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Paperback. Uses a global spread of case studies to illustrate that water is not simply an issue of physical scarcity, but a politically-driven issue with profound implications. This book argues that for the international community to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, governments must step in to protect the rights of the poor. Editor(s): Kulindwa, Kassim; Mascarenhas, Adolfo; Hemson, David; Lein, Haakon. Series: International Studies in Poverty Research. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842779620
- ISBN
- 9781842779620
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€ 46.99€ 38.69
€ 46.99
€ 38.69
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
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.57
€ 36.99
€ 31.57
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786990457
- ISBN
- 9781786990457
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€ 109.70
€ 109.70
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.
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- 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
€ 89.59
€ 89.59
Hardback. This book belongs to a long tradition of thought on Native identity. However, in a more or less explicit manner, it intends to break away from other studies in the field. Instead of viewing identity in reference to a phantasmagorical past, it aims at setting up the framework within which identity can express and project itself into the future. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSL9; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761806844
- ISBN
- 9780761806844
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Condition: New
€ 116.16
€ 116.16
Paperback. A comprehensive analysis of the rise of private security providers across Africa, and its implications for African states and societies Editor(s): Higate, Paul; Utas, Mats. Series: Africa Now. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JHB; JPWS; JWXN; KNSS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786990259
- ISBN
- 9781786990259
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.58
€ 36.99
€ 31.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJD; GTF; JFSF; JHM; JHMP; PSX; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271033259
- ISBN
- 9780271033259
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Condition: New
€ 50.36€ 43.37
€ 50.36
€ 43.37
Paperback. Argues for a comprehensive agenda for a fight against poverty and for protecting the health of the poor. Editor(s): Karan, Abraar; Sodhi, Geeta. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFFA; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783605521
- ISBN
- 9781783605521
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.58
€ 36.99
€ 31.58
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
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Condition: New
€ 61.07
€ 61.07
hardcover. A conference in Harare, Zimbabwe in September 1988, arranged on the initiative of the Southern African Research Association (SADRA) and the Scandinavian Institute of African Studies (SIAS), aimed to initiate research and co-operation between Nordic and Southern African researchers. Editor(s): Oden, Bertil; Othman, Haroub. Num Pages: 243 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The Nordic Africa Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789171062987
- ISBN
- 9789171062987
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.28
€ 24.99
€ 21.28
Paperback. Regional Development Research in China addresses long-range planning for the development of science and technology in the field of regional development research. The text forecasts regional development in China to the year 2050, and determins key projects for further research. Editor(s): Lu Dadao; Fan, Jie. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTF; RGC; RGCM; RGL; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 282 x 208 x 15. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642139949
- ISBN
- 9783642139949
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Condition: New
€ 126.77
€ 126.77
Paperback. This collection of essays focuses on development in India to explore the emergence of "regional modernities" in ways that are distinct from a so-called global modernity and its myriad local variations. Individual essays present case studies of development across India. Editor(s): Sivaramakrishnan, K.; Agrawal, Arun. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 26. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744157
- ISBN
- 9780804744157
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.15
€ 30.99
€ 30.15
Hardback. When India was invented as a "modern" country in the years after Independence in 1947 it styled itself as a secular, federal, democratic Republic committed to an ideology of development. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745620763
- ISBN
- 9780745620763
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Condition: New
€ 78.45
€ 78.45
Paperback. Explains how internal displacement and efforts to engineer resettlement are conceived and practiced by policy makers and practitioners. This book considers the origins and parameters of internal displacement and resettlement policy and practice and proposes an explanation for why it often fails. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FKS; GTF; HBTB; JFFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781848130463
- ISBN
- 9781848130463
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.69
€ 46.99
€ 38.69
Paperback. Combines comprehensive empirical insights into NGOs' work in agriculture with wider considerations of their relations with the state and their contribution to democratic pluralism in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Editor(s): Bebbington, Anthony; Farrington, John; Lewis, David J.; Wellard, Kate. Series: Non-governmental Organizations Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations, 10 b&w photographs, 25 line drawings. BIC Classification: GTF; KNAC; RNU; TV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KIN0002138
- ISBN
- 9780415088442
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables, 19 black & white halftones, 16 bl. BIC Classification: GPS; GTF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 244 x 17. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415829571
- ISBN
- 9780415829571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.63
€ 89.63
Paperback. This book offers a comprehensive guide to commissioning, managing and undertaking research in development work. Perfect for both students and practitioners. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; GTF; KCM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 176 x 26. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781446252376
- ISBN
- 9781446252376
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Condition: New
€ 55.67
€ 55.67
hardcover. Analyzes the functions, content, methods, findings, and impacts of social and cultural research carried out by the worldwide network of 16 International Agricultural Research Centers of the CGIAR. This book will be useful to researchers of agricultural and rural development, economics, sociology and anthropology. Editor(s): Cernea, M. M.; Kassam, A.H. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSF; KCM; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1103.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- V9780851990033
- ISBN
- 9780851990033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.67
€ 150.67
Resilience of Regionalism in Latin America and the Caribbean: Developm...
Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano (Ed.)
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
- V9790230368360
- ISBN
- 9780230368361
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.43
€ 21.99
€ 20.43
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415663472
- ISBN
- 9780415663472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.58€ 47.96
€ 51.58
€ 47.96
Paperback. Civil wars, genocides, natural disasters and other emergencies multiplied in the 1990s in the South, and in the Balkans and the former Soviet bloc. This book examines how to respond to the difficulties thrown up by these humanitarian crises, and what kind of aid should be brought in. Editor(s): Pirotte, Claire; Grunewald, Francois; Husson, Bernard. Translator(s): Robinson, Julia Monod-. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, boxes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; GTF; JKSR; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781856497558
- ISBN
- 9781856497558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.73
€ 30.73
Paperback. Building Resilience Through Community-based Rangeland Management in China and Mongolia. 260 pages. Editor(s): Fernandez-Gimenez, M. E.; Wang, X.; Baival, B.; Klein, J.; Reid, R. Describes the change, loss, re-emergence and resilience of seven herder communities located in distinct socio-ecological settings ranging from the Gobi desert of Mongolia to the Tibetan Plateau regions of China's Sichuan and Gansu Provinces. This book is suitable for policy makers within international development and conservation policy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPM; GTF; JFSF; RNF. Dimension: 243 x 174 x 16. Weight: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- CABI
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845938956
- ISBN
- 9781845938956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.79
€ 73.79
paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 20 black & white tables. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 407.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415459273
- ISBN
- 9780415459273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.19
€ 65.19
Hardback. Editor(s): Karapina, Baris; Adaman, Fikret; Ozetan, Gokhan. BIC Classification: 1DVT; GTF; KCM; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 184 x 27. Weight in Grams: 944.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608767182
- ISBN
- 9781608767182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 260.31€ 175.76
€ 260.31
€ 175.76