Development

In the last two decades, free markets have swept the globe. But traditional capitalism has been unable to solve problems like inequality and poverty. In Muhammad Yunus' ground-breaking sequel to Banker to the Poor , he outlines the concept of social...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781544516172Author Ben FosterFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Lioncrest PublishingPublisher Lioncrest PublishingWeight(grams) 399gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

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'Groundbreaking' Amy Cuddy, bestselling author of Presence 'A roadmap for innovators, entrepreneurs and those seeking new avenues for exploring and reimagining the future' Deepak Chopra Musicians are masters of innovation, constantly finding new ways...

From the New York Times bestselling authors of Abundance and Bold comes a practical playbook for technological convergence in our modern era.In their book Abundance, bestselling authors and futurists Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler tackled grand global...

Sociologist Duncan Watts explains in this provocative book that the explanations that we give for the outcomes that we observe in life - explanations that seem obvious once we know the answer - are less useful than they seem. Watts shows how commonsense...

China has become deeply integrated into the world economy. Yet, gradual marketization has facilitated the country's rise without leading to its wholesale assimilation to global neoliberalism. This book uncovers the fierce contest about economic reforms...

This book presents a systems thinking approach in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals for sustainable national development in vulnerable countries. Systems thinking is a process for understanding the interrelationships among the key components...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807047095Author Herman E. DalyFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press

With carbon farming, agriculture ceases to be part of the climate problem and becomes a critical part of the solution "This book is the toolkit for making the soil itself a sponge for carbon. It's a powerful vision."-Bill McKibben "The Carbon...

What do we mean by development? How can citizens, governments and the international community foster development? The process by which nations escape poverty and achieve economic and social progress has been the subject of extensive examination for...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781636941370Author Milton P DentchFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint ASQ Quality PressPublisher ASQ Quality PressWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781544545004Author Ludovic BodinFormat HardbackPage Count 268Imprint Houndstooth PressPublisher Houndstooth PressWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

What makes the modern world work? The answer to this deceptively simple question lies in four "grand transitions" of civilization--in populations, agriculture, energy, and economics--which have transformed the way we live. Societies that have...

BRICS is conceivably the most formidable organisation to have emerged in the post-Cold War period in the non-Western world. This book highlights the significance of BRICS in a wider global context and foregrounds the long-pending demand for the reform of...

When you look at the world through the lens of upfront carbon, everything changes Think that buying an electric car or switching to a heat pump is going to save the planet? Think again. "Upfront carbon" refers to all emissions involved in making your...

Humanitarian Futures: Challenges and Opportunities explores the increasing types, dimensions and dynamics of crises threatening the world in the twenty-first century, and argues that those with humanitarian roles and responsibilities can only meet such...

Hello. You're a B2B SaaS marketer, right? Yeah, I thought I recognised you. What are you working on? What's that? "Whatever the sales team needs to close the next deal?"It's hard, right? The maniacal race to convert leads is an addiction for B2B tech...

This book takes as its starting point the need to examine critically the case for landscape reconnection. It looks at alleged disconnections and their supposed consequences. It explores the arguments about reconnecting the natural and human elements of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909623699Author Charlie LawsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Panoma PressPublisher Rethink PressWeight(grams) 219gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

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The demographic transition and its related effects of population growth, fertility decline and ageing populations are fraught with controversy. When discussed in relation to the global south and the modern project of development, the questions and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781337905Author Adrian StalhamFormat PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint Rethink PressPublisher Rethink PressWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Today, production processes have become fragmented with a range of activities divided among firms and workers across borders. These global value chains are being strongly promoted by...

From an impoverished childhood in the Scottish highlands to Victorian London, this is the inspiring story of two brothers - Daniel and Alexander Macmillan - who built a publishing empire - and brought Alice in Wonderland to the world. Their remarkable...

Food and Sustainability is the first text on this topic to consistently and coherently bring together important concepts from different disciplines to introduce students to a common challenge: food sustainability. The book explores the issues related...

Forcing compliance is easy. Anyone can 'make' another do a task or a job. It will get done, but when, and to what standard? High performance and, more importantly, sustained high performance can only come from engagement with and commitment to the job in...

Great user experiences (UX) are essential for products today, but designing one can be a lengthy and expensive process. With this practical, hands-on book, you'll learn how to do it faster and smarter using Lean UX techniques. UX expert Laura Klein shows...

Take the first steps to ISO 14001 certification with this practical overview. This book provides practical advice on how to achieve compliance with ISO 14001:2015, the international standard for an EMS (environmental management system). With an EMS...

This book provides a quantitative framework for the analysis of conflict dynamics and for estimating the economic costs associated with civil wars. The author develops modified Lotka-Volterra equations to model conflict dynamics, to yield realistic...

A comprehensive analysis of European craft guilds through eight centuries of economic historyGuilds ruled many crafts and trades from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution, and have always attracted debate and controversy. They were sometimes...

Technological change is a central feature of modern societies and a powerful source for social change. There is an urgent task to direct these new technologies towards sustainability, but society lacks perspectives, instruments and policies to accomplish...

Principles of Agricultural Economics, now in its fourth edition, continues to showcase the power of economic principles to explain and predict issues and current events in the food, agricultural, and agribusiness sectors. This key text introduces...

A natural resource strategist investigates the growing global demand for rare metals and what it means to the environment and our future Our future hinges on a set of elements that few of us have even heard of. In this surprising and revealing book,...

'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...

'One of the best books written on entrepreneurship in recent years' FINANCIAL TIMES In business, everyone can see the first bounce of the ball. It is the second bounce that is uncertain. Ronald Cohen, one of the world's leading private-equity...

From the New York Times bestselling authors of Abundance and Bold comes a practical playbook for technological convergence in our modern era.In their book Abundance, bestselling authors and futurists Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler tackled grand global...

The Definitive Guide to Doing Business in AfricaFor global and Africa-based companies looking to access new growth markets, Africa offers exciting opportunities to build large, profitable businesses. Its population is young, fast-growing, and...