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    Edición de R. Jolly ...
    Series series IDS Companions to Development
    The first volume of IDS Companions to Development Studies focuses on pivotal writing emerging from the IDS fellowship during the last 50 years. It includes five topics: perspectives and paradigms, debunking myths, development policy, gender and international perspectives, and policy, as well as names like Seers, Singer, Lipton, Reg Green. ... Leer más

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    Alternative Modes of Governance

    Series series The Gorman Lectures in Economics
    How can property rights be protected and contracts be enforced in countries where the rule of law is ineffective or absent? How can firms from advanced market economies do business in such circumstances? In Lawlessness and Economics, Avinash Dixit examines the theory of private institutions that transcend or supplement weak economic governance from the state.In much of the world and through much ... Leer más

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  • English and Development

    Policy, Pedagogy and Globalization

    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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  • Fair Trade and a Global Commodity

    Coffee in Costa Rica

    Series series Anthropology, Culture and Society
    Fair trade is widely regarded as a universal good. This fascinating anthropological study takes a closer look at a coffee-growing community and cooperatives in Costa Rica - and subjects the fair trade movement to critical scrutiny.As with conventional coffee, Western demand for organic fair trade produce is largely met by more affluent individuals with larger landholdings. As a result, it is ... Leer más

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  • The Political Economy of Microfinance

    Financializing Poverty

    de Philip Mader ...
    Series series Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy
    According to the author, rather than alleviating poverty, microfinance financialises poverty. By indebting poor people in the Global South, it drives financial expansion and opens new lands of opportunity for the crisis-ridden global capital markets. This book raises fundamental concerns about this widely-celebrated tool for social development. ... Leer más

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  • The Capability Approach

    From Theory to Practice

    Edición de S. Ibrahim, M. Tiwari ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
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  • Development and Underdevelopment

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    de John P. Cole ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Development
    Initially published in 1987, this work deals with crucial aspects of development, including disparities in global patterns of production and consumption. John Cole examines the exhaustion of non-renewable resources and the destruction of the natural environment and, on the potentially positive side, the effects of international transactions both in the form of development aid and trade.Rather than ... Leer más

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  • Pursuing Alternative Development

    Indigenous People, Ethnic Organization and Agency

    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Drawing upon ethnographic descriptions of three grassroots ethnic organizations, which work for indigenous peoples in promoting economic livelihood, education and strive for social justice, this book investigates the possibilities and challenges of alternative development. ... Leer más

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  • Work, Institutions and Sustainable Livelihood

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    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The book explores the debates surrounding sustainable livelihood in the neoliberal era effected through transformation of the nature of work and the role of institutions, particularly in the Global South. By creating gainful work and employment opportunities through formal and informal institutions using progressive instruments and innovations within rural and urban economies, livelihood becomes ... Leer más

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  • Bauxite Mining in Africa

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    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
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  • South-South Cooperation Beyond the Myths

    Rising Donors, New Aid Practices?

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book, which brings together scholars from the developed and developing world, explores one of the most salient features of contemporary international relations: South-South cooperation. It builds on existing empirical evidence and offers a comparative analytical framework to critically analyse the aid policies and programmes of ten rising donors from the global South. Amongst these are ... Leer más

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  • Stakeholder Politics

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    The war is over. The largest corporations in the world are now committed to sustainability. But, behind the public relations gloss, corporate executives and managers are perplexed. The majority of them have a genuine desire to work in an ethical and sustainable manner. Yet, when they engage with their stakeholders for that purpose, they unexpectedly encounter a world of hardball politics full of ... Leer más

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