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This work considers the city as a gendered space and examines women’s experiences and engagement in both... Læs mere
Drawing upon both conceptual and empirical evidence, this volume argues the case for the centrality of social policy in development, focusing particularly on the message that social policy needs to be closely intertwined with economic policy.
Today Peru is undoubtedly poorer than Colombia. Whether the international economy has provided positive or negative shocks, Colombia has tended to manage them more skilfully than Peru - not be relying on the market but by generally pragmatic and prudent interventionist policies.
Two Gulf wars and the continuing Arab-Israeli conflict have highlighted the salience of military factors in the Middle East. This book argues,... Læs mere
Examines the economic impact of aid, but not in the sense that it questions the relevance of this objective,... Læs mere
This book is a timely re-examination of the role of trade policy in development strategies. This has required selectivity in trade policy and an activist... Læs mere
This book presents a study of international relations theory and the role of the United Nations in international environmental negotiations. The book links discussion... Læs mere
Important elements include rural development, industrialization based on regional import substitution and export promotion, and development of human capabilities.
A distinguished collection of international and African authors, including economists from the IMF and the World Bank,... Læs mere
'Readers will find in these pages a very lucid, creative, and highly readable version of many of the ideas that have taken shape through the medium of the Human Development Reports during the last four years.
This book represents a collective effort by ten social scientists with long experience in the Horn of Africa to portray the marginalisation and deprivation of the pastoralist population in that region.
Much has already been written about the effects of the changes of the Cold War on conflict. The ongoing disengagement of East and West from bipolar Cold-War politics has resulted in an unstable international political situation which is characterized by regional conflicts.