Catálogo de libros: Estudios del desarrollo

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  • Development Perspectives from the South
    Munyaradzi Mawere
    Not so long ago, The Economist described Africa as a hopeless continent. This damning description specifically referred to the development status of Africa. While the debate on the political and socio-economic [under-]development of Africa had been raging on prior to the Economist’s daring but controversial pronouncements, it intensified from thereon. Many concerned people from...
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    77,83 €

  • The Exodus is Not Over
    NANDITA HAKSAR
    Economic deprivation, insurgencies and deadly ethnic clashes have driven thousands of impoverished men and women from the Northeastern region of India to seek a better life in the towns and cities of mainland India and further abroad. Some find themselves working amidst the unimaginable opulence of five-star hotels, casinos and cruises. However, for many, their jobs in Delhi, B...
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    16,57 €

  • Women’s Social and Legal Issues in African Current Affairs
    Time / Victoria M. Time / Victoria MTime
    This book discusses the causes of women's marginalization in Africa, addressing issues such as time poverty, lack of education, poor governance, human trafficking, and cultural practices such as early marriages and bride price. It provides recommendations on policies and initiatives that would elevate women’s livelihood and societal standing in African countries. ...
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    122,17 €

  • Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region 2015-2016
    Economic and Social Commission for Weste
    The economic and political uncertainty which has characterized the Arab region in the wake of the 2011 transitions and upheaval continues to restrain the region's prospects for growth, job creation and stability. Economic expansion remains stalled, with persistently low global oil prices adding a further burden to the regional economy and constraining the growth and fiscal bala...
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    47,25 €

  • Kazakhstan in the Making
    This collection is a multidisciplinary examination of modern-day Kazakhstan. It analyzes the country’s fast-changing national identity, the current regime’s ongoing quest for popular support, relations between the Kazakh majority and the Russian-speaking minorities, and various other issues. ...
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    149,41 €

  • Bangladesh Confronts Climate Change
    David Hulme / Joseph Hanlon / Manoj Roy
    Severely threatened by climate change, Bangladesh is showing the world how to take an active role in adapting to this situation. Learning from its own experience in coping with floods and cyclones, Bangladesh is taking the lead in international climate change negotiations and attempting to persuade the industrialized world to curb emissions. ...
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    165,85 €

  • Bangladesh Confronts Climate Change
    David Hulme / Joseph Hanlon / Manoj Roy
    Severely threatened by climate change, Bangladesh is showing the world how to take an active role in adapting to this situation. Learning from its own experience in coping with floods and cyclones, Bangladesh is taking the lead in international climate change negotiations and attempting to persuade the industrialized world to curb emissions. ...
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    43,00 €

  • Arab Sustainable Development Report First Edition, 2015
    Economic and Social Commission for Weste
    In September 2015, Governments worldwide adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including 17 wide-ranging Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Using the SDGs as a thematic reference, the report examines progress on securing human dignity and well-being in the Arab countries and what is needed to achieve sustainable development in this region in turmoil. It also...
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    62,73 €

  • Arab Development Outlook
    Economic and Social Commission for Weste
    The Arab region is in crisis and it is easy to succumb to pessimism about its future. This report, however, embraces a vision of hope: one that illustrates the many ways in which the region can act to ensure its future security and prosperity. It envisages a day when authoritarianism, occupation, foreign domination and all forms of discrimination end. A vision of human developm...
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    63,24 €

  • Comparative Approaches to Biotechnology Development and Use in Developed and Emerging Nations
    The development of biotechnological innovations is quickly becoming a globalized phenomenon as emerging nations are making major strides to compete with more developed economies. Though efforts to bridge the gap between emerging and developed nations have been successful, there are still many barriers that need to be overcome. Comparative Approaches to Biotechnology Development...
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    269,88 €

  • Asia-Pacific Countries with Special Needs Development Report 2016
    Economic and Social Commission for Asia
    The Asia-Pacific Countries with Special Needs Development Report 2016 explores ways to adapt the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to the unique circumstances, capacities and levels of development of the Asia-Pacific Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS), collectively referred to as Countries wi...
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    45,58 €

  • National Ambition
    David Kieghe
    National Ambition: Reconstructing Nigeria, leverages on the example and experience of Nigeria – a sub-Saharan African Country in West Africa – to discuss National Ambition within the context of national social and economic aspirations, and the impact of corruption on governance, development and peace. The book uses credible sources of information from secondary research to offe...
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    26,84 €

  • National Ambition
    David Kieghe
    National Ambition: Reconstructing Nigeria, leverages on the example and experience of Nigeria – a sub-Saharan African Country in West Africa – to discuss National Ambition within the context of national social and economic aspirations, and the impact of corruption on governance, development and peace. The book uses credible sources of information from secondary research to offe...
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    35,40 €

  • World Economic and Social Survey 2016
    Department of Economic and Social Affair
    This edition of the World Economic and Social Survey contributes to the debate on the implementation challenges of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In addressing the specific challenge of building resilience to climate change, the Survey focuses attention on the population groups and communities that are disproportionately affected by climate hazards. It argues that...
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    67,38 €

  • Contemporary Culture and Media in Asia
    Brings together leading and emerging scholars from Asia, North America and Australia to develop new perspectives on the key issues in contemporary Asian cultural and media studies. ...
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    171,86 €

  • Food Remittances
    Jonathan Crush / Mary Caesar
    There is considerable evidence from across the African continent that a significant proportion of cash remittances to rural areas is spent on food. However, bidirectional food remitting – its drivers, dimensions and impacts – is an underdeveloped research and policy area. This report therefore reviews the current state of knowledge about food remittances in Africa and aims to m...
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    39,34 €

  • Handbook of Research on Social, Cultural, and Educational Considerations of Indigenous Knowledge in Developing Countries
    Patrick Ngulube
    Knowledge systems are an essential aspect to the preservation of a community’s culture. In developing countries, this community-based knowledge has significant influence on such things as decision making and problem solving. The Handbook of Research on Social, Cultural, and Educational Considerations of Indigenous Knowledge in Developing Countries is an authoritative reference ...
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    347,84 €

  • Contemporary Culture and Media in Asia
    Brings together leading and emerging scholars from Asia, North America and Australia to develop new perspectives on the key issues in contemporary Asian cultural and media studies. ...
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    57,02 €

  • Tourism in Malaysia
    A. H. M. Zehadul Karim
    As a pluralistic nation, Malaysia consists of diverse ethnic groups of people with various cultures that integrate harmonious and peaceful living in a politically stable and wonderfully rich environmental setting. Due to such unique features, people from abroad become largely attracted to this land and thus frequently arrive here as visitors and tourists. There are tremendous a...
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    4,06 €

  • So This Is Where We Stand?
    Giovanni Burrascano
    Giovanni Burrascano investigates why and how Western thinking has changed over the last five hundred years, affecting the human condition, natural world, and you.This timely report is a powerful and insightful treatment of today's many social and environmental concerns. Linking historical and more contemporary facts of the last five hundred years, So This Is Where We Stand?...
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    11,09 €

  • Handbook of Research on Theoretical Perspectives on Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Developing Countries
    Patrick Ngulube
    There has been a growth in the use, acceptance, and popularity of indigenous knowledge. High rates of poverty and a widening economic divide is threatening the accessibility to western scientific knowledge in the developing world where many indigenous people live. Consequently, indigenous knowledge has become a potential source for sustainable development in the developing worl...
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    361,10 €

  • Neoliberalizing Spaces in the Philippines
    Arnisson Andre Ortega
    Based on years of field research, this study examines the construction of urban and suburban space in the Philippines since a recent housing boom caused by an influx of wealth from returning Filipino migrants. It analyzes various developments, such as the rise of gated suburban communities and their effects on marginalized populations. ...
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    157,65 €

  • The Indian Righteousness
    Amulya K. Mohanty
    The Indian Righteousness is about theoretical patterns of the way Indians define righteousness in their family and social life, politics, democracy, development issues and rationality in present times. Literary and intellectual in style, it is an exposé of Indian society in post-liberalization and post-globalization times, locating the way Indians address ethical conflicts, inc...
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    7,77 €

  • Chinese vs. Western Perspectives
    Jinghao Zhou
    This book reflects the author’s extensive research and thoughtful examination of many sides of controversial issues related to contemporary China. It is distinct from other studies on this subject in that the author is committed to examining today’s China from Chinese as well as Western perspectives. ...
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    70,48 €

  • Global Perspectives on Development Administration and Cultural Change
    As countries around the world make continuous strides in developing their economies, it has become increasingly important to evaluate the different ways culture impacts the growth of a region. Global Perspectives on Development Administration and Cultural Change investigates the impact of economic growth on different demographics throughout the world. Identifying theoretical co...
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    223,09 €

  • China’s Millennials
    Eric Fish
    Eric Fish provides compelling portraits of young Chinese as they struggle to cope with their country’s wrenching socioeconomic and demographic transition after years of lofty expectations. He deftly captures their hopes, disillusionment, and rebellion in a system that is scrambling to keep them in line as they increasingly refuse to conform. ...
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    43,23 €

  • International Development
    Damien Kingsbury / Janet Hunt / John McKay
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    63,40 €

  • Knowing China
    Frank Pieke
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    22,28 €

  • Combating Criminalized Power Structures
    Michael Dziedzic
    Criminalized power structures are the predominant spoilers of peace settlements and stability operations. This volume focuses on the means available to practitioners to cope with the challenges posed by CPS along with recommendations for improving their efficacy and an enumeration of the conditions essential for their success. ...
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    127,82 €

  • Economic Development in Africa Report 2016
    United Nations Conference on Trade and D
    Africa has major development aspirations in the broader context of a global and continental economic development agenda. This calls for substantial financial resources at a time when the global development finance landscape is changing, from a model centred on official development assistance and the coverage of remaining financing needs through external debt, to a framework wit...
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    36,48 €


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