Developing & Emerging Countries

This is a study of how ethnic diversity is represented in public institutions in India, and how politics manages ethnic inequalities. New data on representational patterns in parliament cover the diversity of caste, tribe and religion. Material...

The Kurdish territory of Rojava in Syria has become a watchword for radical democracy, communalism and gender equality. But while Western radicals continue to project their own values onto the revolution, the complexities of the situation are often...

THEORY AND EXPLANATION IN GEOGRAPHY "With this book Henry Yeung puts Geography back into the driver's seat of new theory development. Foregrounding mid-range theories and mechanism-based explanations, he offers a pragmatic approach that has the capacity...

This fully updated fifth edition of An Introduction to African Politics is an ideal textbook for those new to the study of this fascinating continent. Charting trends in government over six decades of the post-colonial era, the book tackles key questions...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853391972Author Steve HurstFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint ITDG PublishingPublisher ITDG PublishingWeight(grams) 505gDimensions(mm) 243mm * 175mm *...

This is an indispensable career guide for everyone wanting to work in or already working in the international development and humanitarian emergencies sector. It provides a general introduction and insight into the sector, for those exploring it as a...

This work compares the development experiences of East Asia and the Arab world. It posits that in view of the collapse in socialism and its ideological retreat, their development performances are intensely over determined by their modes of integration...

Sub-Saharan Africa faces three big inter-related challenges over the next generation. It will double its population to two billion by 2045. By then more than half of Africans will be living in cities. And this group of mostly young people will be ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853396441Author Lisa VeneKlasenFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams)...

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. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853392030Author Jules JanssenFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams)...

A sense of urgency pervades global environmentalism, and the degrowth movement is bursting into the mainstream. As climate catastrophe looms closer, people are eager to learn what degrowth is about, and whether we can save the planet by changing how we...

Choice Experiments in Developing Countries is an invaluable one-stop presentation of the best-practice case studies implementing the choice experiment method in developing countries. It highlights the theoretical and practical issues that should be taken...

How foreign lending weakens emerging nationsIn the nineteenth century, many developing countries turned to the credit houses of Europe for sovereign loans to balance their books and weather major fiscal shocks such as war. This reliance on external...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853397332Author Professor Robert ChambersFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action...

What part do the values of growth and prosperity, freedom and justice, security and democracy play in social policy and human welfare? How can we judge the validity of these - the founding principles of Western liberalism - and the policies they shape,...

Examining the foundations of development, Shivakumar describes how societies can reconstitute themselves to improve their developmental well-being. He argues that the unitary state focus in theory and practice limits the creative potential of individuals...

This book provides a broad picture of Sri Lanka's on-going political and economic crisis as the culmination of several centuries of colonial and neo-colonial developments. The book presents the Sri Lankan crisis as an exemplification of a broader global...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853393358Author UNIFEMFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams)...

Between 1983 and 2009 Sri Lanka was host to a bitter civil war fought between the Government and the Tamil Tigers, which sought the creation of an independent Tamil state. In May 2009 came the war's violent end with the crushing defeat of the Tamil...

International cooperation has never been more needed, but the current system of "aid" is outdated and ineffective. The Future of Aid calls for a wholesale restructuring of the aid project, a totally new approach fit for the challenges of the 21st...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788532037Author Neil McCullochFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 220g

Hotter and dryer than most parts of the world, the Middle East could soon see climate change exacerbate food and water shortages, aggravate social inequalities, and drive displacement and political destabilization. And as renewable energy eclipses fossil...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853399459Author Professor Robert ChambersFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action...

A sobering study of the troubled African nation, both pre- and post-genocide, and its uncertain future The brutal civil war between Hutu and Tutsi factions in Rwanda ended in 1994 when the Rwandan Patriotic Front came to power and embarked on an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906387716Author Chambi ChachageFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Pambazuka PressPublisher Pambazuka PressWeight(grams) 217gDimensions(mm) 198mm *...

This timely and ambitious volume - a product of close research collaboration with the United Nations Multi-Country Office for Micronesia - is conceived as a holistic "journey" across various domains of progress in a region that, despite fundamental...

Prescriptions for Death: The Drugging of the Third World is a compelling expose of the pharmaceutical industry's ethical failings and regulatory loopholes that disproportionately affect developing nations. Authors Milton Silverman, Philip R. Lee, and Mia...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853397677Author Arno RosemarinFormat HardbackPage Count 116Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853395901Author Malcolm HarperFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788534703Author Nikolas SorensenFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 300g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853395529Author Fernand VincentFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams)...

This book explores the struggle between China and the United States to expand their influence in Asia through economic assistance and defensive alliances. It brings together the diverse viewpoints of scholars from various countries on how Asian countries...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788534666Author Mahbooba WaiziFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams)...

This book explores the transition to the circular economy through a multi-dimensional lens, highlighting its necessity for a sustainable future. It analyses both public and network governance models essential for systemic transitions and contextualises...

The book unravels the entangled relationship between ascriptive identity (caste) and space (urban) and how this interaction (re)moulds urban stratification. Urban rather represents a liminal space while offering promising opportunities to aspire and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788534109Author Steven WerlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams)...

The Social Outlook is a flagship ESCAP publication produced every two years with a dedicated focus on social development issues in Asia and the Pacific. In 2024, the Social Outlook focuses on future proofing social protection in Asia and the Pacific in...

This handbook provides an examination of the theoretical foundations, methodological innovations, and practical applications that are redefining evaluation in the Global South. It explores how scholars and practitioners are challenging conventional...