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Equality of Opportunity for Sexual and Gender Minorities 2024 by The World Bank 9781464821189
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £31.11EQOSOGI assesses laws and regulations that affect the lives of sexual and gender minorities in 64 countries around the world and their impact on the socio-economic inclusion of LGBTI people. It also... -
A War on Global Poverty: The Lost Promise of Redistribution and the Rise of Microcredit by Joanne Meyerowitz 9780691250281
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £17.05A history of US involvement in late twentieth-century campaigns against global poverty and how they came to focus on women A War on Global Poverty provides a fresh account of US involvement in... -
World Development Report 2024: The Middle-Income Trap by World Bank 9781464820977
RRP: £59.00Booksplease Price: £52.81The Report identifies principles for growth to enable middle-income countries to transition to high-income, applying a framework that proposes how the forces of creation (from both entrants and... -
Functionalism and World Politics: A Study Based on United Nations Programs Financing Economic Development by James Patrick Sewell 9780691624228
RRP: £52.00Booksplease Price: £43.41The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Finance Corporation, the International Development Association, and the United Nations Special Fund are considered. ... -
Women, Business and the Law 2023 by World Bank 9781464819445
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £29.73Women, Business and the Law is a World Bank Group project which measures the laws and regulations restricting women's economic opportunities. WBL informs research and policy discussions about the... -
Resetting Our Future: A Global Playbook for the Next Pandemic Anne Kabagambe 9781789047592
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.16The health and economic devastation caused by COVID-19 has revealed that most countries' national health systems are inadequate to cope with pandemics. These are global challenges that call for... -
Frontiers of development economics: the future 9780195215922
RRP: £38.95Booksplease Price: £36.29Thirty-three development economists contribute to this volume, which looks at the future of development economics in relation to thoughts and practice of the past half century. At the core is the... -
A measured approach to ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity: concepts, data, and the twin goals by World Bank 9781464803611
Booksplease Price: £28.80In 2013, the World Bank Group adopted two new goals to guide its work: ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. More specifically, the goals are to reduce extreme poverty in the world... -
Building State Capacity in Africa: New Approaches, Emerging Lessons by Sahr Kpundeh 9780821360002
Booksplease Price: £33.30The World Bank and other donors are fully committed to modalities of development support that put countries in the driver's seat, with the poverty reduction strategy process-prepared by national... -
Evaluation of World Bank Programs in Afghanistan 2002-11 by World Bank 9780821398722
Booksplease Price: £25.25This report evaluates the outcomes of World Bank Group support to Afghanistan from 2002-11. Despite extremely difficult security conditions, which deteriorated markedly after 2006, the World Bank... -
Integration of Revenue Administration: A Comparative Study of International Experience by 9780821385241
Booksplease Price: £14.73In order to minimize the need for taxpayers to respond to multiple revenue agencies, some countries have integrated their revenue administrations, either by merging tax and customs administration, or... -
Sustainable Land Management Sourcebook by 9780821374320
RRP: £36.00Booksplease Price: £35.99The Sustainable Land Management Sourcebook is a resource of good practice information on land and natural resource management issues that will be of operational relevance to practitioners in the... -
Regimes of Risk: The World Bank and the Transformation of Mining in Asia by Pascale Hatcher 9781137031310
Booksplease Price: £46.74With Asia as its backdrop, this book investigates the role played by the World Bank Group (WBG) in conceptualising and promoting new mining regimes tailored for resource-rich country clients. It... -
Building a Sustainable Future: The Africa Region Environment Strategy by 9780821351468
Booksplease Price: £19.71In Africa, most especially Sub-Saharan Africa, the World Bank's mission, to fight poverty, is strongly linked with environmental protection and better management of renewable natural resources. In... -
Agricultural Growth for the Poor: An Agenda for Development by 9780821360675
Booksplease Price: £24.14The majority of the world's poor depend directly or indirectly on agriculture. Despite the strong linkages between broad-based agricultural growth and poverty reduction, international support to... -
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING REFORM MATCHING SK by 9780195215908
Booksplease Price: £42.16Vocational education and training (VET) schemes are called on to help unemployed young people and older workers get jobs, to reduce the burden on higher education, to attract foreign investment, to... -
Involuntary Resettlement Sourcebook: Planning and Implemention in Development Projects by 9780821355763
Booksplease Price: £25.06Construction of infrastructure, a pre-requisite for sustained socioeconomic growth, often requires acquisition of land and, therefore, physical relocation and economic displacement of people. If such... -
Planning the Management, Operation, and Maintenance of Irrigation and Drainage Systems: A Guide for the Preparation of Strategies and Manuals (Revised Edition) by 9780821340677
Booksplease Price: £24.14World Bank Technical Paper No. 389. By the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage. This paper is the revised edition of Technical Paper No. 99, written in 1989. It provides the basis for... -
Establishing Private Health Care Facilities in Developing Countries: A Guide for Medical Entrepreneurs by Seung-Hee Nah 9780821369470
Booksplease Price: £21.16This book is a practical guide for medical professionals with little or no business experience who are interested in establishing health care facilities in developing countries. It is an introduction... -
Global economic prospects, January 2016: spillovers amid weak growth by World Bank 9781464806759
Booksplease Price: £33.30The January 2016 edition of Global Economic Prospects discusses global and regional economic developments and prospects, analyzing key challenges and opportunities currently confronting developing... -
Regional Cooperation and Integration in Asia and the Pacific: Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic and "Building Back Better by Asian Development Bank 9789292692476
Booksplease Price: £27.58This report explores how regional cooperation and integration (RCI) can be enhanced in Asia and the Pacific to help the region build back resiliently and sustainably from the coronavirus disease... -
At the Margins of Globalization: Indigenous Peoples and International Economic Law by Sergio Puig 9781108740197
Booksplease Price: £21.50Despite the tremendous progress in the development of scientific knowledge, the understanding of the causes of poverty and inequality, and the role of politics and governance in addressing modern... -
At the Margins of Globalization: Indigenous Peoples and International Economic Law by Sergio Puig
RRP: £104.00Booksplease Price: £98.54Despite the tremendous progress in the development of scientific knowledge, the understanding of the causes of poverty and inequality, and the role of politics and governance in addressing modern... -
Solid Waste Landfills in Middle- and Lower-Income Countries: A Technical Guide to Planning, Design, and Operation by 9780821344576
Booksplease Price: £33.30As cities grow and produce more waste, deciding where all the waste will go becomes a public health priority. Although many cities have reserved dumps for waste, the dumps are open. Therefore,... -
Youth Employment Programs: An Evaluation of World Bank and International Finance Corporation Support by World Bank 9780821397947
Booksplease Price: £28.57Youth employment issues are a major concern for many countries because they have negative effects on the welfare of young people, and may also adversely affect economic performance and social... -
Implementing Project Portfolio Management by Panos Chatzipanos
RRP: £41.95Booksplease Price: £26.65Implementing Project Portfolio Management addresses the ""how-tos"" of portfolio management. It is designed for three primary audience groups: Business Executives, Portfolio Leaders and... -
China and the Global Economic Order by Gregory T. Chin 9781009509084
Booksplease Price: £56.67This Element examines China's evolving relations with the Bretton Woods institutions (BWIs), specifically the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group from the 1980s through 2025. Using a... -
China and the Global Economic Order by Gregory T. Chin 9781009509077
RRP: £18.00Booksplease Price: £16.74This Element examines China's evolving relations with the Bretton Woods institutions (BWIs), specifically the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group from the 1980s through 2025. Using a... -
Sustainable Land Management: Challenges, Opportunities, and Trade-offs by 9780821365977
Booksplease Price: £16.75Land is the integrating component of all livelihoods depending on farm, forest, rangeland, or water (rivers, lakes, coastal marine) habitats. Due to varying political, social, and economic factors,... -
Corruption and the Russian Economy: How Administrative Corruption Undermines Entrepreneurship and Economic Opportunities by Yulia Krylova 9780367438685
RRP: £44.99Booksplease Price: £42.24Corruption and the Russian Economy examines why the number of entrepreneurs is declining so rapidly in contemporary Russia, how many economic opportunities are being irrevocably lost each year... -
The Global HIV Epidemics among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM): Epidemiology, prevention, access to care, and human rights by 9780821387269
Booksplease Price: £28.50This report explores the emerging epidemics of HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in low and middle income countries (LMIC). A case study approach is used to explore these epidemics in detail... -
FIGHTING POVERTY WITH MICROCREDIT EXPERIENCE IN BA by 9780195211214
RRP: £38.95Booksplease Price: £35.99Providing the poor with access to financial services is one of many ways to help increase their incomes and productivity. In many countries, however, traditional financial institutions have failed to... -
Private Health Sector Assessment in Mali: The Post-Bamako Initiative Reality by The World Bank 9780821385357
Booksplease Price: £16.75Under its Health in Africa Initiative, IFC intended to conduct a country assessment of the private health sector in Mali, working in close collaboration with the World Bank and the Government of Mali... -
Cities and Climate Change: Responding to an Urgent Agenda by Daniel Hoornweg 9780821384930
Booksplease Price: £24.76This volume comprises a collection of papers prepared and presented at the World Bank's Fifth Urban Research Symposium, as part of the World Bank Group's strategy to share and encourage research... -
The World Bank: From Reconstruction to Development to Equity by Katherine Marshall
RRP: £39.99Booksplease Price: £37.99The World Bank is one of the most important and least understood major international institutions. This book provides a concise, accessible and comprehensive overview of the World Bank's history,... -
Private Interests, Public Office: Accountability through Income and Asset Disclosure by 9780821394526
Booksplease Price: £25.25Income and asset disclosure (IAD) systems, also called financial disclosure systems, are gaining prominence as a tool in the fight against corruption, and have the potential to support efforts in... -
Consensus, Confusion and Controversy: Selected Land Reform Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa by 9780821364406
Booksplease Price: £13.01Land reform can be divided broadly into land tenure reform (the establishment of secure and formalized property rights in land) and land redistribution (the transfer of land from large to small... -
Future Drivers of Growth in Rwanda: Innovation, Integration, Agglomeration, and Competition by The World Bank 9781464812804
Booksplease Price: £41.60A strong and widely acknowledged record of economic success3-including a three-and-a-half- fold increase in per capita income since 1994 places Rwanda among the world's fastest-growing economies... -
The Next Frontier in SME Ratings: Improving Access to Credit and Business Opportunities for the World’s Largest Business Segment Saveshen Pillay 9783031540141
Booksplease Price: £80.72SME credit ratings are one of the most underutilised and misunderstood concepts, though they have the potential to proliferate the ability of SMEs to access funding opportunities via both traditional... -
CRISIS & REFORM IN LATIN AMERICA FROM DESPAIR TO H 9780195211054
RRP: £38.95Booksplease Price: £36.29Reviews the transformation of many Latin American economies from 1982 to the present. Devotes particular attention to the recent Mexican currency crisis. During recent years, many Latin American...