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Development studies
Paperback. The 20th Anniversary edition is a time to take stock, reflect and move forward. It rigorously reviews the past two decades of human development trends and challenges, and provides newly available data and supplementary indices weighing the effect of income inequalities, gender disparities and household-level poverty. Editor(s): United Nations Development Programme. Series: Human Development Report. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBCY; GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 219 x 14. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 20th Anniversary Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284456
- ISBN
- 9780230284456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.77
€ 92.77
Paperback. "In Things That Make Us Smart, Donald A. Norman explores the complex interaction between human thought and the technology it creates, arguing for the development of machines that fit our minds, rather" Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JMRN; U. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780201626957
- ISBN
- 9780201626957
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.51
€ 19.99
€ 19.51
Paperback. This book analyzes China's aid program and its connection to the broad range of state-sponsored development activities the Chinese call "economic cooperation." It explains what the Chinese are doing in their developmental state-sponsored economic engagement in Africa, how they do it, and why they are doing it. Num Pages: 416 pages, 26 Figures, 1 Table. BIC Classification: GTF; JKSR; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199606290
- ISBN
- 9780199606290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.11
€ 36.11
The Role of Labour Standards in Development. From Theory to Sustainabl...
. Ed(S): Novitz, Tonia; Mangan, David
Paperback. This book considers the previously neglected intersection between work and development and considers how protection of labour standards may be understood in development terms. Examples are given of concrete achievement in anti-discrimination, child labour, trade relations and social dialogue. Editor(s): Novitz, Tonia; Mangan, David. Series: British Academy Original Paperbacks. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCF; KCM; KCP; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197264911
- ISBN
- 9780197264911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.90
€ 50.90
Paperback. This collection brings together a diverse array of scholars to analyse the issues and points of tension that have marked Sri Lanka's uncertain peace. Editor(s): Amarasingam, Amarnath; Bass, Daniel. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JM; GTF; GTJ; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045735
- ISBN
- 9781849045735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.86
€ 49.86
hardcover. With in-depth theoretical foundations and empirical analysis, the book interrogates the paradigm of 'growth' being 'inclusive', proposing that only a comprehensive structural change can resolve the challenges of the informal sector. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; KCM; KNAC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 143 x 47. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2016
- SKU
- V9780199466061
- ISBN
- 9780199466061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.41
€ 85.41
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JHMC; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199461165
- ISBN
- 9780199461165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.05
€ 57.05
paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; GTF; JHM; KCM; MBN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415787277
- ISBN
- 9780415787277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.26
€ 45.26
Paperback. Notions of land and agrarian reform are now well entrenched in post-apartheid South Africa. But what this reform actually means for everyday life is not clearly understood, nor the way it will impact on the political economy. Editor(s): Hebinck, Paul; Cousins, Ben. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JPQ; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868147458
- ISBN
- 9781868147458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.37
€ 46.37
paperback. Editor(s): Chen, Xiangming. Series: Globalization & Community Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 27 b&w photos, 2 maps, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816654888
- ISBN
- 9780816654888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.59
€ 36.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205428
- ISBN
- 9780300205428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.47
€ 27.47
Hardcover. Explains the nature of the Kurdish north transformation, once an isolated outpost for the Iraqi army and local militia, now an internationally recognized autonomous region, and how it has influenced the relationship between the Kurdistan region and Iraq's Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 186 pages, 11 illustrations, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632177
- ISBN
- 9780815632177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.38
€ 35.38
Hardcover. The Rural Social Centres of the German-educated Ahmed Hussein were the cornerstones of his project initiatives, encouraging integrated social services through complete community participation. Amy J. Johnson analyses his career and the development of ideas of social reform in Egypt. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 280 pages, 36 b&w photographs, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJ; GTF; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630142
- ISBN
- 9780815630142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.66
€ 59.66
Paperback. Editor(s): United Nations Publications. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; GTF; JFFR; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- United Nations United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789211283877
- ISBN
- 9789211283877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.58
€ 63.58
Paperback. Describes how skillful management, effective communications, and technical expertise helped to reach consensus and nurtured private-public partnerships, engaged stakeholders, strengthened Lao PDR's development framework and poverty reduction efforts, and addressed the project's environmental and social impacts. Series: Directions in Development - Human Development. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FML; GTF; KCM; TNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821369852
- ISBN
- 9780821369852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.70
€ 35.70
Paperback. Analyzes the influences on the rapid future development of China and India and examines how their growth is likely to impinge upon other countries. This book considers international trade, industrialization, foreign investment, and capital flows, and the implications of their broadening environmental footprints. Editor(s): Winters, Professor Alan; Yusuf, Shahid. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821367490
- ISBN
- 9780821367490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.68
€ 35.68
paperback. The Jamaican economic story is marked by the paradoxes of low growth in GDP and high employment despite high investment and important achievements in poverty reduction. This paper attempts to explain these paradoxes and concludes that one possible explanation is that GDP has been understated. Series: World Bank Country Study. Num Pages: 222 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821358269
- ISBN
- 9780821358269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.68
€ 35.68
Paperback. Raises significant general questions relating to the nature of global competition between the US and China; the centrality of the struggle for oil and minerals and resulting militarisation; the international battle to capture Africa's markets; and, the marginalisation of African capitalism. Editor(s): Southall, Roger; Melber, Henning. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of KwaZulu-Natal Press South Africa
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869141714
- ISBN
- 9781869141714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.83
€ 55.83
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 illustrations, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 1FPC; GTF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824834449
- ISBN
- 9780824834449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.74
€ 76.74
Paperback. The years since World War II have brought unprecedented social change to Micronesia. Now, drawing on over four decades of experience living and working in the region, the author assess the most striking changes to have swept over the islands since the 1950s. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKC; GTF; HBJM; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Univ Hawaii Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824823931
- ISBN
- 9780824823931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.34
€ 35.34