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  • Governance Ecosystems

    CSR in the Latin American Mining Sector

    Edited by J. Sagebien, N. Lindsay ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The authors explore the complex dynamics of mining and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Latin America, including a reflection on the African continent, presenting arguments and case studies based on new research on a set of urgent and emerging questions surrounding mining, development and sustainability. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

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  • Why Information Grows

    The Evolution of Order, from Atoms to Economies

    by Cesar Hidalgo ...
    "Hidalgo has made a bold attempt to synthesize a large body of cutting-edge work into a readable, slender volume. This is the future of growth theory." -- Financial TimesWhat is economic growth? And why, historically, has it occurred in only a few places? Previous efforts to answer these questions have focused on institutions, geography, finances, and psychology. But according to MIT's ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Whose Man in Havana?

    Adventures from the Far Side of Diplomacy

    by John W. Graham ...
    Series Book 12 - Latin American and Caribbean
    In Whose Man in Havana? the author offers an unconventional, often dark, but more often hilarious view of diplomacy in settings as varied as Haiti, London, the Dominican Republic, the Balkans, Palestine, Paraguay, Guyana, and Kyrgyzstan, including covert monitoring of Soviet military operations in Cuba on behalf of the CIA with the blessing of President Kennedy and Prime Minister Pearson. In a ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Divided Nations: Why global governance is failing, and what we can do about it

    Why global governance is failing, and what we can do about it

    by Ian Goldin ...
    With rapid globalization, the world is more deeply interconnected than ever before. While this has its advantages, it also brings with it systemic risks that are only just being identified and understood. Rapid urbanization, together with technological leaps, such as the Internet, mean that we are now physically and virtually closer than ever in humanity's history. We face a number of ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Exceeding My Brief

    Memoirs of a Disobedient Civil Servant

    by Barbara Hosking ...
    From the tragic massacre at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, to signing the Treaty of Rome when Britain entered the Common Market, Barbara Hosking was there.This is the story of a Cornish scholarship girl with no contacts who ended up in the corridors of power. It is also the very personal story of her struggle with her sexuality as a bewildered teenager, and as a young woman in the 1950s, a time ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Decentralization and Popular Democracy

    Governance from Below in Bolivia

    by Jean-Paul Faguet ...
    Bolivia decentralized in an effort to deepen democracy, improve public services, and make government more accountable. Unlike many countries, Bolivia succeeded. Over the past generation, public investment shifted dramatically toward primary services and resource distribution became far more equitable, partly due to the creation of new local governments. Many municipalities responded to ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • The Legitimacy of Regional Integration in Europe and the Americas

    Edited by Steffen Schneider, Achim Hurrelmann ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Based on cutting-edge research, this edited volume examines how citizens and political elites perceive the legitimacy of regional integration in Europe and the Americas. It analyses public opinion and political discourse on the EU, NAFTA and MERCOSUR, arguing that legitimation patterns shape the development of regional governance. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • The Scouring of the White Horse

    by Thomas Hughes ...
    The great success of the festival (or “pastime,” as it is called in the neighbourhood) which was held on White Horse Hill on the 17th and 18th of September, 1857, to celebrate the “Scouring of the Horse,” according to immemorial custom, led the Committee of Management to think that our fellow-county-men at least, if not our countrymen generally, would be glad to have some little printed memorial, ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Politics of Trade and Tobacco Control

    by H. Jarman ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book uses the concept of political conflict to examine the effects of globalization on tobacco control policies. Analyzing a range of challenges to policies enacted by Australia, Canada, the United States, the European Union and Uruguay, the book examines how the global trading system has narrowed the scope of conflicts over tobacco control. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • The Book Publishing Industry

    by Albert N. Greco, Jim Milliot, Robert Wharton ...
    The Book Publishing Industry focuses on consumer books (adult, juvenile, and mass market paperbacks) and reviews all major book categories to present a comprehensive overview of this diverse business. In addition to the insights and portrayals of the U.S. publishing industry, this book includes an appendix containing historical data on the industry from 1946 to the end of the twentieth century. ... Read more

    $139.99 CAD

  • With Respect, Minister

    A View from Inside Whitehall

    by Brian Unwin ...
    How have the workings of the British civil service changed over the past forty years? In this new memoir, Sir Brian Unwin discloses his veritable wealth of experience behind the scenes of British government. His reflections chart a course from his education at Oxford and Yale, through to a seven year stint as President of the European Investment Bank. On the way, his vivid and diverse career ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • A History of the FTAA

    From Hegemony to Fragmentation in the Americas

    by Marcel Nelson ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Providing a critical account of the collapse of the FTAA negotiations and alterations to power relations in the Americas, this book argues that the collapse was rooted in a "crisis of authority" prompted by growing opposition in the Americas to US leadership and the neo-liberal reforms that had been promoted by Washington since the 1980s. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD