Developing & Emerging Countries

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In the wake of the Panama Papers scandal and similar leaks, tax havens are now firmly in the spotlight. Today, roughly half of all global trade still passes through tax haven jurisdictions, costing millions in lost revenue to countries around the world...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843800385Author M. SohailFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint WEDCPublisher WEDC

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Peasants are a majority of the world's poor. Despite this, there has been little effort to bridge the fields of peasant and poverty studies. Peasant Poverty and Persistence in the Twenty-first Century provides a much-needed critical perspective linking...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843800361Author M. SohailFormat PaperbackPage Count 86Imprint WEDCPublisher WEDC

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853395208Author Barrie AxtellFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 280g

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Why do some development projects succeed where others fail? This book looks at the overlooked success stories and considers what enabled them to alleviate poverty in some of the world's most deprived communities. Using case studies from ten countries...

By demonstrating that Western conceptions of 'civil society' have provided the framework for interpreting societies in the Global South, Decolonizing Civil Society in Mozambique argues that it is only through a critical deconstruction of these concepts...

Shortlisted for the Fage and Oliver Prize 2018 In 2013, the Central African Republic was engulfed by violence. In the face of the rapid spread of the conflict, journalists, politicians, and academics alike have struggled to account for its origins. In...

Genetically modified crops have become a key element of development strategies across the global South, despite remaining deeply controversial. Proponents hail them as an example of 'pro-poor' innovation which has the potential to transform the lives of...

Globetrotting or Global Citizenship? explores the broad range of international experiential learning options available to Canadian students, as well as the opportunities and the ethical dilemmas that come with them. Combining practical advice with...

Foreign aid is about charity. International development is about technical fixes. At least that is what we, as donor publics, are constantly told. The result is a highly dysfunctional aid system which mistakes short-term results for long-term...

For years economists have spoken of 'Africa rising', and despite the global financial crisis, Africa continues to host some of the fastest growing economies in the world. Africa's Shadow Rise however argues that the continent's apparent economic 'rise'...

Whilst the world's poor are clearly hit hardest by climate change impacts, so too do they hold many of the solutions for how best to cope with its impacts, and at times reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero. In this wide-ranging book, Hannah Reid...

National Ambition: Reconstructing Nigeria, leverages on the example and experience of Nigeria - a sub-Saharan African Country in West Africa - to discuss National Ambition within the context of national social and economic aspirations, and the impact of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853392467Author Geof D. WoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 600Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams)...

Celebrated as a beacon of democracy and reconciliation, many people in South Africa continue to live in severe poverty, particularly in the Eastern Cape Province. Backed by the United Nations Development Programme, the Eastern Cape's provincial...

Decolonizing Civil Society in Mozambique: Why, How and For What? emphasizes the conceptual differences and exclusionary discourses framing the arguments for supporting Western-type NGOs in the development discourse, and for excluding local social actors...

This book examines general Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) roles and comparative advantages in the broad fight to end global poverty, as well as roles and opportunities specific to particular Millennium Development Goals sectors.Book InformationISBN...

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Kenya's Independence Constitution: Constitution-Making and End of Empire is a narrative of the evolution of the constitution that was put into effect as Kenya's history as a colonial possession came to an end. It details the attempts of the colony's...

The focus of this book is to examine the growing impact of globalization on education policy and development in the Asia Pacific region. It analyses the reaction of selected societies and the strategies that their governments have adopted in response to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853390142Author Marilyn CarrFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 221g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853390036Author Sanjay SinhaFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 185g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853396281Author Stuart CoupeFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 280g

This book explores the possibilities and difficulties of living with HIV and ARVs, or antiretroviral treatment, today. It draws on HIV-positive people's stories from both the UK and the South African epidemics and offers a deep understanding of the...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780906156087Author James DunkerleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Latin America BureauPublisher Latin America BureauWeight(grams) 260g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853395024Author Lionel JayanettiFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 180g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788534062Author Professor Robert ChambersFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788532464Author LEGSFormat PaperbackPage Count 390Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 500g

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Surrounded by one of the largest petrochemical compounds in Argentina, a highly polluted river that brings the toxic waste of tanneries and other industries, a hazardous and largely unsupervised waste incinerator, and an unmonitored landfill, Flammable's...

This first volume in the series examines such topics as improving public policy toward and within developing nations, economic development and decentralized government, policy evaluation methods for developing country energy issues, and the law of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853397004Author Jo da SilvaFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 345g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853392504Author Ian ScoonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint ITDG PublishingPublisher ITDG PublishingWeight(grams) 448g

This book argues that climate justice is an urgent and defining global challenge with long-term implications for poverty reduction, livelihoods, community well-being, and sustainable development. It provides a thorough overview of both fundamental and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946688982Author Aaron MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint ITDG PublishingPublisher ITDG PublishingWeight(grams) 234g