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  • Reordering Caribbean Futures in the Fires of Global Change

    Edited by Patricia Northover, Richard L. Bernal, Hamid A. Ghany, Natalie Dietrich Jones ...
    The Caribbean region is a complex space characterized by the largest concentration of acutely vulnerable small island states, whose existence has always been deeply entangled with the world. Contemporary crises of climate change and ongoing geopolitical instability as well as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, demand new architectures for our world of work, health, education, sociality, ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Re-mapping the Americas

    Trends in Region-making

    Edited by W. Andy Knight, Julián Castro-Rea, Hamid Ghany ...
    Series series New Regionalisms Series
    Since the end of the Second World War the map of the Americas has changed dramatically. Not only were many former European colonies turned into sovereign states, there was also an ongoing process of region-making recognizable throughout the hemisphere and obvious through the establishment of several regional agreements. The emergence of political and economic regional integration blocs is a very ... Read more

    $71.44 CAD

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  • Development

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Ian Goldin ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    What do we mean by development? How can citizens, governments and the international community foster development? The process by which nations escape poverty and achieve economic and social progress has been the subject of extensive examination for hundreds of years.The notion of development itself has evolved from an original preoccupation with incomes and economic growth to a much broader ... Read more

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  • From Poverty to Power

    by Duncan Green ...
    This new edition of From Poverty to Power has been fully revised and now includes a new chapter with an in-depth analysis of the human impact of the global financial and food crises. From Poverty to Power argues that a radical redistribution of power, opportunities, and assets rather than traditional models of charitable or government aid is required to break the cycle of poverty and inequality. ... Read more

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  • The Future of Aid

    Global Public Investment

    by Jonathan Glennie ...
    International cooperation has never been more needed, but the current system of “aid” is outdated and ineffective. The Future of Aid calls for a wholesale restructuring of the aid project, a totally new approach fit for the challenges of the 21st century: Global Public Investment.Across the world, billions of people are struggling to get by in unequal and unsustainable societies, and international ... Read more

    $45.33 CAD

  • Land Tenure Security and Sustainable Development

    Edited by Margaret B. Holland, Yuta J. Masuda, Brian E. Robinson ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This open access book presents a nuanced and accessible synthesis of the relationship between land tenure security and sustainable development. Contributing authors have collectively worked for decades on land tenure as connected with conservation and development across all major regions of the globe. The first section of this volume is intended as a standalone primer on land tenure security and ... Read more

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  • Caribbean Community: the Struggle for Survival

    by Kenneth Hall, Myrtle Chuck-A-Sang ...
    The papers which comprise this publication, The Caribbean Community: The Struggle for Survival represents the Editor's choice from among thousands of articles, books and other commentaries that have provided clear and reasoned responses and solutions to inform and guide Caribbean leadership and the people of the Region. They also take a comprehensive look at regional intergration and serve as a ... Read more

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  • Globalisation and its Economic Consequences

    Looking at APEC Economies

    Edited by Shujiro Urata, Ha Thi Thanh Doan ...
    Series series Routledge-ERIA Studies in Development Economics
    Given the rising criticisms of and growing doubts about globalisation, this timely edited volume looks at globalisation and its economic impact on eight countries in Asia and the Pacific region, namely Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, the United States (US), and Vietnam. The eight selected countries are members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and yet ... Read more

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  • Dragon in the Caribbean: China's Global Re-Dimensioning - Challenges and Opportunities for the Caribbean

    by Richard L. Bernal ...
    Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, China’s economic relationship with the countries of the Caribbean has grown significantly. While most of the burgeoning literature on China’s relations with Latin America and the Caribbean, focus primarily on Latin America, Dragon in the Caribbean is arguably the first book to examine China’s relationship with the Caribbean.An overview is given of ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

  • At Risk

    Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and Disasters

    by Piers Blaikie, Terry Cannon, Ian Davis, Ben Wisner ...
    The term 'natural disaster' is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase 'natural disaster' suggests an uncritical acceptance of a deeply engrained ideological and cultural myth. At Risk questions this myth and argues that extreme natural events are not disasters until a vulnerable group of people is exposed.The updated new edition ... Read more

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  • Imperial Nature

    The World Bank and Struggles for Social Justice in the Age of Globalization

    by Michael Goldman ...
    Series series Yale Agrarian Studies Series
    Why is the World Bank so successful? How has it gained power even at moments in history when it seemed likely to fall? This pathbreaking book is the first close examination of the inner workings of the Bank, the foundations of its achievements, its propensity for intensifying the problems it intends to cure, and its remarkable ability to tame criticism and extend its own reach.Michael Goldman ... Read more

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  • The Global War on Tobacco

    Mapping the World's First Public Health Treaty

    by Heather Wipfli ...
    "A major contribution not just to tobacco control research but also to research on global governance and public health . . . thorough [and] compelling." —Frank J. Chaloupka IV, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois–ChicagoAs the era of globalization progressed, the tobacco industry capitalized on its elements—including trade liberalization, foreign direct investment, and ... Read more

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