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Gender, Generation and Poverty
Sylvia Chant
In Gender, Generation and Poverty Sylvia Chant challenges the ‘feminisation of poverty’ on the basis of recent fieldwork in The Gambia, Philippines and Costa Rica. Interviews with over 220 women and men of different ages at the grassroot...eBook:Find out more$62.36
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Handbook on the Northeast and Southeast Asian Economies
Edited by Anis Chowdhury, Iyanatul Islam
This original Handbook on the Northeast and Southeast Asian Economies provides a broad overview of economic and social developments in the countries covered (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Lao, Malaysia,...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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The Labour Market and Economic Development of Taiwan
Edited by Joseph S. Lee
An integrated labour market model (a revision of the Harris–Todaro dualistic labour market model) is presented which can be used to analyze labour market operation in other developing countries. The effectiveness of various policies adop... -
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Frontier Issues in Ecological Economics
Philip Lawn
Ecological economics formally emerged in the late 1980s in response to the failure of mainstream economic paradigms to deal adequately with the interdependence of social, economic and ecological systems. Frontier Issues in Ecological Eco...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Testing Global Interdependence
Edited by Ernest Aryeetey, Natalia Dinello
This, the first book in the Global Development Network series, brings together the views of researchers from the developing and developed world and provides models of successful research conducted in developing and transition countries.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Sustainable Development in Water-Stressed Developing Countries
Satoshi Kojima
This innovative book investigates the practical applications of sustainable development in the spirit of the Brundtland Report, paying special attention to water-stressed developing countries. Satoshi Kojima argues that the main objectiv...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Political Economy of Genetically Modified Foods
Edited by Robert E. Evenson, Terri Raney
This important collection prepared by Robert E. Evenson and Terri Raney – leading scholars in the field – focuses on one of the most controversial issues of our time – the genetic modification of agricultural produce. Whilst the US and C... -
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The European Union and Developing Countries
Edited by Yves Bourdet, Joakim Gullstrand, Karin Olofsdotter
This independent evaluation of EU trade and development policy towards developing countries will strongly appeal to: undergraduate and graduate students in international economics, development economics and European economics; policy mak...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Economics of Family Law
Edited by Margaret F. Brinig
The articles within this book explore a range of family law issues and include discussions on a variety of topics including cohabitation, births outside marriage, courtship, premarital contracting, marriage and parenting. The volume incl... -
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Regulatory Economics and Quantitative Methods
Edited by Omar O. Chisari
Regulatory Economics and Quantitative Methods comprises original contributions by leading researchers working on issues relating to regulation in Latin America. They focus on regulation in infrastructure industries and attempt to show ho...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Beyond Food Production
Edited by Fabrizio Bresciani, Alberto Valdés
The importance of agricultural growth to poverty reduction is well known, but the specific channels through which the poor can take advantage of growth require further research. Beyond Food Production takes on this challenge, investigati... -
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Managing Tourism Firms
Edited by Clive L. Morley
Managing Tourism Firms is an authoritative selection of the most important published work on the particular characteristics and problems associated with running a firm in tourism. Major topics covered include: strategy, marketing, the us...