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Paperback. Uses a global spread of case studies to illustrate that water is not simply an issue of physical scarcity, but a politically-driven issue with profound implications. This book argues that for the international community to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, governments must step in to protect the rights of the poor. Editor(s): Kulindwa, Kassim; Mascarenhas, Adolfo; Hemson, David; Lein, Haakon. Series: International Studies in Poverty Research. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842779620
- ISBN
- 9781842779620
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Paperback. With very few exceptions, industrial development has been central to the process of structural transformation which characterises economic development. This book examines challenges and opportunities arising from globalization, technological change and international trade rules. Editor(s): O'Connor, David; Kjollerstrom, Monica. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 3JM; GTF; KN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781848130272
- ISBN
- 9781848130272
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Paperback. Covers a comprehensive range of health topics, including access to medicines, mental health, water and sanitation, nutrition, and war and conflict. This book also draws attention to the politics of global health and the policies and actions of key actors. Editor(s): Health Systems Trust. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 602.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848130357
- ISBN
- 9781848130357
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Paperback. Explains how internal displacement and efforts to engineer resettlement are conceived and practiced by policy makers and practitioners. This book considers the origins and parameters of internal displacement and resettlement policy and practice and proposes an explanation for why it often fails. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FKS; GTF; HBTB; JFFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781848130463
- ISBN
- 9781848130463
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Paperback. This book takes a learning approach to development, focusing on the learning that takes place through development action - be it intentional and structured, or the outcome of different forms of engagement. Series: Development Matters. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 176.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781848131989
- ISBN
- 9781848131989
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Condition: New
€ 25.49
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Paperback. Reveals global governance as the calculated mismanagement of life, directing neoliberal ideology through global networks, and undermining the human security of millions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848132177
- ISBN
- 9781848132177
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€ 33.99€ 33.65
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Paperback. Uses vivid case evidence to emphasize the significance of relational approaches to accountability using empirical data. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848134669
- ISBN
- 9781848134669
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€ 33.99€ 33.60
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Paperback. Brings together some of the best-known academics, activists and practitioners in the field to present a comprehensive overview with original case studies from Brazil, India, China , South Africa, Malawi, Uganda and Nicaragua. Num Pages: 247 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSJ2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848139787
- ISBN
- 9781848139787
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Hardback. This book explains how the phenomenal growth and industrialization of livestock production is a central part of the accelerating biophysical contradictions of industrial capitalist agriculture and of ongoing and future food crises. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: GTF; RNT; TVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 138. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780320977
- ISBN
- 9781780320977
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Condition: New
€ 89.46
€ 89.46
Paperback. In this original and wide-ranging volume, which draws on an interdisciplinary team of mainly African and African-based specialists, the key political, socio-economic, and security challenges facing Southern Africa today are addressed. Editor(s): Saunders, Chris; Dzinesa, Gwinyayi A.; Nagar, Dawn. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFM; GTF; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780321783
- ISBN
- 9781780321783
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Hardback. Featuring fresh empirical research, Booth and McCormick's accessible but highly original book offers both an overview of issues surrounding governance for development on the continent, whilst also offering a bold new alternative. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780325958
- ISBN
- 9781780325958
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Condition: New
€ 89.46
€ 89.46
Hardcover. This volume takes a hard look at the long-term social transformation behind the dramatic politics of the Mahathir era in Malaysia. Num Pages: 219 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JJPR; GTF; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 419.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842774649
- ISBN
- 9781842774649
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Condition: New
€ 89.46
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Hardcover. Explores the range of ways in which the poor mobilise to claim their rights and demand accountability, and the strategies they use towards the state, the private sector, international institutions and within civil society itself. Editor(s): Newell, Peter; Wheeler, Joanna. Series: Claiming Citizenship. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842775547
- ISBN
- 9781842775547
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Condition: New
€ 89.47
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Hardcover. An important volume that asks whether non-governmental organisations can contribute to more socially just, alternative forms of development or if they destined to work at the margins of dominant development models determined by others. Editor(s): Bebbington, Anthony J.; Hickey, Samuel; Mitlin, Diana C. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JPWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 153. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842778920
- ISBN
- 9781842778920
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Condition: New
€ 89.47
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Hardcover. Examines the role that global policies have played in creating the crisis of rural poverty. This book explains the mechanisms of the markets and supply chains, charting their impact on agricultural trade in the world's poorest countries. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFA; KCM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 138. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- SKU
- V9781842779415
- ISBN
- 9781842779415
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Condition: New
€ 89.56
€ 89.56
Paperback. Is it really true that the trade agreements pursued in the World Trade Organisation and through regional negotiations are vital for eliminating world poverty and achieving a sustainable future? This book examines the evidence, exposes the myths, and presents challenging new proposals for comprehensive reform of the global trading system. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848132986
- ISBN
- 9781848132986
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Condition: New
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Paperback. A comprehensive introduction to the agreements which led to the establishment of the WTO Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JPSN; KCLT1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 266.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781856495820
- ISBN
- 9781856495820
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.69
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Hardcover. Provides an account of Bangladesh's political system, economic performance, and social ambiguities arising out of its people's multiple identities. Editor(s): Jahan, Rounaq. Num Pages: 420 pages, tables, figures, chronology, map, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKB; 1FM; GTB; GTF; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 33. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781856498258
- ISBN
- 9781856498258
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Condition: New
€ 89.47
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Hardcover. Explores the conceptual and methodological dimensions of participatory research and the politics and practice of participation in development. Editor(s): Cornwall, Andrea. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842774021
- ISBN
- 9781842774021
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Condition: New
€ 89.46
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Paperback. Unplanned Development(s) offers a fascinating and fresh view into the realities of development planning. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848139886
- ISBN
- 9781848139886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.52
€ 27.52