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“judith richter”

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  • Holding Corporations Accountable

    Corporate Conduct, International Codes and Citizen Action

    by Judith Richter ...
    At a time when the gigantic transnationals have a huge impact on human health, the environment, working conditions and the economic prospects of nations, this book explores whether it is sufficient to continue to rely on industry self-regulation alone.Before widening her focus to the general issues, the author examines the now famous case of the infant food industry. Almost two decades after the ... Read more

    $51.49 CAD

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  • Half the Sky

    by Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn ...
    **#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A passionate call to arms against our era’s most pervasive human rights violation—the oppression of women and girls in the developing world. From the bestselling authors of Tightrope,two of our most fiercely moral voicesWith Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn as our guides, we undertake an odyssey through Africa and Asia to meet the ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Governance for Development in Africa

    Solving Collective Action Problems

    by David Booth, Diana Cammack ...
    Drawing on in-depth empirical research spanning a number of countries in Africa, Booth and Cammack's path-breaking book offers both an accessible overview of issues surrounding governance for development on the continent, whilst also offering a bold new alternative. In doing so, they controversially argue that externally imposed 'good governance' approaches make unrealistic assumptions about the ... Read more

    $32.79 CAD

  • Localization

    A Global Manifesto

    by Colin Hines ...
    Localization is a manifesto to unite all those who recognize the importance of cultural, social and ecological diversity for our future - and who do not aspire to a monolithic global consumer culture. It is a passionate and persuasive polemic, challenging the claims that we have to be 'internationally competitive' to survive and describing the destructive consequences of globalization. This book ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • An Introduction to the Human Development and Capability Approach

    Freedom and Agency

    Edited by Severine Deneulin ...
    Aimed at undergraduates and post-graduates in the social sciences, as well as development practitioners, this textbook provides an introduction to the human development and capability approach; it also clarifies key concepts and fosters debate on a number of critical issues. The book offers new perspectives on a wide range of topics, which include the conceptualisation and measurement of well ... Read more

    $81.06 CAD

  • Confronting the Blue Revolution

    Industrial Aquaculture and Sustainability in the Global South

    by Saidul Islam ...
    Like the Green Revolution of the 1960s, a “Blue Revolution” has taken place in global aquaculture. Geared towards quenching the appetite of privileged consumers in the global North, it has come at a high price for the South: ecological devastation, displacement of rural subsistence farmers, and labour exploitation. The uncomfortable truth is that food security for affluent consumers depends on a ... Read more

    $32.79 CAD

  • The New Development Management

    Critiquing the Dual Modernization

    Edited by Bill Cooke, Associate Professor in Interdisciplinary Global Management Sadhvi Dar ...
    'Development management' is an idea that blends the seemingly innocuous claims of managerialism with notions of modernity and utopian ideals of 'third world' progress. This book views both phenomena as problematic and modernizing interventions. In doing so, it overturns and reclaims such ideas as participation, community, governance, NGOs, and civil society. The contributors argue that the ... Read more

    $51.49 CAD

  • Tropical Deforestation

    A socio-economic approach

    by C. J. Jepma ...
    The depletion of the tropical rain forests has attracted considerable attention in recent times, and the serious consequences for the global biosphere are widely acknowledged. Yet deforestation continues apace, and in some areas (for example, southeast Asia) the very existence of the forests is seriously threatened. Contrary to popular belief, evidence suggests that local economic and living ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

  • Africa's Urban Revolution

    by Doctor Edgar Pieterse, Susan Parnell ...
    The facts of Africa's rapid urbanisation are startling. By 2030 African cities will have grown by more than 350 million people and over half the continent's population will be urban. Yet in the minds of policy makers, scholars and much of the general public, Africa remains a quintessentially rural place. This lack of awareness and robust analysis means it is difficult to make a policy case for a ... Read more

    $37.09 CAD

  • Health Inequality and Development

    Edited by M. McGillivray, I. Dutta, D. Lawson ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book investigates issues related to health inequality with a particular interest on developing countries. It provides rigorous empirical work on both trends and causal factors behind health inequality, analyzes the implications of health deprivations on poverty traps and suggests practical policies which can be implemented. ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Restorative Justice, Humanitarian Rhetorics, and Public Memories of Colonial Camp Cultures

    by Palgrave Macmillan ...
    The concentrations camps that existed in the colonised world at the turn of the 20th Century are a vivid reminder of the atrocities committed by imperial powers on indigenous populations. This study explores British, American and Spanish camp cultures, analysing debates over their legitimacy and current discussions on retributive justice. ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Trade Liberalisation and Poverty

    Vietnam now and beyond

    by Minh Son Le, Tarlok Singh, Duc-Tho Nguyen ...
    This book uses Alan Winters’ analytical framework to investigate the effects of trade liberalisation on economic growth and poverty in Vietnam. The country launched a programme of economic and trade reforms, known as Doi Moi, in the mid-1980s which placed the economy on a transitional path from central planning to a market economy. Since then Vietnam has attained a number of remarkable ... Read more

    $90.68 CAD