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Women’s Entrepreneurial Journeys in Sub-Saharan Africa
Michael Z. Ngoasong
This innovative book traces women’s entrepreneurial journeys in Sub-Saharan Africa, examining the linkages between entrepreneurship, gender and development context. With extensive case studies of women’s experiences across the enterprise...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Human Rights and Disasters
Silvia Venier
Human Rights and Disasters provides a comprehensive analysis of the positive obligations of States under human rights law and their potential to improve protection against disasters. Silvia Venier examines the practice of international a...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Rethinking Tourism and Development
Richard Sharpley, David J. Telfer
Rethinking Tourism and Development provides a critical analysis of the tourism industry''s impact on development and the environment. While tourism contributes significantly to the global economy, it also generates environmental costs th...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Beyond ‘Ever Closer Union’
Jakov Bojović
With novel insights into the ambitions and objectives behind President Jean-Claude Juncker’s European Commission, this innovative book elucidates how the Commission has transcended the concept of ‘ever closer union’ in its attempts to ad...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Constitutional Crises and Regionalism
Vito Breda
This informative book analyses regional constitutional crises, where a large portion of residents no longer believe that the rule of law, as defined by central institutions, governs them. Laying out a framework for effective governance i...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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A Research Agenda for Economic Crime and Development
Edited by Barry Rider
This contemporary Research Agenda examines the threats to stability and sustainability presented by economically motivated crime and misconduct. Featuring contributions from distinguished experts in the field of criminal law and justice,...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Tourism as a Form of International Relations
Katerina Antoniou
This timely book introduces the tourist as a non-state actor on the international political stage. Discussing the ways in which tourism has enabled political dynamics to unfold and shape political affairs, Katerina Antoniou suggests how ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Welfare States in a Turbulent Era
Edited by Bent Greve
This insightful book provides a systematic analysis of the development of affluent Western welfare states in this turbulent era. It explores the consequences for welfare states of modern crises such as climate change, the COVID-19 pandem...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Political Change through Social Innovation
Frank Moulaert, Bob Jessop, Erik Swyngedouw, Liana Simmons, Pieter Van den Broeck
This book addresses the key question of why socially innovative initiatives, including attempts to rejuvenate democracy by introducing new modes of participation, are not leading to a democratization of the State or overcoming the gap be...eBook:Find out more£16.76
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A Research Agenda for Event Impacts
Edited by Nicholas Wise , Kelly Maguire
Exploring the social, economic and environmental impacts of events on people, places and communities, this timely Research Agenda highlights the links between theory and practice in event impacts research. Top scholars critically assess ...eBook:Find out more£26.36
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Urban Violence, Resilience and Security
Edited by Michael R. Glass, Taylor B. Seybolt, Phil Williams
Written in a comprehensive yet accessible style, Urban Violence, Resilience and Security investigates the diverse nature of urban violence within Latin America, Asia and Africa. It further analyzes how regular and irregular governing mec...eBook:Find out more£23.16
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Assessing the Social Impact of Immigration in Europe
Edited by Jussi P. Laine, Daniel Rauhut, Marika Gruber
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. Focusing on the social impact of migration, this book explores migration as an inevitable pa...