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An Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship
Edited by Rafeal Ziegler
This timely book sets social entrepreneurship in a historical context, from its philanthropic beginnings in the Victorian era to the present day, against the backdrop of contemporary global capitalism.eBook:Find out more$55.16
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Development and Religion
Matthew Clarke
Development and Religion explores how the world’s five major religions – Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam – understand and practice ‘development’ through an examination of their sacred texts, social teaching and basic ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Good Governance in the 21st Century
Edited by Joachim Ahrens, Rolf Caspers, Janina Weingarth
This book explores the interdependences of economic globalisation, political tensions, and national policymaking whilst analysing opportunities for governance reform at both national and international levels. It considers how governance ... -
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Transportation and Economic Development Challenges
Edited by Kenneth Button, Aura Reggiani
Recent years have seen considerable changes in the technology of transportation with the development of high-speed rail networks, more fuel-efficient automobiles and aircraft, and the widespread adoption of informatics in disciplines suc...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Growth Miracles and Growth Debacles
Sambit Bhattacharyya
In this fascinating book, Sambit Bhattacharyya presents a detailed account of the socio-economic processes that create broad variations in living standards across the globe.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Globalisation, Agriculture and Development
Edited by Matthew Tonts, M. A.B. Siddique
This book explores the links between globalization, agriculture and development in a number of contemporary Asia-Pacific nations. It highlights the complex and diversified nature of agricultural change in these contexts, and the ways in ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Art Entrepreneurship
Edited by Mikael Scherdin, Ivo Zander
This pioneering book explores creative and entrepreneurial processes as they are played out in the field of art. Nine original chapters by an international group of scholars take a detailed look at the sources of new art ideas, how they ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Private Utilities and Poverty Alleviation
Edited by Patricia Márquez, Carlos Rufín
Drawing on cases from electricity distribution and other infrastructure industries, and from experiences spanning Asia, Africa and Latin America, this book examines new business models to bring basic utility services to the four billion ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Decentralization in Developing Countries
Edited by Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, François Vaillancourt
This insightful study examines the decentralization experiences from 15 countries in different regions of the world. All of these countries have actively attempted to decentralize, or continue to do so, and have faced obstacles serious e... -
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Setting Priorities for HIV/AIDS Interventions
Robert J. Brent
HIV/AIDS is much too complex a phenomenon to be understood only by reference to common sense and ethical codes. This book presents the cost–benefit analysis (CBA) framework in a well-researched and accessible manner to ensure that the mo...eBook:Find out more$39.16
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Immigration and Nation Building
Edited by Andrew Markus, Moshe Semyonov
This insightful study explores the growth of the two largest post-industrial immigrant nations since the Second World War – Australia and Israel. Almost one in four Australians were born outside the country, more than one in three Israelis.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Payments for Environmental Services, Forest Conservation and Climate Change
Edited by Luca Tacconi, Sango Mahanty, Helen Suich
This resourceful book draws on several case studies to derive implications for the design of Payment for Environmental Services (PES) schemes that are very relevant to current climate change negotiations and the implementation of Reduced...eBook:Find out more$40.00
