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In this book, top scholars look at the efficacy of trade union and worker protest in overthrowing authoritarian governments in Africa. The analytical... Læs mere
This book presents findings of systematic research into the contested meanings of development and wellbeing from a country, Peru, which has recently experienced both rapid economic growth and deep social conflict.
This ethnography charts the lives of mission-educated men in Zambia and their search for meaning in the AIDS pandemic, as well as... Læs mere
Drawing primarily from critical traditions in social and educational research, this book frames contemporary issues... Læs mere
Labor Relations in New Democracies explores how democratization has changed the material and political fortunes of workers in the new democracies of Europe, Latin America, and East Asia. It also examines how workers have responded to their newly found environment.
The uniqueness of the book is not only in the care with which the data is examined but also in the emphasis upon interpreting data within a framework oriented towards the monitoring of the satisfaction of basic human needs.
This book assesses the World Bank's interaction with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in projects, policy dialogue and elsewhere.
Through the analysis of examples taken from America, the Caribbean and Western and East-Central Europe, this book addresses one of... Læs mere
With the adoption of a World Bank-sponsored structural adjustment programme in the mid-1980s, Guinea underwent a... Læs mere
The book discusses five examples of NGO action in four countries - Indonesia, Philippines, South Africa and Sri Lanka - with authoritarian regimes.... Læs mere
Cultures, Communities, Identities explores a wide range of cultural strategies to promote participation and empowerment in both First and Third World settings.
The author examines from different perspectives (theological and philosophical as well as socio-political and historical) the significance of the concept of the individual in the ways of thinking of Iranians.