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We live in a globally interconnected but economically divided world where internationally linked businesses can play a significant role in helping and/or obstructing the development of impoverished countries.
There is a major contradiction in contemporary politics: there has been a wave of democratization that has swept across much of the world, while at the same time globalization appears to have reduced the social forces that have built democracy historically.
This book follows a group of women pursuing safety from abusive relationships. Seven influential social dimensions are examined: power, emotion,... Læs mere
This book explains how and why cities on the African continent have grown at such a rapid pace, how municipal authorities have tried to cope with this massive influx of... Læs mere
Developing broad, holistic notions of 'impact' to measure the effects of international development assistance, this book makes a significant contribution to... Læs mere
Laguerre proposes a relationship among migrants and their home society that transcends current views in migration studies. The relationship among Haitians who live... Læs mere
Africa represents the next frontier of the transnational politics of democratization. Recent efforts to promote... Læs mere
Minns argues that the industrial transformations of Mexico, South Korea and Taiwan... Læs mere
This is a study of how ethnic diversity is represented in public institutions in India, and how politics manages ethnic... Læs mere
This book examines inequality, poverty and well-being concepts and corresponding empirical measures. Attempting to push future research in new and important directions,... Læs mere
This book revisits Cox and Harrod's conception of 'unprotected workers' through theoretical reflection... Læs mere
In the late twentieth century, structural adjustment policies became the West's received wisdom as a solution to the economic problems of the South. The... Læs mere