Development

Jeffrey D. Sachs is one of the world's most perceptive and original analysts of global development. In this major new work he presents a compelling and practical framework for how global citizens can use a holistic way forward to address the seemingly...

Napoleon Hill's Golden Rules: The Lost Writings consists of a series of magazine articles Napoleon Hill wrote between 1919 and1923 for Success Magazine, of which he eventually become an editor. Hill's obsession with achieving material success had led him...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781558443938Author Frederick SteinerFormat HardbackPage Count 351Imprint Lincoln Institute of Land PolicyPublisher Lincoln Institute of Land...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994432810Author Bernadette JiwaFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Perceptive PressPublisher Perceptive PressWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Looking to live a life that goes beyond 'sustainability'? Welcome to the circular economy.But what it is exactly? Taking inspiration from nature, the circular economy is a series of interconnecting systems that make everyday life more sustainable. Plus,...

Praise for the first edition of Up Your Business! "Dave Anderson has hit another home run! Up Your Business! is an invaluable, highly readable guide that should be on the desk--and in the mind--of anyone demanding top-level performance from themselves...

The main focus of this book is on the causation of starvation in general and of famines in particular. The author develops the alternative method of analysis--the 'entitlement approach'--concentrating on ownership and exchange, not on food supply. The...

From a renowned pioneer of the anti-globalization movement, a primer on working towards a localized world From disappearing livelihoods to financial instability, from climate chaos to an epidemic of depression, we face crises on a number of seemingly...

A beautifully designed instructive guide to creating luxurious, safe and effective beauty products using ingredients from nature. In this charming book you'll discover how to prepare an abundant range of products using plants and flowers, many of which...

A landmark history of the world economic order, exploring how developing countries have fought to escape impoverishment Over the past two decades, experiments in neoliberal economics have opened up a chasm of inequality between the Global South and the...

This book provides an engaging introduction to economics through a literary lens. Drawing on writers such as James Joyce, George Eliot, Edith Wharton, Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, and Elizabeth Gaskell, each chapter is framed around a quote from a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623170516Author Vandana ShivaFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Frog LtdPublisher Frog LtdWeight(grams) 397gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 153mm * 17mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061252792Author Paul HawkenFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262545112Author Gerald C. KaneFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783952506103Author Christopher S KalinFormat PaperbackPage Count 476Imprint Csk Management GmbhPublisher Csk Management GmbhWeight(grams)...

Robert Ellis James-Robertson (always known as Ellis) was born in Wales but lived at Worcester from the mid-1950s and travelled extensively around the country building up a large railway collection. In the 1960s a few of Ellis's photographs were published...

This book provides the first systematic critique of the concept of climate change adaptation within the field of international development. Drawing on a reworked political ecology framework, it argues that climate is not something 'out there' that we...

'Doing good can help improve your prospects, your profits, and your business; and it can change the world. We must change the way we do business' - Richard BransonCan we bring more meaning to our lives and help change the world at the same time?In Screw...

It's human nature to focus more on our weaknesses because we are programmed to be alert to risks in our environment. We end up focusing on what isn't working, often overshadowing all the positives. But what if you focused on and played to your strengths...

Ever wonder where big, breakthrough ideas come from? How do innovators manage to spot the opportunities for industry revolution that everyone else seems to miss? Contrary to popular belief, innovation is not some mystical art that's forbidden to mere...

The Ecological Farm is a breakthrough resource for ecological fruit and vegetable growers at every scale who want to go beyond organic. Through a unique ecosystem-balancing approach focusing on reduced tillage, minimising farm and garden inputs and pest...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250007704Author Michael SpenceFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 211mm *...

Learn how to maintain a firm grasp of a project throughout its development, how to forecast with greater accuracy and how to ensure the successful launch of a product. Covers new consumer and industrial products, the latest services and technologies...

To reduce emissions and address climate change, we need to invest in renewables and rapidly decarbonise our energy networks. However, decarbonisation is often seen as a technical project, detached from questions of politics and social justice. What if...

Bringing the study of international inequality back into the core of sociological theory, this book offers a user-friendly introduction to development and underdevelopment. In doing so, it places various approaches to the definition, measurement, and...

For centuries, industrialization and factory-based production have been core ingredients in economic growth, development, and innovation. This symbiotic relationship between industrialization and economic prosperity is now changing. 'Megatrends' - trends...

China's economic growth has transformed the country from one of the poorest in the world to its second largest economy. Understanding the drivers of growth remains elusive as the country is affected by both its transition from central planning and the...

Shortlisted for the 2018 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award!Surely just giving people money couldn't work. Or could it?Imagine if every month the government deposited GBP1000 in your bank account, with no strings attached and...

This is a book for anyone who has to market their expertise, and there are more of us out there than you might think--lawyers, consultants, marketers, and accountants, but also photographers, Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructors, graphic designers,...

Search engines and social media have certainly changed how prospecting pipelines for salespeople are built today, but the vitality of the pipeline itself has not. Even today, the key to success for every salesperson is his pipeline of prospects. Top...

Few would deny the crucial role that entrepreneurs play in our increasingly global economy-but exactly what is this vital, yet loosely defined business force we call the entrepreneurial spirit? This landmark study is the first to examine analytically the...

Economic Development, the leading textbook in this field, provides you with a complete and balanced introduction to the requisite theory, driving policy issues, and latest research. Todaro and Smith take a policy-oriented approach, presenting economic...

Garth Andrew Myers' work makes a significant contribution to a long tradition of research on colonial cities and a multidisciplinary body of literature on urban legacies of colonialism. He examines both colonial rule and postcolonial inheritance in these...

'A landmark new book.' - The Guardian Age of Discovery looks at the world on the brink of a new Renaissance and asks the question, how do we avoid chaos and disruption, and share more widely the benefits of progress? Now is humanity's best moment...

In contemporary global capitalism, the most powerful corporations are innovation or intellectual monopolies. The book's unique perspective focuses on how private ownership and control of knowledge and data have become a major source of rent and power...

The word is nearly ubiquitous: at the grocery store we shop for "sustainable foods" that were produced from "sustainable agriculture"; groups ranging from small advocacy organizations to city and state governments to the United Nations tout "sustainable...

Western culture is infatuated with the dream of going beyond, even as it is increasingly haunted by the specter of apocalypse: drought, famine, nuclear winter. How did we come to think of the planet and its limits as we do? This book reclaims, redefines,...

A new classic, recommended by leaders and media around the worldIn this bestselling book, authors Jeff Dyer (Innovation Capital and The Innovator's Method), Hal Gregersen (Questions Are the Answer), and Clayton M. Christensen (The Innovator's Dilemma,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739621100Author Steven N AdjeiFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint Bluecloud PublishingPublisher Bluecloud PublishingWeight(grams) 390gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954759794Author Alex MortonFormat PaperbackPage Count 135Imprint Cranberry PressPublisher Cranberry Press