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  • The Cost of Development in China

    by Guangyu Hu ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book focuses on the future of China and its sustainable development, and summarizes the implications, forms, causes, countermeasures and related rules of the main costs generated during a country’s period of development, so as to provide a theoretical reference and decision-making consulting tools for institutions and scientific governance and management professionals.Combining China’s ... Read more

    $141.99 CAD

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  • Tourism, Globalization and Development

    Responsible Tourism Planning

    by Donald G. Reid ...
    Tourism is booming world wide - it makes up a massive part of the global economy. Donald G. Reid's book focuses on tourism in developing and less-developed countries. He examines its social and environmental impact and offers a timely critical analysis of the part it plays in globalisation.Many of the world's poorest countries rely on the tourist trade for the major part of their income. However, ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Political Economy of Microfinance

    Financializing Poverty

    by Philip Mader ...
    Series series Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy
    According to the author, rather than alleviating poverty, microfinance financialises poverty. By indebting poor people in the Global South, it drives financial expansion and opens new lands of opportunity for the crisis-ridden global capital markets. This book raises fundamental concerns about this widely-celebrated tool for social development. ... Read more

    $154.99 CAD

  • The World Bank and Transferring Development

    Policy Movement through Technical Assistance

    by Adrian Robert Bazbauers ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book analyses the World Bank’s provision of technical assistance from 1946 to the present day. It argues that the relational dynamics between technical assistance provider and recipient affects the legitimacy of policy norms travelling from the ‘international’ to the ‘domestic’. Beginning from the constructivist position that ‘development’ is a social construct, the author contends that ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • English and Development

    Policy, Pedagogy and Globalization

    Edited by Elizabeth J. Erling, Philip Seargeant ...
    Series Book 17 - Critical Language and Literacy Studies
    This book investigates the relationship between English and personal and national development, as this is both discursively promoted (particularly through language policy) and practically realized in developing societies. It addresses the effects that the increased use of English and the promotion of English-language education are having in developmental contexts, and their impact on broader ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • The WTO and Food Security

    Implications for Developing Countries

    by Sachin Kumar Sharma ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book examines the public stockholding policies of selected developing countries from the perspective of WTO rules and assesses whether the provisions of the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) could hamper these countries’ efforts to address the challenges of food security. Further, it highlights the need to amend the provisions of the AoA to make WTO rules just and fair for the millions of people ... Read more

    $141.99 CAD

  • The Logic of Charity

    Great Expectations in Hard Times

    by Beth Breeze, J. Mohan ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    What is charity? How does it operate, who does it benefit and what should we expect it to do? This important book helps to tackle the most common misunderstandings and misconceptions of charitable activity in contemporary British society, especially insofar as these affect the thinking of politicians and policymakers. The authors present and discuss over a dozen studies, including public attitudes ... Read more

    $83.99 CAD

  • Domestic Food Production and Food Security in the Caribbean

    Building Capacity and Strengthening Local Food Production Systems

    by C. Beckford, D. Campbell ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    With the exception of Haiti, the sensationalized issues of hunger reported in certain parts of the developing world are largely unknown in the Caribbean. Despite this, there are growing concerns about the state of food security in the region, as declining domestic production and increased dependence on imported food create vulnerability. This study examines some of the contemporary issues ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Military Missions in Democratic Latin America

    by David Pion-Berlin ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book demonstrates through country case studies that, contrary to received wisdom, Latin American militaries can contribute productively, but under select conditions, to non-traditional missions of internal security, disaster relief, and social programs. Latin American soldiers are rarely at war, but have been called upon to perform these missions in both lethal and non-lethal ways. Is this ... Read more

    $141.99 CAD

  • Strengthening Local Governance in Bangladesh

    Reforms, Participation and Accountability

    by Shuvra Chowdhury, Pranab Kumar Panday ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book explores the impact of Bangladesh's Local Government Act of 2009 on the functioning of the local governments or Union Parishads (UP), with a particular emphasis on people’s participation and accountability. Throughout the chapters, the authors review the existing legal framework of UP and its relation to social accountability, examine how much of the social participation is spontaneous ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Public Sector Enterprises in India

    The Impact of Disinvestment and Self Obligation on Financial Performance

    by P.K. Jain, Seema Gupta, Surendra S. Yadav ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The book examines the various aspects of non-financial central public sector enterprises (PSEs) in India, for a period from 1986-87 to 2010-11. The analysis is based on all the key financial ratios; namely, profitability, efficiency, liquidity, leverage and productivity.Liberalization and globalization have caused competition in India and have lowered the profit margins. At the same time, Indian ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Development and Politics from Below

    Exploring Religious Spaces in the African State

    Edited by B. Bompani, M. Frahm-Arp ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    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. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD