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This book presents data on Ugandan khat within the context of international debates on the drug, and the proposed ban in 2009. By telling... Læs mere
This book brings together key, incisive writings (published and unpublished) of the late Andre Gunder Frank on world... Læs mere
It also served as a metaphor both for the collapse of Philippine-American base negotiations, presaging an end to nearly a... Læs mere
The Third World debt crisis, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank's adjustment policies have compelled many countries to move towards a contraction of public sector expenditure in favour of market orientated development policies.
The most pressing problem for most developing countries is how to reverse the adverse trends of the 1980s and create the conditions for sustainable development. The need for an adaptive evolutionary approach to problems of development is, perhaps, the central theme to the volume.
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.
In 1990, Kerala on the southwestern coast has India's lowest infant mortality, longest life expectancy and highest female literacy. Women retained... Læs mere
Problems and potentials of South-South trade in a development context are highlighted through a number of... Læs mere
Conditionality has long been used by the IMF, and more recently by World Bank and bilateral donors, as an instrument for improving the effectiveness of international finance.
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
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
The relationship between economic development and political systems is of major importance in today's rapidly changing world. Of particular interest are models of political and... Læs mere