Developing & Emerging Countries

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788531467Author Kerstin HemstroemFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 500g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789460221101Author Judith KingFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint KIT PublishersPublisher KIT PublishersWeight(grams) 322g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788532129Author Hanna RuszczykFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 192g

Westerners have long represented Africans as “backwards,” “primitive,” and “unintelligent,” distortions which have opened the door for American philanthropies to push their own education agendas in Africa. We Come as Members of the Superior Race...

This book examines the key Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) relating to environmental sustainability and provides a cutting-edge assessment of current progress with the view of achieving these goals by 2030.Within South Asia, the book pays particular...

International development stakeholders harness communication with two broad purposes: to do good, via communication for development and media assistance, and to communicate do-gooding, via public relations and information. This book unpacks various ways...

In all countries for which data is available, Indigenous peoples have lower rates of formal educational participation and attainment than their non-Indigenous counterparts. There are many structural reasons for this, but it may in part be related to the...

Poverty is an issue facing countries around the globe, yet it is a multi-dimensional phenomenon caused by a variety of factors, differing from context with no linear chain of cause and effect. The occurrence and persistence of poverty is influenced by...

India has been experiencing a significant transition as the new generation born after the economic reforms in 1991 has emerged as a main player in the Indian society. Now in their 20s and 30s, this generation has different attitudes and preferences...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909014916Author Women Resisting Violence CollectiveFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action...

Industrial Policy in Developing Countries offers an in-depth assessment of both the potentials and perils of designing and implementing policy in countries at early stages of economic development. The range of insightful case studies illustrates the key...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788532082Author Deborah RhodesFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 156g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788531009Author Vicky JohnsonFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 490g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788531962Author Tammy BernaskyFormat HardbackPage Count 166Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 438g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843801030Author Kalanithy VairavamoorthyFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint WEDCPublisher WEDC

At least fifty years of projects aimed at the rural poor in Africa have had very little impact. Up to half of the children of these countries are still suffering from stunting and malnutrition. Soil degradation and poor crop yields are ubiquitous...

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid...

This book brings to life the remarkable stories of five exceptional international development leaders and influencers: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Domingo Cavallo, Ela Bhatt, Dzingai Mutumbuka, and Adolfo Figueroa. Together, their experiences and...

This book addresses the gap in the existing literature on the governance of transdisciplinary research partnerships in transformational sustainability research by exploring the governance of knowledge co-production in coupled socio-ecological system...

This book features 100 local case studies examining the experiences of leading Singaporean companies across different sectors including aviation, logistics, banking, and real estate. They offer valuable insights into how companies adapted to evolving...

The Political Economy of Transnational Power and Production: Mexico's Metamorphosis 1982-2022 How and why Mexico’s socioeconomic structure was transformed through plutocratic preferences, US corporate strategies, and ideology—all powering transnational...

Borderland Anxieties explores the complex relationships between liberalization, gender and migration in Nagaland, a state in Northeast India that is emerging from decades of armed conflict. In the wake of Nagaland's conflict, liberalization and an...

This book proposes a paradigm shift in how human and nonhuman well-being are perceived and approached. In response to years of accelerated decline in the health of ecosystems and their inhabitants, this edited collection presents planetary well-being as...

This book critically evaluates the complex relations between physical activity, health imperatives and cultural and social opportunities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).The book explores the uncertainty of knowledge around physical activity...

This book argues that there is a need to develop greater indigenous-led intergenerational resilience in order to meet the challenges posed by contemporary crises of climate change, cultural clashes, and adversity.In today's media, the climate crisis is...

This book offers a critical insight into how the study of NGOs can be more theoretically grounded and methodologically creative. The role of NGOs in global development has been the focus of considerable research and scholarship for the last four decades...

This book explores how and why the idea of the African environmental crisis developed and persisted through colonial and post-colonial periods, and why it has been so influential in development discourse. From the beginnings of imperial administration,...

Celebrating the work of Keith McLachlan, a well-known and much-admired geographer of the Middle East and North Africa, this book combines three interrelated topics that define the region. The Middle East has been integral to the growth of the global oil...

This Edited book introduces the concept of complex disasters and considers both disaster risks and impacts across the disaster management spectrum - Prevention - Preparation - Response and Recovery. Three types of complex disasters are analysed -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946688449Author Bob LinneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint ITDG PublishingPublisher ITDG PublishingWeight(grams) 374gDimensions(mm) 297mm * 211mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780903031295Author Bob MannFormat PaperbackPage Count 20Imprint ITDG PublishingPublisher ITDG PublishingWeight(grams) 59gDimensions(mm) 253mm * 178mm * 5mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946688067Author Rob HitchingsFormat PaperbackPage Count 28Imprint ITDG PublishingPublisher ITDG PublishingWeight(grams) 81gDimensions(mm) 252mm * 181mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853391989Author Kathryn PottsFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853394119Author Emmanuel N. ChidumayoFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint ITDG PublishingPublisher ITDG PublishingWeight(grams) 300g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853393068Author Bjorn BrandbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780903031769Author Rob HitchingsFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint ITDG PublishingPublisher ITDG PublishingWeight(grams) 123gDimensions(mm) 252mm * 177mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780903031158Author Simon WattFormat PaperbackPage Count 42Imprint ITDG PublishingPublisher ITDG PublishingWeight(grams) 112gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 171mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789290616511Author World Health Organization: Regional Office for the Western PacificFormat PaperbackPage Count 45Imprint WHO Regional Office for the...

The literature on innovation in Africa is rapidly expanding, and a recurring thread in the emergent literature is the pervasiveness of systemic weaknesses that inhibit the innovation process. Despite these, firms are able to innovate in Africa. It is...

Impact Assessment (IA) is introduced in this book, with a guide to the process, scope, content, and management of IA for the governments of developing economies. In doing so, evidence-based policy making is taken into full consideration.  After the...