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Regional Integration and Economic Development in South Asia
Edited by Sultan Hafeez Rahman, Sridhar Khatri, Hans-Peter Brunner
This book considers the leadership of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and the interaction with civil society in the process of South Asian regional cooperation and integration, and discusses how the emerging ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Land Use Policies for Sustainable Development
Edited by Desmond McNeill, Ingrid Nesheim, Floor Brouwer
The urgent need to enhance sustainable development in developing countries has never been greater: poverty levels are growing, land conversions are uncontrolled, and there is rapid loss of biodiversity through land use change. This timel...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Water Policy Reform
Edited by John Quiggin, Thilak Mallawaarachchi, Sarah Chambers
Agriculture in the Murray–Darling Basin of Australia represents a controversial ‘policy experiment’ comprising large capital investments, innovation and enterprise across a hundred-year period. This book, which contains contributions fro...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Making Capitalism in Rural China
Michael Webber
This stimulating and challenging book explores the duplicitous nature of development in China. On the positive side, it brings longer and healthier lives; fewer children dead before they are five years old; more comfort and security from...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Religion in International Politics and Development
John A. Rees
This unique and fascinating book illustrates that in moving the research agenda forward – despite whatever methodological pitfalls that may await in the attempt – the dynamics of religion must now be considered to be of central and abidi...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Climate Law and Developing Countries
Edited by Benjamin J. Richardson, Yves Le Bouthillier, Heather McLeod-Kilmurray, Stepan Wood
This timely book examines the legal and policy challenges in international, regional and national settings, faced by developing countries in mitigating and adapting to climate change.eBook:Find out more$71.16
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An Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship
Edited by Rafeal Ziegler
This timely book sets social entrepreneurship in a historical context, from its philanthropic beginnings in the Victorian era to the present day, against the backdrop of contemporary global capitalism.eBook:Find out more$55.16
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Development and Religion
Matthew Clarke
Development and Religion explores how the world’s five major religions – Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam – understand and practice ‘development’ through an examination of their sacred texts, social teaching and basic ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Payments for Environmental Services, Forest Conservation and Climate Change
Edited by Luca Tacconi, Sango Mahanty, Helen Suich
This resourceful book draws on several case studies to derive implications for the design of Payment for Environmental Services (PES) schemes that are very relevant to current climate change negotiations and the implementation of Reduced...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Changing Big Business
Anna Hutchens
Drawing on candid accounts from practitioners, producers and industry representatives, this informative and proactive volume investigates the challenges facing today’s fair trade movement and provides unique insights into the workings of...eBook:Find out more$41.56
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Innovation and Economic Development
Edited by Mario Cimoli, André A. Hofman, Nanno Mulder
Information and communication technologies (ICT) are spreading fast across Latin America and the Caribbean. This trend has brought about important economic and social changes, which have largely gone unmeasured until recently. Here, anal...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Rural Transformations and Development – China in Context
Edited by Norman Long, Jingzhong Ye, Yihuan Wang
This unique book explores the varied perspectives on contemporary processes of rural transformation and policy intervention in China. The expert contributors combine a critical review of current theoretical viewpoints and global debate...eBook:Find out more$40.00