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Book SynopsisSince 2010, the Eastern Mediterranean region has become a hotspot of international energy discussions due to a series of gas discoveries in the offshore of Israel, Cyprus, and Egypt. This book seeks to provide a comprehensive analysis of all these developments, with the ultimate aim of assessing the realistic implications of regional gas discoveries for both Eastern Mediterranean countries and the EU. This book is the 3rd of the series Energy Scenarios and Policies (ESP) designed upon the analogue research programme of the Fondazione Ens Enrico Mattei (FEEM). With this series, Claeys & Casteels aims to publish interdisciplinary, scientifically sound, prospective, and policy-oriented energy research targeted at political and business decision makers.

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Book SynopsisThe advent of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a historic opportunity for the continent to boost intra-African trade and accelerate structural transformation. However, this relies on a critical policy instrument: the effective implementation of preferential trade liberalisation among the AfCFTA members. Whether in practice African firms will utilize tariff preferences under the AfCFTA depends on a critical factor: rules of origin (RoO) and the net benefits of complying with them. The Economic Development in Africa Report 2019 argues for the adoption of flexible RoO and a strengthening of institutional capacities to ensure an impartial, transparent, predictable, consistent and neutral implementation of agreed rules of origin

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the landscape of sustained investment in research and innovation in Africa, which are critical for development. This cutting-edge analysis is based on empirical evidence and the author’s experience in managing health and related innovations on the continent and globally. It concludes, for the first time, that African innovation is largely driven by the principles of Social, rather than Technological innovation. The significance of this finding and the need to optimize, scale and sustain this dominant innovation is addressed in various chapters that analyze the status, challenges and opportunities. Particularly, the financing, collaboration and coordination patterns for these activities on the continent show a fragmented ecosystem that is largely dependent on external donors and aid. The importance of supportive policies, leadership and venture mechanisms that incentivizes public and private entities to innovate is further exemplified by the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic. The book proposes mechanism to address identified challenges. Table of Contents1. Introduction: Demographics and Frameworks for African-Led Research, Innovation and Development 2. Landscape for Research and Innovation in Africa.3. Research, Invention and Innovation: Social and Technological—What Do They Mean?4. ANDI and African Health Innovation5. Human, Institutional and Financial Resources, and Partnerships6. African Traditional Knowledge, Other Technologies and Emerging Areas7. Technology Readiness Levels, the Valley of Death and Scaling Up Innovations8. Manufacturing in Africa 9. Adopting and Adapting Innovations: Frugal, Leapfrogging and Open Innovation Approaches10. Brain Drain, the African Diaspora and Innovation in Africa11. COVID-19 Pandemic, Leadership and Ownership of Innovation in Africa12. Integrating Innovation and Entrepreneurship into the African Educational System: Concept of IDEA University

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Book SynopsisThis is an Open Access book. In accordance with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it showcases 17 projects under the framework of Belt & Road Initiative (BRI). These projects cover ninefields, namely, biodiversity and ecosystem, clean energy, clean water, sustainable transportation, solid waste treatment, sustainable consumption and production, green buildings, sustainable foodproduction and corporate social responsibility. Aiming at achieving green development, these projects, in their implementation, adhere to the concept of ecological civilization, combine China’s strict environmental protection systems and international standards, and take various measures of environmental protection based on the conditions of the local environment. These measures include joint efforts with local governments, businesses and communities, optimizating of design and construction plans, strict controling over different types of pollutants, and in situ conservation of species and ecosystems.The experience and practice of these 13 projects set an example for the latecomers.Table of ContentsCongratulation massage.- Executive summary.- Chapter i: Biodiversity and Ecological Systems.- Chapter ii: Clean Energy.- Chapter iii: Clean Water.- Chapter iv: Sustainable Traffic.- Chapter v: Solid Waste Treatment.- Chapter vi: Sustainable Consumption and Production.- Chapter vii: Green Architecture.- Chapter viii: Corporate Social Responsibility.- Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book is an essential guide on surrogacy, discussing various legal issues that arise in surrogacy cases. It provides a comprehensive coverage to various issues pertaining to surrogacy arrangements due to failure to meet the needs of those involved in surrogacy, be it the intended parents or the surrogate mother, with special emphasis on the most vulnerable party -- the surrogate child. In the wake of this existing imbalance, the call to reform the practice of surrogacy has also increased. The book provides a comprehensive coverage to various laws and policy regulations in existence dealing with surrogacy, and unravels the latest trends and developments happening around the world as surrogacy gains importance. The international perspectives highlight policies and practices being adopted and followed by various nations with regard to surrogacy regulation and associated parenthood rules. This book also analyses some of the significant cross-border disputes revolving around surrogacy, and explores briefly the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights on matters of parentage and citizenship for children born of trans-national surrogacy with special reference to the prospects of a convention on international surrogacy currently being studied by The Hague Conference on Private International Law. Further, it highlights the issues and questions relating to surrogacy arrangements that are so far unresolved and unanswered and suggests measures for improvements to the existing proposed surrogacy legislation in India and need for uniform international regulation. The book is a great resource for legal practitioners, academics, students, policy-makers, infertility clinics, and charitable organizations working on this issue.Table of ContentsCHAPTER I: IntroductionØ An Overview of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)Ø Assisted Reproductive Technology Procedures · In Vitro Fertilization Embryo Transfer (IVF-ET) · Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer (GIFT) · Zygote Intra Fallopian Transfer (ZIFT) · Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) · Artificial Insemination (AI) · Legal Issues Involved Ø SurrogacyØ Surrogacy Practice-Regulation-Issues CHAPTER II: Issues and Complexities Surrounding Surrogacy Ø Surrogacy & its Evolution Ø Legal Issues · Perplexed Motherhood - (i) Intent Based Theory (ii) Genetic Contribution Theory (iii) Gestational Mother Preference theory (iv) The Best Interest of the Child Theory · Legitimacy of the surrogate Child · Rights of the surrogate Child · Validity of a Surrogacy Contract Ø Moral and Ethical Issues · Does Surrogacy Undermine the Institution of Marriage and Family Life? · Surrogacy as a Tool of Exploitation. · Surrogacy Vs. Prostitution · Surrogacy and Right to Privacy. · Does Surrogacy overshadow Adoption? · Surrogacy and Bias against Child. · Surrogacy and Man Playing God. CHAPTER III: Surrogacy: National and International Perspectives Ø Reproductive Tourism in India Ø Regulation and Enforceability · Constitutional Protection · The Indian Contract Act, 1872 Ø The Indian Council of Medical Research, The National Guidelines for Accreditation, Supervision and Regulation of ART Clinics in India (2005) · Who Can be a Surrogate and Who Can Opt for Surrogacy (ii) Legal Parenthood and Nationality (iii) Consideration Ø The Law Commission of India 228th Report on “Need for Legislation to Regulate Assisted Reproductive Technology Clinics As Well As Rights and Obligations of Parties to a Surrogacy”(2009) . Ø The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2010 and 2014 · Features of Draft ART Bill, 2010 and 2014 · Who Can be a Surrogate and Who can Opt for Surrogacy · Prohibition of Sex Selection (iii) Enforceability of surrogacy arrangements · (iv) Payment in surrogacy (v) Legal Parenthood/Nationality of the Child (vi) Obligations on the Commissioning Parties (vii) Advertisement (viii) Obligations & Rights of the Surrogate Mother II. Critical Analysis of Draft ART Bill, 2010 (i) General Weaknesses (ii) Ambiguities in the Bill (iii) Contradictions in the Bill Ø The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 · Features of The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2019 ü Who Can be a Surrogate and Who can Opt for Surrogacy ü Prohibition of Sex Selection (iii) Enforceability of surrogacy arrangements ü (iv) Payment in surrogacy (v) Legal Parenthood/Nationality of the Child (vi) Obligations on the Commissioning Parties (vii) Advertisement (viii) Obligations & Rights of the Surrogate Mother II. Critical Analysis The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 (i) General Weaknesses (ii) Ambiguities in the Bill (iii) Contradictions in the Bill Ø Recent Developments · The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020 Ø Surrogacy: International Perspective · (i) Israel (ii) Canada (iii) Australia (iv) United Kingdom (v) Ukraine (vi) Japan (vii) United State of America (viii) New Zealand (ix) Russia (x) Thailand (xi) Nepal (xii) Other Countries CHAPTER IV: Homosexuals and Their Right to Surrogacy Ø The concept of Homosexuality Ø Debate about Homosexuality Ø Homosexual laws: Global Analysis · United States · United Kingdom · Canada · Australia · India · Other Countries · (Sweden, Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Singapore, Nepal , Uganda and China etc.) Ø Homosexuals and Their Right to Surrogacy · International Scenario · Indian Scenario Israel (ii) Canada (iii) Australia (iv) United Kingdom (v) Ukraine (vi) Japan (vii) United State of America (viii) New Zealand (ix) Russia (x) Thailand (xi) Nepal (xii) Other Countries CHAPTER V: Third Genders, Live-in Couples, Singles – Option to Surrogacy Ø Third Genders, Live-in Couples and Singles right to reproductive autonomy Ø Global Analysis · United States · United Kingdom · Australia · New Zealand · Japan · Spain · France · Canada Ø Indian Scenario Ø Need to make Inclusive laws Ø Legal and Judicial Recognition of Third Genders, Live-in Couples And Singles. CHAPTER VI: Surrogacy Arrangements the Stake Holders Perspectives Ø From the Perspective of Surrogate Mother · the Right to Reproductive Autonomy · Women autonomy over her body · Right to Health Ø From the Perspective of Surrogate Child · Child Rights: National and international Perspective · Role of Judiciary in Protection of Child Rights · Interplay Between Surrogacy and Child Rights · Role of child commissions in protecting the rights of the surrogate child the rights of the surrogate child Ø Intended Mother · Right to Reproductive Autonomy · Child Care Leave, Maternity benefits Ø Need for an International Regulation for Surrogacy CHAPTER VII: Conclusion and Suggestions Ø Conclusion Ø Suggestions

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Book SynopsisThis book joins the discussion on foreign aid triggered by the rise of multiplicity of emerging donors in international development and explores the transformation of Kazakhstan from a recipient country to a development aid provider. Drawing on fieldwork in Nur-Sultan and Almaty (Kazakhstan) between 2016 and 2019, this research evaluates the philosophy and core features of Kazakhstan’s chosen development aid model and explains the factors that account for the construction of aid patterns of Kazakh donorship. This book will be of interest to scholars of Central Asia and the emerging politics of Eurasia as well as scholars of politics and aid.Trade Review“Modernity, Development and Decolonization of Knowledge in Central Asia. Kazakhstan as a Foreign Aid Provider adds a discussion of Kazakhstani aid, a neglected topic, to the scholarly discourse on foreign aid. Nafissa Insebayeva explores Kazakhstan’s transition from a recipient country to a development aid provider. In doing so, she examines how Kazakhstan has constructed its development aid model, assessing its philosophy and main features … . I highly recommend the book” (Lamine Balde, Europe-Asia Studies, August 31, 2023)Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Setting the Stage for Research: Theoretical Approaches to Development.- The ‘Development’ Paradigm: Official Development Assistance and DAC.- Kazakhstan as a Humanitarian Aid Donor.- New Actors Through Old Lenses?.- In the Colonial Matrix of Power: The Aftermath of the Soviet Collapse.- Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book deals with global sanitation, where SDG 6.2 sets a target of enabling access to sanitation services for all, but has not yet been achieved in low- and middle-income countries. The transition from the United Nations MDGs to the SDGs requires more consideration based on the socio-cultural aspects of global sanitation. In other words, equitable sanitation for those in vulnerable situations could be based on socio-cultural contexts. Sanitation is a system that comprises not only a latrine but also the works for the treatment and disposal of human waste. Sanitation systems do not function by themselves but have significance only through social management. The process of decision-making also largely depends on socio-cultural conditions, and the importance of sanitation needs to be socially acknowledged. The health benefits of sanitation improvement—among the significant contributions of sanitation—also need to be considered in the socio-cultural milieu. Further, the social-culture itself is affected, and potentially even created, by sanitation. In this context, more progress on the improvement of sanitation requires a more holistic approach across disciplines.In this book, we present the concept of the Sanitation Triangle, which considers the interconnections of health, materials, and socio-culture in sanitation, as a holistic approach, and the case studies based on the Sanitation Triangle by diverse disciplines such as Cultural Anthropology, Development Studies, Health Sciences, Engineering, and Science Communication. By the deep theoretical examinations and inter-dialogues between the different disciplines, this book explores the potentialities of inter-disciplinary studies on global sanitation.Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis book confronts issues relating to climate change and sustainable development innovations in Asia, with attention to key issues and applications in terms of advocacy, governance, citizen science, tradition, faith, leadership, and education. With contributions by 31 leading thinkers from countries in Asia, the book presents issues and poses potential solutions for sustainable development, responding to questions relating to problems prioritized by non-state actors for civic engagement. It also puts forward key strategies and methods used for civic engagement. Drawing from diverse sets of practical and scholarly experience and expertise in geographical and social arenas, authors draw from real-time engagement with specific peoples, often associated with civil society organizations, and conduct an exploration of the essential issue of what the world means in the context of different cultures, thus constructively fusing the two key themes of ecology and anthropology. In doing so, this book enables new ways of thinking about human relationships with nature, relating rich and diverse examples of transformative learning. Co-published with Indonesian press OBOR, this is a vital collection for practitioners and researchers working in areas of ecology, sustainable development, human ecology, governance, geography, environmental science and post-neoliberal economics, particularly in an Asian context. "Civic Engagement in Asia weaves together a set of fascinating stories and examples of sustainable development practice told from the perspectives of non-state actors. Written by a set of top scholars and activists from around the region, it will be an informative read for all those who feel a sense of urgency around the environmental, social, and economic transformations taking place across Asia today” - Celia Lowe, Professor of Anthropology and International Studies, University of Washington, SeattleTable of Contents1 Building Livelihood Soverignty for the Mekong Region - Tran Thi Lan.- 2 Building Recognition for the Resource Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities - Antoinette G. Royo, Andhika Vega Praputra, Joan Jamisolamin, Neni Rochaeni.- 3 The Heartware of Ecological Sustainability in the Asian Context- Dicky Sofjan.- 4 Transformative Learning for Thailand’s Small-scale Farmers - Supa Yaimuang.- 5 The Role of Citizen Science in Policy Advocacy & Building Just and Ecologically Sustainable Communities in Thailand - Penchom Saetang.- 6 Creating an Enabling Environment for Lao Youth to Engage with the Community Development Process - Khamphoui Saythalat.- 7 How Biodiversity and Culture can Fuel economic Prosperity: the Case of Traditional Textile artisans of East Sumba, Indonesia - Chandra Kirana.- 8 Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals: The Case of a Community in Quezon City, Philippines - Nestor Castro.- 9 Facilitating Household-level Biogas Production: a Case Study From the Indonesian Island of Lombok - Niken Arumdati.- 10 Urban Reform in Indonesia - Ahmad Rifai.- 11 A Decade of Fighting Box Jellyfish Health Issues - Lakkana Thaikruea.- 12 Citizens’ Initiatives in the Fukushima Radiation Disaster: Measuring and Sharing Fukushima - Mariko Komatsu.- 13 Democracy in the Wake of Fukushima Nuclear Disaster- Hiroko Aihar.- 14 Fighting Slavery in Southeast Asian Waters -Sompong Srakaew and Patima Tungpuchayakul.- 15 Female-driven climate and Environmental Action: Champions from Pakistan - Areej Riaz.- 16 Development Challenges in Papua and West Papua- Alex Rumaseb.- 17 In These Troubled Times, Could Every Classroom Become a Site of Transformation? The Story of the SENS Program - Theodore Mayer.- 18 SENS and Its Impacts on Me: A Reflection from Karbi Anglong- Sabin Rongpipi .- 19 SENSing the Truth amidst a Crisis at the Personal, Social, and Environmental Crisis Levels: Learnings and Contributions towards Sustainable Development in India in India - Mahesh Amandkar.- 20 Sustainability and communities of faith: Islam and environmentalism in Indonesia - Fachruddin Majeri Mangunjaya & Ibrahim Ozdemier.- 21 Policy Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development in Malaysia: A Reflection- Hezri Adnan.- 22 Step by Step from Cambodia Towards ASEAN - Heng Monychenda.- 23 Civic Engagement for a Just and Sustainable ASEAN- Erna Witoelar..- 24 Reflections on Civic Engagement and Key Issues raised in this volume- Chheang Vannarith, Maung Maung Yin, Theodore Mayer.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a focused and comprehensive overview of the status of children across society, with special reference to emerging features and measures of child safety, welfare, and overall well-being. The book is arranged into four parts covering various dimensions of child welfare and well-being. In this second edition, highly experienced academics, researchers, child rights activities, and policymakers from both developed and developing countries have contributed chapters on topics such as status of children living under institutional care, sexual abuse of male children and tribal girl children, issues and challenges faced by children living in conflict zones, children living on the streets, COVID-19 and its impact on the education of children. The status of marginalized children gets special importance in the second edition. The new chapters include field-based experiences of researchers in protecting child rights and preventing child abuse. It also considers the promising strategies and promising future directions in enhancing effective prevention, intervention and responses to child abuse and neglect. This volume is essential for a wide range of professionals and researchers from the social sciences, law, medicine, and behavioral sciences. It is also beneficial for policymakers and law enforcement agencies working with children.Table of Contents1 Introduction—Child Safety, Welfare, and Well-being: Need of the Hour. . ……………………………………………………. . ………….. Sibnath Deb Part I Nature and Extent of Child Abuse and Neglect 2 Fifty Years of Child Abuse: Milestones, Misconceptions, and Moving On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …………… Kim Oates 3 Cyberbullying: Its Prevention and Intervention Strategies . . . . . . . ………….. Rebecca P. Ang 4 Child Abuse and Neglect in India, Risk Factors, and Protective Measures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …………… Sibnath Deb & Mrinalkanti Ray 5 Children’s Right to Safety: The Problem of Corporal Punishment in Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …………. George W. Holden & Rose Ashraf 6 Child Sexual Abuse in a Trusted Relationship: Trauma or Confusion?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …………. B.N. Roopesh 7 Conflict in Kashmir: Psychosocial Consequences on Children . . . . ………… Waheeda Khan 8 The Law and Practices of Ritual Male Circumcision: Time for Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ………….. Esther I.J. Erlings 9 Child Well-being At The Crossroads: Impact of Work-Life Interface, Consumerism, and Adult Lifestyle Choices…………………………………… Tusharika Mukherjee 10 Children Witnessing Violence in India: Nature, Risk factors, Impact and Prevention Strategies ……………………………………………. Rituparna Chakraborty & Aneesh Kumar P 11 The Untold Story of Survival: The Life of Paniya Tribal Adolescent Girls of Kerala……………………………………………….. Saranya S & Sibnath Deb Part II: Status of Children under Difficult Circumstances 12 Plight of Nomadic Children: In Search of Consideration and Inclusions ……………………………………………………………………… Jagdish Jadhav, Priya Rajput & Swati Amrale-Jadhav 13 Safety and Welfare of Children Under Institutional Care: A Situation Analysis……………………………………………………………. K.Bhuvaneswari & Sibnath Deb 14 Children in Armed Conflict: Concerns for Safety and Measures Towards Well-being Raveena Kousar & Subhasis Bhadra 15 Child Safety and Wellbeing During the Covid-19 Pandemic ……….. Bishakha Majumdar 16 Unfolding Children’s Agency in Ensuring Child Protection……………….. Virgil D Sami 17 Children of Stigmatized Parents: Concerns and Fostering Holistic Development Aishwarya Gautam & Subhasis Bhadra 18 Male Child Sexual Abuse: Current Status and Future Directions…….. P. Swathisha & Sibnath Deb Part III Child Rights and Its Practice 19 Adoption: Right to Information Versus Right to Confidentiality. . . ……. Jagannath Pati 20 Dropouts to Learners: The Challenge of the Right to Education Act 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ………. Vimala Veeraraghavan Part IV Rights of Vulnerable Children 21 Child Rights in the Context of HIV/AIDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ……. Seema Sahay, Archana Verma, Suhas Shewale & Murugesan Periyasamy 22 Adoption: A Source of Maltreatment and Violation of Child Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ………. Nilanjana Sanyal 23 Child Labor: An Indian Scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …… N.K. Chadha & Vandana Gambhir Chopra 24 Rights of Children with Disability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …... Prerna Sharma 25 Prevention of Abandonment of Children with Special Needs Through Community-Based Programs and Intervention. . . . . . . . . ……… Chitra Shah 26 Psycho-Social Support for Protection of Children in Disasters. . . . …… Subhasis Bhadra Part V Protective Measures 27 Protecting Children: Building Effective Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …. Jenny Gray 28 Governance and Social Spaces for Children …………………………. Akila Radhakrishnan 29 Developing Countries and the Potential of Mandatory Reporting Laws to Identify Severe Child Abuse and Neglect. . . . . . . ……. Ben Mathews 30 Child Sexual Abuse in Brazil: Awareness, Legal Aspects and Examples of Prevention Strategies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ……… Lucia C.A. Williams & Sabrina M. D’Affonseca 31 Child Protection: Many Milestones on an Estranged Path. . . . . . . ….. Bharti Ali 32 A Multidisciplinary Approach to Child Protection from Sexual Abuse in India: The Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ….. Lina Acca Mathew 33 Child Protection: The Grassroots Issues and Challenges. . . . . . . . … Mala Bhandari

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Book SynopsisThis book first provides a comprehensive guideline for future disaster-resistant city planning in large cities in disaster-prone countries such as Japan. It is a compilation of knowledge and know-how obtained through the author’s work in the national government for one and half years in the Earthquake Reconstruction Headquarters, right after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake on 17 January 1995. The author has carefully examined the various ad hoc measures taken just after the earthquake, which were criticized because they did not work as well as expected. Additionally, he has examined the later revisions in disaster and risk management systems made at the levels of local and national governments through experience in the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, to which the author had long been committed. The author argues that the rescue activities, rehabilitation, and reconstruction plans for disaster countermeasures implemented once a disaster has occurred and the city planning established in ordinary times should be extremely tightly connected with each other. City planning that subsumes rescue activities, rehabilitation, and reconstruction plans against what ought to have happened would critically improve the capability of crisis management and, consequently, protect life and property once a disaster has occurred. Such city planning eventually creates disaster-resistant cities. This book assumes readers to be graduate students who study city planning. It is also beneficial for practitioners and policy makers who are in charge of the construction of disaster-resistant cities at the national and local levels of governments, especially in disaster-prone countries. Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Initial Response Systems used for Major Earthquakes and Disaster-resistant City Planning.- Chapter 2. Theory of Spare City Planning: for Temporary Use in Case of Emergency.- Chapter 3. Reconstruction Plans.- Chapter 4. Summary and Issues That Need to Be Considered.- Chapter 5. Conclusion: How to embrace lessons learnt from previous earthquake disasters.

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Book SynopsisWhat can Chinese economists learn from the Japanese economic boom and subsequent stagnation? This project aims to institutionally and empirically investigate the growth mechanism and determinants of sustainable development in China compared with Japanese experiences. This is the first challenge in conducting a comparative study on China and Japan’s economic growth and development. We aim to investigate the economic system transition and its influence on the Chinese and Japanese economy from macroeconomic and microeconomic perspectives. This book will interest economists, scholars of comparative politics, and scholars of China or Japan's economic development.Table of Contents1 Introduction.- 2 Comparisons of Chinese and Japanese Development Process from Economic and Politico-economic Perspectives.- 3 Trade, FDI and Economic Growth.- 4 Digital China: The Fourth Industrial Revolution with Chinese Characteristics.- 5 Agricultural Development in China: Comparison with Japanese Experience.- 6 The financial innovation in the Flow of Funds Account after the World War II: Evidence from Japan.- 7 Human Capital Agglomeration Effect and Regional Inequality.- 8 Environmental Policies and Water Resource Management.- 9 Dual Economic Structure, Surplus Labor and Rural-Urban Migration.- 10 Household Consumption and Manufactural Industry Upgrading.- 11 Enterprise Ownership Reform and Wage Gaps between Public and Private Sectors.- 12 Communist Party of China Membership and Wage Gaps between Party Members and Non-Members.- 13 Labor Union Effects on Working Conditions.- 14 Employment Equality Policy and Gender Gap in Labor Market.- 15 Public Pension Policy Reform and Labor Force Participation.- 16 Bequest Motives and Saving Behavior Among the Elderly.- 17 Income, Income Inequality and Subjective Well-being.

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Book SynopsisDemocratization in Indonesia has altered the political decision-making processes in many ways. It has also brought about tremendous change to the role of the Indonesian parliament in the country's political system. Once characterized as a powerless rubber stamp, the parliament has developed into a comprehensive and more representative body able to fulfil its functions more adequately.In the literature on democratic transition, the impact of parliaments on regime changes and on the democratic reorganization of the most important state institutions and regulations is usually neglected. In the Indonesian case, however, the national parliament was one of the most decisive actors and is therefore the focus of this book.The author analyses the parliament's contribution towards the process of democratization. Thus, this book contributes not only to research on the Indonesian democratization process, but also to the comparative research on parliaments in transition processes in general.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Parliaments and Democratization; 3. Rubber Stamp? The Role of the Parliament during the Last Year of the Presidency of Suharto; 4. The Awakening: The Role of the Parliament during the Presidency of B.J. Habibie 5. Power Broker: The Role of the Parliament during the Presidencies of Abdurrahman Wahid and Megawati Soekarnoputri 6. The Parliament between 1997 and 2004: Changes and Continuities 7. Conclusion and Perspectives.

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Book SynopsisThis book, first published in 1996, examines Indonesia's foreign policy under Suharto. It not only details Indonesia's foreign policy behaviour vis-à-vis Indonesia's neighbours and major powers, but also places it in the context of foreign policy analysis. Today, the book remains as the only full-length study on Indonesia's foreign policy under Suharto. It is now reprinted with a new postscript which discusses the post-Suharto era from B.J. Habibie to Joko Widodo.Indonesia under Suharto had attempted to become a regional power to lead Southeast Asian states and beyond. As the largest country and also the richest in terms of natural resources, Suharto's Indonesia was held in deference by the ASEAN states. However, due to its limited capabilities, its lack of military strength, advanced technology and economic strength, the political influence of Jakarta was in fact quite limited.

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Book SynopsisSoutheast Asia's growing economic linkages with China have generated political opportunities and strategic concerns in equal measure. This study provides a fuller picture of Chinese investments in Southeast Asia for those seeking to understand its significance and impacts. From their carefully constructed dataset, Goh and Liu provide a regionwide, multi-sectoral analysis quantitative survey and analysis of key changes in Chinese investments in Southeast Asian economies over fifteen years, from 2005 to 2019. Additionally, they provide a qualitative assessment of the geopolitical significance of these trends and patterns. Thus, this study creates a baseline understanding of more recent Chinese investments in the region. In the near future, when a feasible data series can be collated for the years from 2020, it will also allow a sharper analysis of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Chinese investments in the region.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Globalisation, Strategic Relations and Governance.- Chapter 2: State-Society Strategic Relations in Southeast Asia.- Chapter 3: Dominating Development in Singapore.- Chapter 4: Green Politics in Malaysia.- Chapter 5: Forest Governance in Indonesia.- Chapter 6: Rescaling Statehood and Social Conflicts in ASEAN.

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Book SynopsisLa obra ''Mujer y trabajo en el siglo XX'' trata de aproximarse, desde una perspectiva histórico-sociológica, al estudio de uno de los procesos sociales más carácterísticos del período contemporáneo y cuyas importantes repercusiones a nivel individual y comunitario lo convirtieron desde su inicio en punto de debate y objeto de máxima atención. Cronológicamente, el estudio abarca desde mediados de la pasada centuria, cuando el triunfo del industrialismo pone en marcha el acceso de las mujeres al mundo laboral tal y como hoy lo conocemos, hasta 1995. Desde el punto de vista del espacio geográfico considerado, se centra en los países del área de la OCDE, con especial atención a España. En cuanto al contenido, a lo largo de sus páginas se analizan tanto las etapas que pueden distinguirse en la evolución experimentada por la presencia femenina en la esfera productiva como las causas que la han determinado en cada una de ellas, la intensidad numérica alcanzada, el discurso ideológico que la informa y los rasgos estructurales que la caracterizan.

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Book SynopsisThe issue of devolution has often been one for polemic rather than reasoned analysis. This book places recent developments in the United Kingdom in their historical context, examining political and constitutional aspects of devolution in Britain from Gladstone''s espousal of Home Rule in 1886 right up to the 1998 legislation governing the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly. As well as considering what devolution will mean for Scotland and Wales, and how it will work in practice, Vernon Bogdanor discusses parallels with earlier devolution debates, giving special attention to the issue of Irish Home Rule which dominated British politics from 1886 to 1914. He also examines the experience of devolution in Northern Ireland and analyses the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, as well as considering the impact and implications of the new arrangements for the government of London under the Mayoral system implemented in May 2000. Devolution in the United Kingdom cuts across the boundaries of diTrade Reviewlucid, informed, thorough and intellectually provocative. Rodney Barker, History of Parliament, 2000.Bogdanor ... sets out with meticulous clarity the difficulties and complexities of constructing constitutional responses to political demands for a match between politics and powers. Rodney Barker, History of Parliament, 2000.Review from previous edition '...But despite the chaotic birthing of the new arrangements, there is a rational and even conservative case for them, one which Bogdanor puts better than I have seen it done elsewhere...' * TLS *Table of Contents1. The Making of the United Kingdom ; 2. Irish Home Rule ; 3. Northern Ireland ; 4. Scotland ; 5. Wales ; 6. London (chapter tbc) ; 7. Devolution: Challenge, Defeat, and Renewal ; 8. Legislating for Devolution: The Constitutional problems ; The Basic Structure ; Government Formation and dissolution ; The Electoral System ; The West Lothian Question ; Financing Devolution ; The Welsh Model ; The English Dimension ; The European Dimension ; 8. Conclusion: Federal Devolution ; Notes ; Suggestions for Further Reading ; Index

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