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Paperback. In lightof the Asian financial crisis of 1997, Lai examines whetherEast Asian economies converged onto the liberal market model by studying the evolution of the financial sectors of Korea, Malaysia and Thailand. This includessectoral diversification, the nature of competition, and the regulatory and supervisory frameworks." Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCL; KCP; KCS; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349348015
ISBN
9781349348015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.11

Paperback. Focused onunique features of economic development, thisedited volume examinesthe nature and structure of corporate governance of several key state-owned enterprisesin China andpublic sector unitsin India in five strategic sectors: oil and natural gas, steel, coal, electricity generation, and banking industries." Editor(s): Yi-chong, Xu. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JP; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349348091
ISBN
9781349348091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.90

Paperback. "The first volume of IDS Companions to Development Studies focuses on pivotal writing emerging from the IDS fellowship during the last 50 years. It includes five topics: perspectives and paradigms, debunking myths, development policy, gender and international perspectives, and policy, as well as names like Seers, Singer, Lipton, Reg Green"-- Editor(s): Jolly, Richard. Series: IDS Companions to Development. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; JPB; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349349876
ISBN
9781349349876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Paperback. Over the past decade, international human rights organizations and think tanks have expressed a growing concern that the space of civil society organizations around the world is under pressure. This book examines the pressures experienced by NGOs in four partial democracies: Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia and the Philippines. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JPS; JPVH; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349349890
ISBN
9781349349890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.88

Paperback. As regionalisation becomes an increasingly hot topic, the authors explain why regionalism has been most successful in Latin America and analyse current processes and opinions of possible future developments in the region, including the Caribbean, Central America, Brazil, and Mexico. Editor(s): Rivarola Puntigliano, Andres. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JPA; JPS; KCP; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349349913
ISBN
9781349349913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.71

paperback. Drawing on insights from international organization and securitization theory, the author investigates the World Health Organization and how its approach to global health security has changed and adapted since its creation in 1948. He also examines the organization's prospects for managing global health security now and into the future. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPQB; JPSN; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2015
SKU
V9781349350438
ISBN
9781349350438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.05

Paperback. Editor(s): Tornquist, Olle; Stokke, Kristian. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 337 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPA; JPS; JPSN; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349350674
ISBN
9781349350674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.94

Paperback. This book brings a fresh, original approach to understand social action in China and Vietnam through the conceptual lens of informal environmental and health networks. It shows how citizens in non-democratic states actively create informal pathways for advocacy and the development of functioning civil societies. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349351015
ISBN
9781349351015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.48

Paperback. Designed as a critique of the key failures of international development, this bookbrings together practitioners, policy-makers, researchers, activists, and academics inan attempt to work toward a shared conceptualisation of development by outlining and critically reflecting on their own understanding of development." Editor(s): Kingsbury, D.G. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFF; JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349351039
ISBN
9781349351039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.74

Paperback. Series: Global Ethics. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; JPS; JPVH; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349352258
ISBN
9781349352258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.11

Paperback. Covers topical issues for Africa's development, economics and politics of climate change, water management, public service delivery, and delivering aid. The authors argue that these issues should be included in the post-MDG paradigm and add an important voice to recent moves by academics and practitioners to engage with each other. Editor(s): Shaw, T.; Shaw, Professor Timothy M.; Kararach, George. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; JPP; KCP; RND; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349352296
ISBN
9781349352296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.53

paperback. In 2000 the European Union and its 78 African-Caribbean-Pacific partners signed the Cotonou Agreement, heralding a new era in developmental politics. This comprehensive book draws attention to the limitations in the EU's approach to implementing pro-poor, environmentally sustainable development amongst its African-Caribbean-Pacific partners. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JP; RGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2008
SKU
V9781349354580
ISBN
9781349354580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.42

Paperback. This book explores the role of horizontal inequalities--inequalities that exist between ethnic, religious or racial groups--as a source of violent conflict. Editor(s): Stewart, F. Series: Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity. Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHB; JPS; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349354627
ISBN
9781349354627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.84

Paperback. The book explores the relationship between embodiment and the production of the key structures which frame agency to map out potential for social change. It uses modalities of ageing embodiment in the context of sport participation in later life, specifically Master athletics, including barriers, opportunities and physiological dimensions. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSP; JFSP31; JHB; JHBK; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349355198
ISBN
9781349355198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.06

Paperback. This volume reviews Africa's past experiences of social policy, with an eye on the future. Contributions examine a range of social policy issues around healthcare, education, the labour market and social welfare, and highlight important conceptual and policy issues for rebuilding Africa. Editor(s): Adesina, Jimi. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JHBA; JPQB; KCL; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349355884
ISBN
9781349355884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.01

Paperback. Uprootedness, exile and forced displacement, be they due to conflict, persecution or so-called 'development', are conditions which characterise the lives of millions across the globe.This book analyses a range of displacement situations, including development 'oustees', refugees and internally displaced persons." Editor(s): Grabska, Katarzyna; Mehta, Lyla. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFF; JFFN; JFSL; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349356973
ISBN
9781349356973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

Paperback. This collection examines anti-corruption campaigns and argues that they have often resulted in perverse and unintended consequences. The book examines how corruption has been addressed (and sometimes tolerated) in Africa, Asia, Latin America and East & Central Europe to interrogate government policy and question development discourse and practice. Editor(s): Bracking, Sarah. Series: Palgrave Studies in Development. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPA; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349357697
ISBN
9781349357697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.61

Paperback. This book traces changes in development in East Asia since the financial crisis of 1997-8. Editor(s): Woo, Meredith Jung-En. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349358106
ISBN
9781349358106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.21

Paperback. Thisvolumeoffers a wide-reaching exploration of foreign direct investmentand developmental impacts through case studies from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Central Europe, also examining the role of'new players' such as Chinese, Indian and South African TNCs." Editor(s): Rugraff, Eric; Sanchez-Ancochea, Diego; Sumner, Andy. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349358809
ISBN
9781349358809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.73

Paperback. This book looks ahead to consider the most likely results of the encounter between China and the international system.Environmental, cultural and perceptual matters are considered as well as more traditional economic and military issues. Underpinning the book is the question will the 21st century be 'China's Century', for China and the world?" Series: Global issues series. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HBJF; JFC; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349358823
ISBN
9781349358823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.36

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