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  • Guinea Bissau

    From Liberation Struggle To Independent Statehood

    by Carlos Lopes ...
    This book addresses whether Guinea-Bissau is a nation or a nation in formation; what the political and ideological foundations of the national liberation movement are; and how one should characterize the historical transition from a national liberation movement to a state. ... Read more

    $88.99 CAD

  • Capacity for Development

    New Solutions to Old Problems

    by Carlos Lopes, Khalid Malik, Sakiko Fukuda-Parr ...
    'The United Nations system was a pioneer in the field of technical cooperation, and capacity development is its central mandate. UNDP has long played an important leadership role in both, as a source of technical cooperation funds and advisory services and as the home of innovative intellectual research and analysis on how to make them more efficient and effective. This book [presents] a vision ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • Natural Fibers and Biocomposites

    A Sustainable Solution

    Edited by Henry A. Colorado Lopera, Sergio Neves Monteiro, Felipe Perisse Duarte Lopes, Carlos Castano Londono, Marc A. Meyers, George Youssef, Daniel Salazar ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    Natural fibers' abundance, excellent properties, biodegradability, and low cost make this renewable resource a green alternative to synthetic fibers for composite material reinforcement. The need to create sustainable solutions has promoted applications in sports, transportation, armor, medicine, infrastructure, construction and building materials, and architecture. This collection promotes the ... Read more

    $231.99 CAD

  • Addressing Corporate Scandals and Transgressions Through Governance and Social Responsibility

    Edited by Carlos Flórido Lopes, Augusta Ferreira, Carlos Ferreira, Helena Inácio, Carlos Santos ...
    Despite the evolution of corporate governance in the last 30 years, corporate scandals have not stopped appearing in the media and academic documents. Therefore, this book presents a multidisciplinary study of corporate governance, as its mechanisms to reduce conflicts of interest and risk management must act as preventers of ethical and financial problems. The number of corporate scandals began ... Read more

    $295.99 CAD

  • Structural Change in Africa

    Misperceptions, New Narratives and Development in the 21st Century

    by Carlos Lopes, George Kararach ...
    Series series New Regionalisms Series
    Debates on African development continue to downplay the achievement of the continent: economic achievements are diminished and the perception of a conflict prone continent continues. Many of the policy prescriptions externally imposed on African countries have done little to transform the continent largely because they have been conceived and applied without context.Using literature from diverse ... Read more

    $88.99 CAD

  • Energy and Behaviour

    Towards a Low Carbon Future

    Edited by Marta Lopes, Carlos Henggeler Antunes, Kathryn B. Janda ...
    Changes to energy behaviour — the role of people and organisations in energy production, use and efficiency — are critical to supporting a societal transition towards a low carbon and more sustainable future. However, which changes need to be made, by whom, and with what technologies are still very much under discussion. This book, developed by a diverse range of experts, presents an international ... Read more

    $110.99 CAD

  • The Self-Deception Trap

    Exploring the Economic Dimensions of Charity Dependency within Africa-Europe Relations

    by Carlos Lopes ...
    This book examines the economic relationship between Africa and Europe. It highlights the stigmatized narratives about Africa and analyses how they influence a range of key actors and processes. This is illustrated by the actions of European actors who reinforce negative narratives through replacing real economic transformation and development with charity, while African leaders compete to ... Read more

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  • Africa's Contemporary Challenges

    The Legacy of Amilcar Cabral

    Edited by Carlos Lopes ...
    This book reviews Cabral’s intellectual contribution to current debates on race, identity, nation building, democracy, leadership and ethics. The key leader of the national liberation movements of former Portuguese African colonies is considered to be one of their foremost intellectuals the continent has produced. This rare combination of freedom fighter, operational campaigner and astute ... Read more

    $117.99 CAD

  • Humanistic Perspectives in Happiness Research

    Edited by Luísa Magalhães, Maria José Ferreira Lopes, Bruno Nobre, João Carlos Onofre Pinto ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This volume provides innovative perspectives on the scholarly connection between the humanities and happiness, and considers the narrative expressions of happiness and recent investigations about happiness, its metrics, and objective insights about human wellbeing. This volume relates intemporal humanistic values to views across social and behavioural sciences, and thereby covers a broad ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • Information and Communication Overload in the Digital Age

    Edited by Rui Pedro Figueiredo Marques, Joao Carlos Lopes Batista ...
    Advances in communication technologies have created an overabundance of available information and knowledge to people in contemporary society. Consequently, it has become pivotal to develop new approaches for information processing and understanding. Information and Communication Overload in the Digital Age is a comprehensive reference source for the latest scholarly material on the increased ... Read more

    $206.99 CAD

  • Macroeconomic Policy Framework for Africa's Structural Transformation

    Edited by Adam Elhiraika, Carlos Lopes, Abdalla Hamdok ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The main objective of this book is to identify the key sources of growth which have played a significant role in Africa's recent robust growth as well as its efforts towards economic transformation. The book assesses to what extent the existing macroeconomic frameworks among African countries have been streamlined to the countries' development priorities in order to achieve long-term growth and ... Read more

    $154.99 CAD

  • Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions (5th Edition)

    Proceedings of 5th Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration (EMCEI-5), Italy 2023 (Volume 2)

    Edited by Giulia Guerriero, Guillermo Rey-Gozalo, Ahmed M. El-Kenawy, Riheb Hadji, Haroun Chenchouni, Arturo Sousa, Paola Di Carlo, José Lopes Velho, Ikrema Hassan, Nicola Perilli ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This second edited volume of the EMCEI 2023 proceedings contains research studies that address key environmental challenges in the Euro-Mediterranean and surrounding regions by focusing on creative solutions and sustainable management. In particular, this volume highlights research on remote sensing and GIS for environmental monitoring, the impacts of natural hazards, and risk assessment. ... Read more

    $641.99 CAD