Development studies
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Development studies
hardcover. Analyzes the functions, content, methods, findings, and impacts of social and cultural research carried out by the worldwide network of 16 International Agricultural Research Centers of the CGIAR. This book will be useful to researchers of agricultural and rural development, economics, sociology and anthropology. Editor(s): Cernea, M. M.; Kassam, A.H. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSF; KCM; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1103.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- V9780851990033
- ISBN
- 9780851990033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.47
€ 149.47
Hardcover. 192 pages, 37 illustrations in 2 colours throughout. Addressing the role of agricultural policies in raising incomes in developing countries, this title sets out a strategy for raising rural incomes which emphasises the need to create diversified rural economies with opportunities within and outside agriculture. It is suitable for agricultural policy makers and researchers in agricultural economies. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSF; KCM; TVF. Dimension: 165 x 237 x 18. Weight: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- CABI
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780641058
- ISBN
- 9781780641058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.29
€ 112.29
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780642314
- ISBN
- 9781780642314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.04
€ 127.04
hardcover. The development of competitive agro-industries is crucial for creating employment and income opportunities as well as enhancing the quality of and demand for farm products. This book addresses strategies required for improving agro-industrial competitiveness in ways that can generate employment and fight poverty in the developing world. Editor(s): Da Silva, C.A.; Baker, D.; Shepherd, A.W.; Da Cruz, S M; Jenane, C. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781845935764
- ISBN
- 9781845935764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.41
€ 105.41
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845935771
- ISBN
- 9781845935771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.52
€ 62.52
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845936495
- ISBN
- 9781845936495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.04
€ 127.04
Hardcover. Strategies for Small-scale Agricultural Development. 248 pages, Illustrations. Discusses food security by proposing practical measures for improving plant-based food security in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Covering issues affecting food security, this book also discusses ways of measuring farmers' resources, strategies for action, and an analysis of the challenges and problems faced. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; GTF; KCM; TV. Dimension: 252 x 172 x 21. Weight: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- CABI
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845938413
- ISBN
- 9781845938413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.29
€ 112.29
Num Pages: 428 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231038737
- ISBN
- 9780231038737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.30
€ 126.30
Paperback. This analysis of the current economic situation in Africa describes the international and domestic political and social developments that have contributed to the present state of affairs. The contributors call for significant changes in the manner in which Western aid is provided and utilized. Editor(s): Callaghy, Thomas M.; Ravenhill, John. Num Pages: 573 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 573
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231082297
- ISBN
- 9780231082297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.99
€ 61.99
Explores the imperialism, feminism and human rights, secularism and Islam, post-colonialism, and the global economy. This book treats the US as an object to be historically and politically interrogated rather than as the norm from which all else is to be evaluated. It assesses the Third World through its history of colonialism and neocolonialism. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; HBTQ; HBTR; JPS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142984
- ISBN
- 9780231142984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.29
€ 129.29
Paperback. An account of one of the world's most extensive and successful experiments in decentralization. Launched in 1996, the campaign mobilized over three million of Kerala's 30 million people and resulted in bottom-up development planning in all 1052 of its villages and urban neighbourhoods. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JPHV; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516076
- ISBN
- 9780742516076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.10
€ 73.10
Hardback. This study explores the status and trends in human well-being as it varies worldwide. Human well-being comes from a nation's physical, social, economic, and political macro systems. A metric of descriptive statistics is built for each, and then aggregated into one metric to gauge the level in each nation. Num Pages: 116 pages, 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFFA; JPH; JPS; JPV; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761859420
- ISBN
- 9780761859420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.88
€ 88.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; GTF; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216240
- ISBN
- 9780812216240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.52
€ 38.52
Paperback. Editor(s): Eade, Deborah; Johnson, Hazel J.; Wallace, Tina. Series: Development in Practice Readers. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kumarian Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855984298
- ISBN
- 9780855984298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.90
€ 41.99
€ 41.90
Hardcover. In 1994, the Pacific island village of Matupit was partially destroyed by a volcanic eruption. This study focuses on the subsequent reconstruction and contests over the morality of exchanges that are generative of new forms of social stratification. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. Num Pages: 300 pages, 16 ills & figs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; GTF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857458728
- ISBN
- 9780857458728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.98
€ 158.98
Paperback. This study brings readers up to date on the complicated and controversial subject of debt relief for the poorest countries of the world. What has actually been achieved? Has debt relief provided truly additional resources to fight poverty? Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; KCM; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881323313
- ISBN
- 9780881323313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.60
€ 32.60
Paperback. In this volume, eighteen scholars provide a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary look beyond the statistics at the experiences of the women, men, girls, and boys who comprise the global migration flow, and at the highly gendered forces that frame and affect them. Editor(s): Indra, Doreen. Series: Refugees & Forced Migration Studies. Num Pages: 424 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFN; JFSJ; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571811356
- ISBN
- 9781571811356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.42
€ 51.42
Paperback. The story of a group of Kenyan farmers working to transcend lives of dire poverty and hunger illuminates the challenges, and vital necessity, of transforming Africa's agriculture sector Num Pages: 328 pages, includes an 8-pp. B/W photo insert on text. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; GTF; JFFA; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 211 x 25. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- First Trade Paper Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610392402
- ISBN
- 9781610392402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.62
€ 18.99
€ 17.62
Editor(s): Leung, Chi-Cheung; Lo, Sonny Shiu-Hing. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QFG; GTF; HBJF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bridge21 Publications, LLC United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626430082
- ISBN
- 9781626430082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.38
€ 58.38
Hardcover. Editor(s): Timmins, Graham; Gower, Jackie. Series: Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition, First
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843312208
- ISBN
- 9781843312208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.45
€ 133.45