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Agency, Security and Governance of Small States examines what seems to be a defining paradox of Small-State Studies: the simultaneous coexistence (and possible co-dependence) of vulnerability and opportunity related to small-state size.
This book examines the concept of a Smart City in the context of improving the quality of life and sustainable development in... Læs mere
This book analyses the relationship between socio-spatial transformation, styles of leadership and nature of constituents in Pakistan. It will be of interest to researchers studying South Asian, Pakistan and Punjab/Sikh studies, Development Studies and Urban Studies.
This book explains how ethical finance works and which innovations it has engendered in financial and economic... Læs mere
The interrelationship between development, environment and human needs is one of the key issues facing the word today. The Chilean economist, Manfred Max-Neef, was a leading thinker on this dynamic and this book provides both an introduction to and analysis of his work and ideas.
With the rapid increase in the global population and changing climatic impacts on agriculture, this book demonstrates how genome editing will be an indispensable technique to overcome ongoing and prospective agricultural challenges.
This book utilises a new theoretical approach to understand the dynamics of the peasantry, and peasant resistance, in relation to capitalism, state, class, and imperialism in the Global South.
This book provides analytical perspectives on drivers, constraints, opportunities and barriers, as well as measures... Læs mere
This book investigates the relationship that multinational firms form with local authorities and government in West Africa.
This book provides analytical perspectives on drivers, constraints, opportunities and barriers, as well as measures... Læs mere
Fifty years after the publication of Eric Wolf’s celebrated Peasant Wars of the Twentieth Century, this book offers a much-needed critical assessment and update of Wolf’s contribution to the study of the peasantry.
The comparison of distinct societal processes expressing key universals in societal progress permits a fusion of local and wider logics.