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![Urban Planning, Management and Governance in Emerging Economies]()
Urban Planning, Management and Governance in Emerging Economies
Edited by Jan Fransen, Meine P. van Dijk, Jurian Edelenbos
‘The authors argue that cities in emerging economies can increase their sustainable competitiveness by replacing their traditional system of urban planning and management with a modern system of urban governance. This is a must read for ... -
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Global Production Networks and Rural Development
Edited by Bill Pritchard
‘This edited volume brings together a set of timely and much needed research contributions on the pattern, nature and dynamics of the exports of fresh fruit from Southeast Asian countries to China. A palette of detailed case studies join... -
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![Handbook on the Human Impact of Agriculture]()
Handbook on the Human Impact of Agriculture
Edited by Harvey S. James, Jr.
‘Chapters in the Handbook on the Human Impact of Agriculture emphasize the impact that industrial technology, trade policy and the growing influence of finance capital are having on the practice of farming, and on the social institution ... -
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![Alternative Development Finance and Parallel Development Strategies in the Asia-Pacific]()
Alternative Development Finance and Parallel Development Strategies in the Asia-Pacific
Jin Sheng
This insightful book examines the impact of two competing visions of Asian-Pacific economic growth paths and development governance. It discusses law, development and finance in the context of the Indo-Pacific Strategy versus the Belt an... -
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![Handbook on Teaching and Learning for Sustainable Development]()
Handbook on Teaching and Learning for Sustainable Development
Edited by Walter Filho Leal, Amanda Lange Salvia, Fernanda Frankenberger
‘Walter Leal and his team have been tireless advocates for the power of education to advance the UN sustainable development goals. Now, at a time when the world needs fresh ideas for sustainability as it never has before, this book provi... -
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![Handbook of Translocal Development and Global Mobilities]()
Handbook of Translocal Development and Global Mobilities
Edited by Annelies Zoomers, Maggi Leung, Kei Otsuki, Guus Van Westen
‘This exceptionally rich and innovative text engages issues of translocal development and mobility through detailed, often empirically-based case studies. Its chapters expand on how meta-trend such as digitalization and environmental deg... -
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![Capital Movements and Corporate Dominance in Latin America]()
Capital Movements and Corporate Dominance in Latin America
Edited by Noemi Levy-Orlik, Jorge A. Bustamante-Torres, Louis-Philippe Rochon
‘Cross-border capital movements and the operations of corporations have major effects on the economic and social paths of developing and emerging economies. This wide-ranging collection of insightful essays brings us knowledge and unders... -
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![Upgrading the Global Garment Industry]()
Upgrading the Global Garment Industry
Edited by Mohammad B. Rana, Matthew M.C. Allen
This timely book focuses on the upgrading of firms within the global garment industry, examining how garment manufacturers and retailers in different countries internationalize, develop their capabilities and enhance their sustainability... -
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![Field Guide for Research in Community Settings]()
Field Guide for Research in Community Settings
Edited by M. R. Islam, Niaz A. Khan, Siti H.B.A.B. Ah, Haris B.A. Wahab, Mashitah Hamidi
‘Occasionally, a particularly insightful work is published with much potential for fostering improved learning and application. This is such a book. The Field Guide offers vital guidance on conducting fieldwork across contexts for commun... -
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![Advanced Introduction to Law and Development]()
Advanced Introduction to Law and Development
Mariana M. Prado, Michael J. Trebilcock
‘The Advanced Introduction to Law and Development is the most comprehensive and interdisciplinary textbook on the role of law in socioeconomic development. The authors cover an impressive range of topics, including a new chapter on healt... -
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Global Youth Unemployment
Ross Fergusson, Nicola Yeates
‘Rarely has a study of global youth unemployment so adeptly combined an empirically-grounded scrutiny of its levels and trends, with a conceptually nuanced analysis of its political economy drivers at multiple scales. Fergusson and Yeate... -
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![Handbook on the Governance and Politics of Migration]()
Handbook on the Governance and Politics of Migration
Edited by Emma Carmel, Katharina Lenner, Regine Paul
‘A great line up of contributors provide rich, informative, engaged and engaging analyses of how governance systems play a key role in shaping migration: through their operation and effects, their inclusion and omissions, and the ways in...
