Development Studies
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Handbook of Research Methods in Migration
Edited by Carlos Vargas-Silva
Covering both qualitative and quantitative topics, the expert contributors in this Handbook explore fundamental issues of scientific logic, methodology and methods, through to practical applications of different techniques and approaches...eBook:Find out more$67.96
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Globalisation, Economic Transition and the Environment
Edited by Philip Lawn
This book focuses on three critical issues pertaining to the broader goal of sustainable development – namely, the degenerative forces of globalisation, ecological sustainability requirements, and how best to negotiate the economic trans...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Coordinating Urban and Rural Development in China
Ye Yumin, Richard LeGates
This detailed study offers a succinct yet comprehensive introduction to China’s crucial policy to coordinate urban and rural development. It describes the theoretical, political, and economic reasons why China allowed a large gap between...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Environmental Governance and Sustainability
Edited by Paul Martin, Li Zhiping, Tianbao Qin, Anél du Plessis, Yves Le Bouthillier, Angela Williams
This timely volume provides fascinating insights into emerging developments in the field of legal governance of the environment at a time when environmental governance is increasingly concerned with far more than legal doctrine.eBook:Find out more$59.96
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Regulating Disasters, Climate Change and Environmental Harm
Edited by Michael Faure, Andri Wibisana
This book deals with questions concerning the regulation of disasters, climate change and environmental harm in developing countries, focusing on the particular case of Indonesia and addressing regulatory problems from a multidisciplinar...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law
Edited by Michael Faure, Xinzhu Zhang
This book focuses on experiences with the Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) of 2007 in China. It uses carefully-chosen case studies to examine how the competition authorities in China discuss cases and how they use economic reasoning in their deci...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Social Protection, Economic Growth and Social Change
Edited by James Midgley, David Piachaud
This highly original and thought-provoking book examines the recent expansion of social protection in China, India, Brazil and South Africa – four countries experiencing rapid economic growth and social change.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Renewable Energy law and Development
Richard L. Ottinger
This is a unique book written by one of the leading scholars in the field. It uses detailed case studies to analyze the successes, failures and challenges of renewable energy initiatives in developing and emerging countries.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The World Bank, Asian Development Bank and Human Rights
Sanae Fujita
The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank are two of the world’s major institutions conducting development projects. Both banks recognize the importance of transparency, participation and accountability. Responding to criticisms and ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Social Capital and Rural Development in the Knowledge Society
Edited by Hans Westlund, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Social capital is often considered a key factor for local development. This book analyzes the role of social capital for rural areas’ survival and development in the current age of metropolitan growth – an era in which urban is the norm ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Change and Continuity at the World Bank
Peter J. Hammer
This fascinating book examines the World Bank’s capacity for change, illustrating the influence of overlapping political, organizational and epistemic constraints. Through comprehensive historical and economic analysis, Peter J. Hammer i...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Order from Transfer
Edited by Günter Frankenberg
Constitutional orders and legal regimes are established and changed through the importing and exporting of ideas and ideologies, norms, institutions and arguments. The contributions in this book discuss this assumption and address theore...eBook:Find out more$40.00