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Hardback. In 1990 ten per cent of Indian babies died in their first year - in Kerala the rate was less than three per cent. Kerala also boasted India's longest life expectancy and highest female literacy. This book explains how the combination of politics and women has produced the Kerala model. Series: Cambridge Commonwealth Series. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333548080
ISBN
9780333548080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 316.20

Paperback. A rare and hugely successful story in the global development world, Jenkins and Manor present detailed research that convincingly demonstrates the efficacy of the MGNREGA in India Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JP; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849045704
ISBN
9781849045704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.03

Paperback. Examining the political legacies of the Duvalier period and after, and revisiting the work of the late David Nicholls, Politics and Power in Haiti provides some of the keys to understanding the turbulent world of Haitian politics and the persistent challenges at home and from abroad which have distorted development. Editor(s): Quinn, Kate; Sutton, Paul. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HBJK; JFC; JPA; JPS. 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
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349457106
ISBN
9781349457106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.82

paperback. This text introduces analytical approaches and their use in the study of Third World politics and development. The author presents a critical overview of the main schools of thought, illustrates how students can apply a framework for research, and offers insights into Third World democratization. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780761959342
ISBN
9780761959342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.10

Paperback. Editor(s): Tornquist, Olle; Harriss, John. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPS; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349517381
ISBN
9781349517381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.80

Paperback. This book examines the increasing role of development organizations in securitization processes and argues that the new security-development counter piracy framework is (re)shaping political geographies of piracy by promoting disciplinary strategies aimed at the prevention and containment of gendered and racialized actions and bodies in Somalia. Num Pages: 209 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; JW; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349492923
ISBN
9781349492923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.58

hardcover. This book is a comparative study of a number of dependent and independent tropical islands and archipelagos. Its contributors seek to answer a number of vital questions affecting the security, political status and economic development of some of the world's smallest and most remote communities. Editor(s): Hintjens, Helen M.; Newitt, Professor Malyn. Num Pages: 268 pages, 9 maps, bibliograohy, index. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859893725
ISBN
9780859893725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.31

Paperback. Examines the economic impact of aid, but not in the sense that it questions the relevance of this objective, or tries to measure whether aid works or not. The focus of this book is on the evaluation process itself. Can aid evaluation be improved in order to increase the effectiveness of aid? Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JKSR; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333590270
ISBN
9780333590270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Hardcover. Editor(s): Parayil, Govindan. Series: Technology, Globalization and Development. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; KCP; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403992444
ISBN
9781403992444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

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

Paperback. Editor(s): Odendaal, Nancy; Watson, Vanessa. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHBC; JPQB; KCM; KCU; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349455768
ISBN
9781349455768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.40

Paperback. In this classic text, Wolfgang Sachs, one of the world's leading post-development thinkers shows how the notion of 'sustainable development' is fundamentally flawed. Series: Critique. Influence. Change. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; RNA; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783603404
ISBN
9781783603404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.75

Paperback. This book offers a close philosophical reading of King Lear and Timon of Athens which provides insights into the groundbreaking ontological discourse on poverty and money. Analysis of the discourse of poverty and the critique of money helps to read Shakespeare philosophically and opens new reflections on central questions of our own time. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; GTF; HP; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349463084
ISBN
9781349463084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. As the National Park Service prepares for its 2016 centennial, this book provides an in-depth analysis of the role of philanthropy and the national parks - exploring the challenges faced when working with non-profit philanthropic partners. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; RND; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349471072
ISBN
9781349471072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.68

Paperback. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349422142
ISBN
9781349422142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Central to the dynamics of India's post-interventionist era has been the performance of its corporate sector. This work critically examines the nature of the Indian corporate sector as a specific socio-historical and political economic formation. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JP; KCP; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333803875
ISBN
9780333803875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Hardback. Editor(s): Krishna, K.L.; Pandit, Vishwanath; Sundaram, K.; Dua, Pami. Series: India Studies in Business and Economics. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 543.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811031496
ISBN
9789811031496
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.59

Paperback. In Perspectives on Aid and Development a distinguished group of policy experts offer perspectives on the lessons learned from development experience and how these lessons have been translated into new thinking on aid and development issues. Editor(s): Gwin, Catherine; Nelson, Joan M. Series: Policy Essay. Num Pages: 108 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JKSR; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Overseas Development Council,U.S. United States
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565170070
ISBN
9781565170070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.09

Hardcover. Development was founded on the belief that religion was not important to development processes. The contributors call this assumption into question and explore the practical impacts of religion by looking at the developmental consequences of Pentecostal Christianity in Africa, and by contrasting Pentecostal and secular models of change. Editor(s): Freeman, Dena. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; HRCC96; JPWH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137017246
ISBN
9781137017246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.77

Paperback. Development was founded on the belief that religion was not important to development processes. The contributors call this assumption into question and explore the practical impacts of religion by looking at the developmental consequences of Pentecostal Christianity in Africa, and by contrasting Pentecostal and secular models of change. Editor(s): Freeman, D. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HRA; JFC; JHM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349437030
ISBN
9781349437030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 149.91

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