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Solidarity Between the Sexes and the Generations
Edited by Trudie Knijn, Aafke Komter
This book combines a theoretical and empirical cross-national perspective to examine how societal transformations in European welfare states affect patterns of solidarity between men and women, and across generations. -
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Shrimp Farming and Mangrove Loss in Thailand
Edited by Edward B. Barbier, Suthawan Sathirathai
Through in-depth case studies of local communities in four distinct coastal areas in Southern Thailand, the authors are able to assess objectively the underlying economic causes, and consequences, of mangrove deforestation due to the exp...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Rural Poverty, Risk and Development
Marcel Fafchamps
This book investigates the relationships between rural poverty, risk, and development. Building upon the author’s work in the area, it summarises the contributions of recent theoretical and empirical work to our understanding of how risk...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Towards Sustainable Development in Industry?
Edited by Ralph A. Luken, Paul Hesp
Many developing and transition economies have not yet undertaken the policy integration measures needed to enhance the impact of industry on sustainable development. In this original and insightful book, national experts from Chile, Chin...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Irregular Migration
Bill Jordan, Franck Düvell
Irregular Migration is an extremely timely and topical book, analysing the fundamental tensions at the core of present attempts to manage the movement of population in today’s world. Recent events around the globe have prompted a reappra... -
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Tourism and Development in Tropical Islands
Edited by Stefan Gössling
Tropical islands are fragile, vulnerable environments and yet they are coming under increasing strain due to coastal developments and global environmental change. As a result of their remote location, small size and limited natural resou... -
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Land Quality, Agricultural Productivity, and Food Security
Edited by Keith Wiebe
The contributors to this book – including soil scientists, geographers, and economists – analyse data on soils, climate, land cover, agricultural inputs and outputs, and a variety of socio-economic factors to provide new insights into th...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![Restructuring Local Government Finance in Developing Countries]()
Restructuring Local Government Finance in Developing Countries
Edited by Roy Bahl, Paul Smoke
Examining cutting-edge issues of international relevance in the ongoing redesign of the South African local government fiscal system, the contributors to this volume analyze the major changes that have taken place since the demise of apa...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Shadow Prices for Project Appraisal
Elio H. Londero
Capitalizing on the extensive experience of the author in estimating shadow prices, Shadow Prices for Project Appraisal forges a bridge between theory and practice, explaining what shadow (or accounting) prices are, how they are used, an... -
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Return Migration in the Asia Pacific
Edited by Robyn Iredale, Fei Guo, Santi Rozario
Globalisation and social transformation theorists have paid significantly less attention to the movement of people than they have to the movement of capital. This book redresses the balance and provides timely insights into recent deve...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Consequences of Creating a Market Economy
Kathryn Anderson, Richard Pomfret
This book uses household survey data from five Central Asian countries to analyse the important consequences of, and elements that constitute, the creation of a market economy. The countries studied – Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Taj...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Capital Liberalization in Transition Countries
Edited by Age F.P. Bakker, Bryan Chapple
This significant new book provides a succinct overview of the essential policy issues surrounding capital liberalization. The book compares the experiences of transition economies in Europe with those of advanced nations, allowing the re...eBook:Find out more$40.00
