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The Asian Tsunami
Sisira Jayasuriya, Peter McCawley
The 2004 Asian tsunami was the greatest natural disaster in recent times. Almost 230 000 people died. In response, governments in Asia and the broader international community announced large aid programs. The resulting assistance effort ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Obesity and the Economics of Prevention
Franco Sassi
The authors, including special contributions from health and obesity experts Marc Suhrcke, Tim Lobstein, Donald Kenkel and Francesco Branca, challenge the perception that explanations for the obesity epidemic are simple and solutions are... -
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Governance and Intergovernmental Relations in the European Union and the United States
Edited by Edoardo Ongaro, Andrew Massey, Marc Holzer, Ellen Wayenberg
This book represents a major attempt to draw together two fundamental streams of research: intergovernmental relations and multi-level governance (MLG). Combining US and European schools of thought, this timely volume outlines key areas ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Human Rights and Environmental Sustainability
Kerri Woods
Human Rights and Environmental Sustainability challenges the assumed harmony between human rights norms and the demands of environmental sustainability, by addressing conceptual, normative, and political questions surrounding the interac...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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![The New Political Economy of Southeast Asia]()
The New Political Economy of Southeast Asia
Edited by Rajah Rasiah, Johannes Dragsbaek Schmidt
This well-researched book examines the dramatic transformation of Southeast Asian countries from agricultural and mining economies to industrial nations.eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Human Rights and Social Policy
Edited by Ann Nevile
This fascinating study evaluates whether the recent focus on human rights, citizenship and values makes a difference to service delivery on the ground. In doing so, it bridges the social policy and human rights literature. -
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The Political Economy of Hurricane Katrina and Community Rebound
Edited by Emily Chamlee-Wright, Virgil Henry Storr
In 2005 Hurricane Katrina posed an unprecedented set of challenges to formal and informal systems of disaster response and recovery. Informed by the Virginia School of Political Economy, the contributors to this study critically examine ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Globalization and Precarious Forms of Production and Employment
Edited by Carole Thornley, Steve Jefferys, Beatrice Appay
This important and cross-disciplinary book explores globalization alongside precarious forms of production and employment, and how these factors have impacted on workers and trade unions.eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The International Politics of Climate Change
Edited by Aynsley Kellow, Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen
This highly topical collection, edited by two accomplished academics, explores how environmental science and energy policy relate to international politics and policy. This complex and essentially interdisciplinary subject has been the c... -
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The Provision of Public Services in Europe
Edited by Hellmut Wollmann, Gérard Marcou
The book is the first of its kind to provide a comparative analysis of the provision of social and public services in France, Italy, Germany, the UK and Norway.eBook:Find out more£25.00
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![International Science and Technology Cooperation in a Globalized World]()
International Science and Technology Cooperation in a Globalized World
Edited by Heiko Prange-Gstöhl
In a globalized knowledge-economy, the European Union (EU) needs a new approach to its international science and technology (S&T) policies by focusing on improved coherence across the different tiers of government and by demonstrating le...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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![Corporate Social Responsibility in the 21st Century]()
Corporate Social Responsibility in the 21st Century
Bryan Horrigan
Professor Bryan Horrigan spans subjects as diverse and topical as global corporate responsibility and governance debates, practical guidelines for responsible businesses and their professional advisers, governmental roles in corporate so...eBook:Find out more£42.36
