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Elgar Handbook of Civil War and Fragile States
Edited by Graham K. Brown, Arnim Langer
The Elgar Handbook of Civil War and Fragile States brings together contributions from a multidisciplinary group of internationally renowned scholars on such important issues as the causes of violent conflicts and state fragility, the cha...eBook:Find out more£39.16
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Innovation and Inequality
Edited by Susan Cozzens, Dhanaraj Thakur
Inequality is one of the main features of globalization. Do emerging technologies, as they spread around the world, contribute to more inequality or less? This unique interdisciplinary text examines the relationships between emerging tec...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Economic and Political Aftermath of the Arab Spring
Edited by Carlo Altomonte, Massimiliano Ferrara
The economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have always been characterized by economic volatility and social disparities. The recent ‘Arab Spring’ wave of protests has increased political uncertainty and instability i...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Good Government
Edited by Sören Holmberg, Bo Rothstein
In all societies, the quality of government institutions is of the utmost importance for the well-being of its citizens. Problems like high infant mortality, lack of access to safe water, unhappiness and poverty are not primarily caused ...eBook:Find out more£34.36
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Handbook of Rural Development
Edited by Gary Paul Green
Although most countries in the world are rapidly urbanizing, the majority of the global population – particularly the poor – continue to live in rural areas. This Handbook rejects the popular notion that urbanization should be universall...eBook:Find out more£48.00
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NGOs, Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution
Daniela Irrera
Daniela Irrera explores the relationship between non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and intergovernmental organisations (IGOs). The author reviews the issue of NGOs’ participation in the decision-making processes of intergovernmental...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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States, Banks and Crisis
Thomas Marois
Thomas Marois’ groundbreaking interpretation of banking and development in Mexico and Turkey builds on a Marxian-inspired framework premised on understanding states and banks as social relationships alongside crisis and labor as vital to...eBook:Find out more£30.36
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Handbook of Research Methods in Migration
Edited by Carlos Vargas-Silva
Covering both qualitative and quantitative topics, the expert contributors in this Handbook explore fundamental issues of scientific logic, methodology and methods, through to practical applications of different techniques and approaches...eBook:Find out more£43.16
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Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge
Edited by Tania Bubela, E. Richard Gold
This fascinating study describes efforts to define and protect traditional knowledge and the associated issues of access to genetic resources, from the negotiation of the Convention on Biological Diversity to The Declaration on the Right...eBook:Find out more£31.16
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Coordinating Urban and Rural Development in China
Ye Yumin, Richard LeGates
This detailed study offers a succinct yet comprehensive introduction to China’s crucial policy to coordinate urban and rural development. It describes the theoretical, political, and economic reasons why China allowed a large gap between...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Social Protection, Economic Growth and Social Change
Edited by James Midgley, David Piachaud
This highly original and thought-provoking book examines the recent expansion of social protection in China, India, Brazil and South Africa – four countries experiencing rapid economic growth and social change.eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Order from Transfer
Edited by Günter Frankenberg
Constitutional orders and legal regimes are established and changed through the importing and exporting of ideas and ideologies, norms, institutions and arguments. The contributions in this book discuss this assumption and address theore...eBook:Find out more£25.00
