Development economics Books
Policy Press Ageing in SubSaharan Africa
Book SynopsisIn-depth ethnographic analysis provides the pan-African evidence and analysis needed to move forward debates about who and how to address the long term care needs of older people in Sub-Saharan Africa.Trade Review"...a thoughtful and insightful contribution, adding to or supporting our discussions on Western care-giving... an invaluable book on Africa's older population, a thought-provoking discussion on the practices of care – familial, informal and formal – in Africa and an interesting discussion on the spaces of care" Ageing and Society, Volume 39, Issue 4"This is a valuable, timely and thought-provoking collection on spaces and practices of care in Africa. The challenges of political economic change and the variations in actual situations are beautifully documented." Susan Reynolds Whyte, University of Copenhagen"This book provides an opportunity for one of the most misrepresented entities to be heard - Africa's older population, a vulnerable group with unique needs." Sanet du Toit, University of Sydney, AustraliaTable of ContentsIntroduction: spaces and practices of care for older persons in Sub-Saharan Africa ~ Jaco Hoffman and Katrien Pype; Will families in Ghana continue to care for older people? Logic and contradiction in policy ~ Sjaak van der Geest; Caring for people “without” value: movement, reciprocity and respect in Kinshasa’s retirement homes ~ Katrien Pype; Older persons providing care for older persons in Tanzania: Against conventions – but accepted ~ Peter van Eeuwijk; Place matters. The home as a key site of old-age care in coastal Tanzania ~ Brigit Obrist; Care and identity in rural Malawi ~ Emily Freeman; Making sense of neglect in northwest Tanzania ~ Josien de Klerk; Negotiating care for older persons in South Africa: between the ideal and the pragmatics ~ Jaco Hoffman; Afterword: Discourses of care for older persons in Sub-Saharan Africa – towards Conceptual Development ~ Andries Baart.
£28.49
Policy Press Towards just and sustainable economies
Book SynopsisAcademics from a range of disciplines and from a number of European and Latin American countries come together to question what it means to have a `sustainable society' and to ask what role alternative social and solidarity economies can play.Trade Review"This ambitious and engaging set of dialogues on the dynamics of the social and solidarity economy is both timely and necessary. By bringing together an international set of scholars from Latin America and the UK Towards Just and Sustainable Economies develops important and insightful contributions to fostering alternatives to the deleterious consequences of neoliberalism." Dr David Featherstone, University of GlasgowTable of ContentsIntroduction: New Economies North and South: Sharing the Evolution to a Just and Sustainable Future ~ Peter North and Molly Scott Cato; Part I: Theoretical Perspectives on the Social and Solidarity Economy; Towards a new economics: Concepts and experiences from Latin America ~ Jose Luis Coraggio; Towards low carbon solidarity economies ~ Peter North; Monsieur le Capital and Madame la Terre on the Brink ~ Penelope Ciancanelli and David Fasenfest; Part II: The Social and Solidarity Economy as a Site of Social Innovation; Developing the solidarity economy: Brazil's social economy incubators ~ Reinaldo Pacheco da Costa; Innovation, cooperativism and inclusive development: Rethinking technological change and social inclusion ~ Hernan Thomas and Lucas Becerra; The solidarity economy and the University's role in creating sustainable evolution ~ Luiz Roberto Alves, Marco Aurelio Bernardes, Victor Gil Neto and Waverli Maia Maratozzo-Neuberger; Community governance of common resources in North-Eastern Brazil ~ Gilca Oliveira; Part III: The Social and Solidarity Economy and the State; The Danish low carbon transition and the prospects for a democratic economy ~ Andrew Cumbers; A Brazilian perspective on the solidarity economy: Transferring Argentine experiences of Barter to Brazil ~ Paul I. Singer and Heloisa Pimavera; 21st century socialism? Venezuela's solidarity, social, popular and communal economy ~ Dario Azzellini; Co-construction or prefiguration? Rethinking the `translation' of SSE practices into policy ~ Ana Cecilia Dinerstein; Part IV: Inspiration between north and south; Being a Zapatista wherever you are: Reflections on academic/activist practice from Latin America ~ Paul Chatterton; Living Sin Patron: Lessons from Argentina's societies in movement ~ Marina Sitrin; The social and solidarity economy in Argentina and the UK: Convergence from opposite directions ~ Molly Scott Cato and Paolo Raffaelli; Conclusion ~ Peter North and Molly Scott Cato.
£25.64
John Wiley & Sons Violence against Women and Girls Lessons from
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£24.75
MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Tourism in Africa Harnessing Tourism for Growth
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£32.85
John Wiley & Sons How Shanghai Does It Insights and Lessons from
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£999.99
MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Toward NextGeneration Performance Budgeting
Book SynopsisPerformance budgeting is a reform adopted by governments in many OECD countries and encouraged by development agencies. This book explores the experiences of seven countries and suggests a fresh approach to avoid classic pitfalls and adopting ideas from successful reformers.
£26.96
MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ South Asias Turn Policies to Boost
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John Wiley & Sons Options for Aged Care in China Building an Efficient and Sustainable Aged Care System
£999.99
John Wiley & Sons The Innovation Paradox DevelopingCountry Capabilities and the Unrealized Promise of Technological CatchUp
£999.99
MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Uncharted Waters
Book SynopsisPresents new evidence to advance understanding on how rainfall shocks coupled with water scarcity, impacts farms, firms, and families. A key message of this report is that water has multiple economic attributes, each of which entail distinct policy responses.
£23.70
MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Global Economic Prospects June 2018 The Turning
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£26.96
John Wiley & Sons The Analysis of Household Surveys Reissue Editi
Book SynopsisTwo decades after its original publication, The Analysis of Household Surveys is being reissued with a new preface by its author, Sir Angus Deaton, recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
£41.36
MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ A Resurgent East Asia Navigating a Changing
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£999.99
World Bank Publications Crossroads Climate Strategies for Fossil
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£999.99
John Wiley & Sons Electricity Access in SubSaharan Africa Uptake Reliability and Complementary Factors for Economic Impact
Book SynopsisMost African households cannot afford electricity access and consumption needed to enhance their economic wellbeing. This research argues that a sustainable path for universal access requires a focus on the productive use.
£30.56
MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Global Financial Development Report 20192020 Bank Regulation and Supervision a Decade after the Global Financial Crisis
£30.56
John Wiley & Sons Global Economic Prospects January 2020 Slow
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£27.50
MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Labor Markets and Skills in a New Era Managing
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£30.56
John Wiley & Sons Regional Investment Pioneers in South Asia The
Book SynopsisThis report is framed within the same context as its predecessor, A Glass Half Full, namely, the sub-optimal level of economic engagement within South Asia. It focuses on intraregional investment, from an outward investment lens, using a unifying framework of international engagement strategies.
£37.95
MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Global Waves of Debt Causes and Consequences
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£41.36
MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Adaptive Social Protection Building Resilience to Shocks
£999.99
MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Coping with Climate Change in the Sundarbans
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£27.50
World Bank Publications The Path to 5G in the Developing World Planning
Book SynopsisExplores the latest innovation in wireless technology, the tremendous opportunities that could be reaped from adopting 5G, the costs and challenges associated with 5G, and policy considerations for developing countries to most effectively deploy and utilize the 5G network.
£36.86
John Wiley & Sons Land Matters Can Better Governance and Management of Scarcity Prevent a Looming Crisis in the Middle East and North Africa
£36.86
John Wiley & Sons At Your Service The Promise of ServicesLed
Book SynopsisConsidering technological change and linkages between sectors while differentiating across types of services, this book assesses the scope of a services-driven development model and policy directions that maximize its potential.
£36.86
MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ An Investment Perspective on Global Value Chains
Book SynopsisInvestigates the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in helping developing countries participate in global value chains (GVCs). The report provides practical guidance for developing countries to develop strategies that use FDI to strengthen GVC participation and upgrading.
£40.46
MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Jobs Undone
Book SynopsisThe report aims to stimulate structural reforms in MENA that allow the region to spur sufficient and decent job creation as well as to leapfrog into the new industrial revolution.
£36.86
John Wiley & Sons Global Economic Prospects June 2022
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MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Jobs Undone Arabic Edition
Book SynopsisMore and better jobs in the MENA region must rely on a new era of market contestability. Governments must reshape their relationships towards markets, towards workers and towards women, combining bold reforms with gradual ones and using data to create a new social contract with the people of the region.
£36.86
John Wiley & Sons Trade Therapy Deepening Cooperation to
Book SynopsisProvides new data on trade in medical goods and services and medical value chains; surveys the evolving policy landscape before and during the pandemic; and proposes an action plan to improve trade policies and deepen international cooperation to deal with future pandemics.
£36.95
John Wiley & Sons La terre en question Une meilleure gouvernance fonci232re et une meilleure gestion de la p233nurie de terres peuventelles 233viter la crise qui sanno
£36.95
John Wiley & Sons The Global Findex Database 2021 Financial
Book SynopsisThe fourth edition of Global Findex - the world's most comprehensive database on financial inclusion - offers a lens into how people accessed and used financial services during COVID-19, when mobility restrictions and health policies drove increased demand for digital services of all kinds.
£33.26
John Wiley & Sons Global Economic Prospects January 2023
Book SynopsisExamines global economic developments and prospects, with a special focus on emerging market and developing economies.
£36.86
John Wiley & Sons A Balancing Act for Brazils Amazonian States An
Book SynopsisSocial deprivations coincide with vast deforestation in Brazil's Legal Amazon, or Amazonia. Poverty reduction and sustainable development require renewed efforts to protect the region's exceptional natural wealth, coupled with a shift from an extractive to a productivity-oriented growth model.
£39.56
John Wiley & Sons Boosting Productivity in Kazakhstan with MicroL
Book SynopsisExamines the causes of low productivity growth in Kazakhstan by combining an analysis of firm-level data and multiple policy drivers. This is the first work to analyse the micro-foundations of the total factor productivity in Kazakhstan and elaborating specific recommendations for boosting aggregate productivity growth.
£27.50
MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Natures Frontiers
Book SynopsisExamines the use of natural capital (natural resources and services) around the world. The report finds that most countries are using these resources inefficiently, and closing these efficiency gaps can address many of the world's pressing economic and environmental problems.
£36.86
MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Thriving Making Cities Green Resilient and
Book SynopsisGlobally, 70% of greenhouse gas emissions emanate from cities. Cities are also experiencing an expanding variety and frequency of climate change related stresses. This report provides policymakers with a compass for designing tailored policies that can help cities take effective action to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
£38.66
John Wiley & Sons Unleashing Productivity through Firm Financing
£33.26
John Wiley & Sons Rising from the Depths Water Security and
Book SynopsisSouth Sudan is the third most vulnerable country to climate change in the world, and one of the most politically fragile. Rising from the Depths illustrates how South Sudan can leverage its water resources to prepare for climate change and advance national peace and development.
£33.20
MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Global Economic Prospects June 2023
Book SynopsisA World Bank Group Flagship Report. Published semiannually, the report includes analysis of topical policy challenges faced by developing countries through in-depth research in the January edition, and shorter analytical pieces in the June edition.
£36.86
MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Innovative Korea
Book SynopsisFocuses on Korea's successful transition from a middle-income to a high-income economy by moving toward a private-sector-led growth model with greater emphasis on market competition, innovation, and technology.
£45.90
MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Afrique numérique
£36.86
John Wiley & Sons Informality and Inclusive Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
£36.86
John Wiley & Sons The Business of the State
Book SynopsisGovernments actively participate in commercial markets in different forms, from controlling the production of goods and services to investing in firms as a minority shareholder. This report uses new evidence to understand the impacts of these different ownership arrangements across sectors and institutional settings.
£33.26
World Bank Publications Migration
£37.15
World Bank Publications Partir Sur Un Pied dÉgalité
£45.90
New York University Press Global Sustainable Cities
Book SynopsisPerspectives from worldwide experts on how major cities across the globe are responding to the major environmental threats of our time, including global climate change Over half of the world's population now lives in cities, and this share is expected to increase in the coming decades. With growing urbanization, cities and their residents face substantial environmental challenges such as higher temperatures, droughts, wildfires, and increased flooding. In response to these pressing challenges, some cities have begun to develop local environmental regulations that supplement national and environmental laws. In so doing, cities have stepped into a role that has been historically dominated by higher levels of government. Global Sustainable Cities takes stock of the policies that have been implemented by cities around the world in recent years in several key areas: water, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate adaptation. It examines the advantagesand potential drawbacksof Trade Review"An impressive volume whose international focus allows for cutting-edge comparative assessment in regards to the role of cities in addressing today’s environmental challenges. Global Sustainable Cities will contribute significantly to the literature on the role of major cities as they work to advance sustainability through innovative transportation, infrastructure, and energy initiatives." -- Vanessa Casado Pérez, Texas A&M University"Global Sustainable Cities features a phenomenal lineup of contributors whose topics, narrative arc, and implications create a readable, highly compelling volume. Taken altogether, the revealing case studies highlighted in these essays convincingly make the case for the centrality of cities to environmental law." -- Nestor Davidson, Faculty Director, Urban Law Center, Fordham University"An important volume that fills a gap in the literature on cities and climate change. While many have argued that cities are and should be significant actors in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and averting the worst impacts of climate disasters, this book illustrates how different kinds of cities are doing so. The book is also important for its comparative examination of cities' environmental and climate actions across geographic regions and political systems. Any future assessment of cities' roles in maintaining environmental quality and addressing climate change should begin with this impressive volume." -- Sheila R. Foster, Georgetown University, author of Co-Cities: Innovative Transitions toward Just and Self-Sustaining Communities"This important, timely and interesting book explores the current landscape of environmental leadership - examining both their strengths and weaknesses. It provides ample support for the important idea that it is in cities that we can act rapidly to address climate change and its consequences - because we must." -- David Miller, former Mayor of Toronto and author of Solved: How the Great Cities of the World Are Fixing the Climate Crisis
£69.70
New York University Press Global Sustainable Cities
Book SynopsisPerspectives from worldwide experts on how major cities across the globe are responding to the major environmental threats of our time, including global climate change Over half of the world's population now lives in cities, and this share is expected to increase in the coming decades. With growing urbanization, cities and their residents face substantial environmental challenges such as higher temperatures, droughts, wildfires, and increased flooding. In response to these pressing challenges, some cities have begun to develop local environmental regulations that supplement national and environmental laws. In so doing, cities have stepped into a role that has been historically dominated by higher levels of government. Global Sustainable Cities takes stock of the policies that have been implemented by cities around the world in recent years in several key areas: water, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate adaptation. It examines the advantagesand potential drawbacksof Trade Review"An impressive volume whose international focus allows for cutting-edge comparative assessment in regards to the role of cities in addressing today’s environmental challenges. Global Sustainable Cities will contribute significantly to the literature on the role of major cities as they work to advance sustainability through innovative transportation, infrastructure, and energy initiatives." -- Vanessa Casado Pérez, Texas A&M University"Global Sustainable Cities features a phenomenal lineup of contributors whose topics, narrative arc, and implications create a readable, highly compelling volume. Taken altogether, the revealing case studies highlighted in these essays convincingly make the case for the centrality of cities to environmental law." -- Nestor Davidson, Faculty Director, Urban Law Center, Fordham University"An important volume that fills a gap in the literature on cities and climate change. While many have argued that cities are and should be significant actors in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and averting the worst impacts of climate disasters, this book illustrates how different kinds of cities are doing so. The book is also important for its comparative examination of cities' environmental and climate actions across geographic regions and political systems. Any future assessment of cities' roles in maintaining environmental quality and addressing climate change should begin with this impressive volume." -- Sheila R. Foster, Georgetown University, author of Co-Cities: Innovative Transitions toward Just and Self-Sustaining Communities"This important, timely and interesting book explores the current landscape of environmental leadership - examining both their strengths and weaknesses. It provides ample support for the important idea that it is in cities that we can act rapidly to address climate change and its consequences - because we must." -- David Miller, former Mayor of Toronto and author of Solved: How the Great Cities of the World Are Fixing the Climate Crisis
£25.19
