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Development studies

Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
KIT Publishers Netherlands
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9789068322644
ISBN
9789068322644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.04

Paperback. This edited volume explores development in the so-called 'fragile', 'failed' and 'pariah' states. It examines the literature on both fragile states and their development, and offers eleven case studies on countries ranking in the 'very high alert' and 'very high warning' categories in the Fund for Peace Failed States Index. Editor(s): Ware, Alan. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; JPS; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
353
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349467426
ISBN
9781349467426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Kararach, George; Besada, Hany; Shaw, Professor Timothy M. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 48 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JP; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447328544
ISBN
9781447328544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.17

Hardback. This important book looks beyond the Millennium Development Goals to highlight 12 major public policy conversations about the continent post-2015, arguing that Africa as a continent must work on developing a society that is socially, economically and politically inclusive. Editor(s): Kararach, George; Besada, Henry; Shaw, Timothy. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447328537
ISBN
9781447328537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.87

hardcover. As an instrument of international economics, conditionality is increasing. During the last decade the World Bank, the bilateral aid agencies and more recently the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have made extensive use of conditionality. This book examines this process. Editor(s): Mosley, Paul. Series: Macmillan International Political Economy S. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; KCLF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 601.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
349
Condition
New
Edition
1992nd Edition
SKU
V9780333569672
ISBN
9780333569672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.01

Hardcover. Development education is a radical form of learning that addresses the structural causes of poverty and injustice in the global North and South. This volume debates development education practice and the policy environment in which it is delivered. It affirmatively points to the transformative power of education as a means toward social change. Editor(s): McCloskey, Stephen. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 black & white tables, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GTF; JNAM; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137324658
ISBN
9781137324658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.53

Paperback. Development education is a radical form of learning that addresses the structural causes of poverty and injustice in the global North and South. This volume debates development education practice and the policy environment in which it is delivered. It affirmatively points to the transformative power of education as a means toward social change. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JN; JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349459001
ISBN
9781349459001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Hardback. This book examines the gulf that separates development economics from economic anthorpology. Num Pages: 211 pages. BIC Classification: GTF. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 36. 211pp. Keywords: "Social & Cultural, Sociology"
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
211
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KHS0068881
ISBN
9780521321044
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 61.34

Hardcover. The aims of and motives for development cooperation have changed significantly in recent times. Besides pursuing short- and longer-term objectives in their own economic, foreign policy and other interests, donors usually have a recognisable and genuine interest in assisting countries in their processes of development. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JKSR; JPS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137397874
ISBN
9781137397874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

Hardback. Editor(s): Schmidt, Johannes Dragsbaek. Series: Contemporary South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 263 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319479248
ISBN
9783319479248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.80

Hardcover. Is 'development' the answer for positive social change or a cynical western strategy for perpetuating inequality? Moving beyond an increasingly entrenched debate about the role of NGOs, this book reveals the practices and social relations through which ideas of development are concretely enacted. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; GTF; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230236424
ISBN
9780230236424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.00

Paperback. Is 'development' the answer for positive social change or a cynical western strategy for perpetuating inequality? Moving beyond an increasingly entrenched debate about the role of NGOs, this book reveals the practices and social relations through which ideas of development are concretely enacted. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349314485
ISBN
9781349314485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

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
€ 33.25

Hardcover. Religion is playing an increasingly central role in African political and developmental life. This book offers an empirical and theoretical reflection on the relationships between religion, politics and development in Africa; the meanings of religion in non-Western contexts and the way that is embedded in the everyday life of people in Africa. Editor(s): Bompani, Barbara; Frahm-Arp, Maria. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; HRA; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230237759
ISBN
9780230237759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.07

Paperback. Religion is playing an increasingly central role in African political and developmental life. This book offers an empirical and theoretical reflection on the relationships between religion, politics and development in Africa; the meanings of religion in non-Western contexts and the way that is embedded in the everyday life of people in Africa. Editor(s): Bompani, Barbara; Frahm-Arp, Maria. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSY; GTF; HRAM; JP; KCM; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349315161
ISBN
9781349315161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.25

Paperback. aeo The first introductory textbook on development and international relations. aeo Covers the most significant issues facing the Third World in the current global political economy. aeo Highly accessible book with many student features, such as introductions, summaries and tables. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JPS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0208178
ISBN
9780745614953
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This book deconstructs the neopatrimonial paradigm that has dominated analysis of Nigerian and African development. It shows that by denying agency to Nigerian societies and devaluing indigenous culture and local realities, Eurocentric diffusionism played a significant role in the failure of development planning. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HBJH; HBL; JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349449385
ISBN
9781349449385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.40

Hardcover. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 265 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JKSR; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 286 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319389356
ISBN
9783319389356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.75

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
177
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333566183
ISBN
9780333566183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.25

Hardback. Just about everyone is 'for' development as an assumed 'good', yet few seem to have a concrete idea of what the term actually entails. Development offers a comprehensive and wide-ranging analysis of the various ways in which this important concept has been used in social and political analysis over the past 200 years. Editor(s): Schott, Gareth. Series: Polity Key Concepts in the Social Sciences Series. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745630670
ISBN
9780745630670
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.45

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