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    Lessons Learned

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book documents and analyzes the experiences of the UN's first Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. It highlights the conceptual advances in the legal understanding of the right to food in international human rights law, as well as analyzes key practical challenges through experiences in 11 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America. ... Leer más

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  • NGOs under Pressure in Partial Democracies

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  • Poverty and Water

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    Series series International Studies in Poverty Research
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  • Microfinance, Rights and Global Justice

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  • English and Development

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    Series Libro 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 ... Leer más

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  • Human Rights in the 21st Century

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    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
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  • The Political Economy of Sustainable Development

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