, Lolwah; Tok, M. Evren. Num Pages: 422 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 219 x 29. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137466389
- ISBN
- 9781137466389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.37
€ 195.37