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  • A Political Economy of African Regionalisms

    An Overview of Asymmetrical Development

    by Wil Hout, M. A.M. Salih ...
    Providing an assessment of regional frameworks in Africa, this timely book looks at how regional cooperation among countries in Africa has intensified over the last 30 years. The authors explore how unequal power relations and unequal levels of development among partner states influence these frameworks.Analysing the main factors influencing the political economy of Africa's asymmetrical ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

  • Governance and the Depoliticisation of Development

    Edited by Wil Hout, Richard Robison ...
    Series series Routledge/GARNET series
    This book is about the way ‘governance’ has become the new orthodoxy of development, following earlier failed attempts at building working market economies through policy reform in developing countries.Considering how its proponents define ‘good governance’, the contributors to this volume assess why programmes of governance building in developing countries have proven to be no less problematic ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD

  • Regionalism across the North/South Divide

    State Strategies and Globalization

    Edited by Jean Grugel, Wil Hout ...
    Series series Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science
    In contrast to most studies of regionalism, Grugel and Hout focus on countries not currently at the core of the global economy, including Brazil and Mercosur, Chile, South East Asia, China, South Africa, the Maghreb, Turkey and Australia. What seems clear from this original analysis is that far from being peripheral, these countries are forming regional power blocs of their own, which could go on ... Read more

    $69.99 CAD

  • EU Development Policy and Poverty Reduction

    Enhancing Effectiveness

    Edited by Wil Hout ...
    Series series New Regionalisms Series
    This inspiring collection analyzes the contribution of EU development policy to poverty reduction. It focuses on various aspects of the policy - trade, agriculture and food security, and modes of policy making and implementation - and covers three geographical areas in relation to Europe - Latin America, Asia and Africa/Middle East. The volume concludes with practical recommendations for improving ... Read more

    $109.99 CAD

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  • The Geography of the World Economy

    by Paul Knox, Linda Mccarthy, John Agnew ...
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  • Exceptional People

    How Migration Shaped Our World and Will Define Our Future

    by Ian Goldin, Geoffrey Cameron, Meera Balarajan ...
    The past, present, and future role of global migrationThroughout history, migrants have fueled the engine of human progress. Their movement has sparked innovation, spread ideas, relieved poverty, and laid the foundations for a global economy. In a world more interconnected than ever before, the number of people with the means and motivation to migrate will only increase. Exceptional People ... Read more

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  • The Politics of Global Regulation

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    Regulation by public and private organizations can be hijacked by special interests or small groups of powerful firms, and nowhere is this easier than at the global level. In whose interest is the global economy being regulated? Under what conditions can global regulation be made to serve broader interests? This is the first book to examine systematically how and why such hijacking or "regulatory ... Read more

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    Series Book 5 - About Canada
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    The Gender in Agriculture Sourcebook provides an up-to-date understanding of gender issues and a rich compilation of compelling evidence of good practices and lessons learned to guide practitioners in integrating gender dimensions into agricultural projects and programs.It is serves as a tool for: guidance; showcasing key principles in integrating gender into projects; stimulating the imagination ... Read more

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  • Fragile States

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