{"title":"Reception or Interpretation studies \/ Audience Theory Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"north-of-south-9780140188264","title":"North of South","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 1970s Shiva Naipaul travelled to Africa, visiting Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia for several months. Through his experiences, the places he visited and his various encounters, he aimed to discover what ''liberation'', ''revolution'' and ''socialism'' meant to the ordinary people. 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Foregrounding the voices of policymakers and participants, it documents and critically assesses government efforts to kick-start digital transformation, and offers an exposition of the process of policymaking in the 2020s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA great read for any political leader or bureaucrat looking to transform their government's digital economy. It is useful to understand what it really takes to support emerging countries who want to establish a digital public infrastructure. * Nandan Nilekani, Chairman and Co-Founder, Infosys and Founding Chairman, UIDAI *\u003cbr\u003eBenno saw the huge potential of the digital economy for Africa and devoted the last years of his life tirelessly working to get countries to adopt it. Many countries have begun taking up the technology but fail to adopt a whole of systems approach. 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He is a multi-faceted scholar who has thought deeply and rigorously and has published extensively. Although Development as Freedom covers imense territory, it is subtle and nuanced and its careful scholarship is manifest at every turn. * Lars Osberg, Reviews, Compte Rendus, Autumn 2000. *\u003cbr\u003eSen has looked for ways to empower the poor ... Development as Freedom is a testament to Sen's unwavering commitment to the task ... this is economics that should be read: not merely for the elegance of its arguments or the wisdom of its judgements, but for the deep and burnished humanity that animates it. * David Goldblatt, The Independent *\u003cbr\u003eDevelopment as Freedom is a personal manifesto: a summing up; a blend of vision, close argument, reflection and reminiscence. * The Economist *\u003cbr\u003eThe world's poor and dispossessed could have no more articulate or insightful a champion among economists than Amartya Sen. 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Why Public Space Matters is essential reading for anyone involved in the design, management, programming or simply the enjoyment, of public space. * David Burney, Director, Urban Placemaking and Management, Pratt Institute *\u003cbr\u003eIn this brilliant and inspirational book, urban ethnographer Setha Low shows us why the stakes of debates about 'public space' in the 21st century could not be more serious and socially significant. In a world where we tend to either take public space for granted or express fear of the potential dangers they might hold, Low uses her nuanced theoretical lens and a variety of compelling ethnographic examples—from New York's Jones Beach and New Jersey's Lake Welch to Hudson Historical Park, Battery Park City after 9\/11, and a thoughtful analysis of how the pandemic impacted the use and sense of public space in New York City—to demonstrate that discussions about democracy and social justice should never underestimate the importance of public space for the very sustainability of human life. * John L. Jackson, Jr., Walter H. Annenberg Dean and Richard Perry University Professor, the University of Pennsylvania *\u003cbr\u003eLow maintains an accessible style throughout, suitable for general readers, but the material will appeal most to expert scholars and planners. 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Place attachment and Cultural Identity: Monuments, Parks and Neighborhood Public Space in San José, Costa Rica, and the Statue of Liberty and Battery Park City in New York City    Chapter 9. From the Winter of Despair to the Summer of Euphoria: Public Space During COVID-19 in New York City (2020-2021)    Chapter 10. How to Study Public Space: The Toolkit for the Ethnographic Study of Space (TESS) in Tompkins Square Park, Manhattan, New York City and Other Strategies    Appendices    Appendix 1. Contact, Public Culture and Affect Atmospheres: A Theoretical Framework    Notes    Index","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732647489879,"sku":"9780197543733","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197543733.jpg?v=1719997789"},{"product_id":"patching-development-information-politics-and-social-change-in-india-modern-south-asia-9780197567821","title":"Patching Development Information Politics and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow do you get cash payments for labor to the rural poor in the world's largest anti-poverty program? 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Public Meetings at the Last Mile Chapter 6. Reading and Writing the State Records Chapter 7. Caste, Class, and Audits Chapter 8. Conclusion: Patching the Power at the Last Mile Appendix 1. Methodology: Using Ethnography to Study Political Economy of Information Appendix 2. Explanatory Note on Comparing NREGA Performance across States","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732652241239,"sku":"9780197567821","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"ruling-emancipated-slaves-and-indigenous-subjects-the-divergent-legacies-of-forced-settlement-and-colonial-occupation-in-the-global-south-9780197673034","title":"Ruling Emancipated Slaves and Indigenous Subjects","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis fantastic new book is a major contribution to the literature on colonialism and development. 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Longue durée arguments are exceedingly difficult to make yet Ruling Emancipated Slaves and Indigenous Subjects delivers on its ambitious goal: to show the importance of emancipation during the colonial era for post-colonial development and democratization. * Adria Lawrence, author of Imperial Rule and the Politics of Nationalism: Anti-Colonial Protest in the French Empire *\u003cbr\u003eThis excellent book rethinks the consequences of extractive colonial institutions. Analyzing the importance of early legal rights, Owolabi explains the puzzle of why countries in the West Indies have experienced better development outcomes than those in West Africa. 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Comparing British Forced Settlement and Colonial Occupation: Jamaica and Sierra Leone 6. Comparing Portuguese Forced Settlement and Colonial Occupation: Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau 7. A Global Tour of Forced Settlement and Colonial Occupation under French Rule: From Saint-Domingue (Haiti) and Les Antilles to Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa 8. 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The authors rightfully demand that we transcend simplistic understandings of political alignments that conflate party and ideology and that fail to come to terms with how the definitions of 'right' and 'left' continually evolve over time. * Frances Lee, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University *\u003cbr\u003eAn insightful dissection of the misleading notion that it is possible-without severe distortion-to reduce voters and politicians to points along a one-dimensional left-right scale. * Philip E. Tetlock, Annenberg University Professor, University of Pennsylvania *\u003cbr\u003eThe Myth of Left and Right is a quirky but much needed book for today's conversation about how to push past our differences, disagreements, and political polarization. It is scholarly but accessible and something easily read in an afternoon. While it is short, its impact hopefully will be longer, for our Country demands such a book in a time when words like \"left\" and \"right\" are not only accusatory labels we paste onto people but, as Lewis and Lewis have shown, essentially meaningless. * Lee Trepanier, Russell Kirk Center *\u003cbr\u003eThe Myth of Left and Right is a quirky but much needed book for today's conversation about how to push past our differences, disagreements, and political polarization. * Lee Trepanier, Chair and Professor of Political Science at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama *\u003cbr\u003eThe book is a useful instrument for stimulating much-needed thought and debate about the ideological spectrum in the US. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction Chapter 1: The Myth of Left and Right Chapter 2: The Origins of Left and Right Chapter 3: The Development of Left and Right Chapter 4: The \"Authentic\" Left and Right Chapter 5: The Persistence of Left and Right Chapter 6: The Consequences of Left and Right Chapter 7: The Future of Left and Right Conclusion  Notes Index","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732673802583,"sku":"9780197680629","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197680629.jpg?v=1719997899"},{"product_id":"innovation-in-real-places-9780197695173","title":"Innovation in Real Places","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[A] compelling and timely book * Kevin Morgan, Regional Studies *\u003cbr\u003eWant to be an innovation hot spot? Don't copy Silicon Valley... we should remember what innovation is and why we care about it. The first part comes down to realising that innovation is not invention. * John Morgan, The Times Higher Education *\u003cbr\u003eThe abiding message of Breznitz's book is that it is a mistake to assume that \"what works in one time and one place will always work across time and space... a defense of experiments, mistakes, and the right to choose. * William H. Jeneway, Project Syndicate *\u003cbr\u003eIn this fascinating book, Breznitz, a professor at the Munk School at the University of Toronto, argues that innovation is 'the only way to ensure sustained long-term economic and human-welfare growth'. But, crucially, 'innovation is not invention, nor is it high-tech and the creation of new technology and gadgets\". It is \"the complete process of taking new ideas and devising new or improved products and services.' This Catholicism gives fascinating insights. * Martin Wolf, Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides valuable guidance for all governmental or business leaders who are trying to find sustainable solutions in the midst of turbulent circumstances. Technology provides enormous opportunities, but these will be realized only through excellent leadership and management. * Aho Esko, former Prime Minister of Finland *\u003cbr\u003eWriting a book with advice to local leaders on how to create innovative ecosystems, which are resistant to the centrifugal forces of globalization, was a brilliant idea. This book proves that a precisely structured narrative can be a powerful tool to communicate the results of excellent academic research. * Marek Belka, former Prime Minister of Poland; Head of the Central Bank of Poland *\u003cbr\u003eA must-read book for researchers, mayors, economic developers and all those concerned with building more innovative and inclusive places. Breznitz combines cutting-edge research on innovative clusters and ecosystems, with laser-like focus on what works and what does not. His book provides a much-needed reminder that Silicon Valley is the wrong model: Cities across the world must forged their own unique paths and strategies for innovation and prosperity. * Richard Florida, author of Rise of the Creative Class *\u003cbr\u003eBreznitz's brilliant research on innovation and growth strategies coupled with a meticulous focus on explaining what does is means in practical terms for local leaders, makes is a must read for anyone who cares about their community. A truly important book and a highly enjoyable read. * Thierry Mandon, Former Minister of Public Accounts and State Reform and Minister of Higher Education and Research, France *\u003cbr\u003eIn writing this highly engaging and accessible book, Breznitz has done an important public service. Readers interested in the future of innovation and prosperity will avail themselves of not only the most cutting-edge research, but also understand how it applies to their own community. Breznitz's provocative arguments against the Silicon Valley model and the Venture Capital Industry caused me to nod my head in agreement as the former Chief Scientist of Israel and wince in pain as an active Venture Capitalist at the same time. This's a tour de force and a must read for policy makers and concerned, but hopeful, citizens. * Avi Hasson, former Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Economy of the State of Israel *\u003cbr\u003eFinally, a book which is not only a masterful piece of research but is also extremely useful for policy makers. This very well written and superbly research book is a much-needed eye opener for the multiple opportunities that exist in our globalized world. * Victor Sánchez Urrutia, National Secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation, Panama *\u003cbr\u003eDan Breznitz has written a terrific piece which has influenced my thinking about the varied and multifaceted approaches to innovation that we need dependent on place. * Ro Khanna, Member of Congress *\u003cbr\u003eThe 'problem with startup ecosystems' says Breznitz, 'is the assumption of homogeneity. They think about their whole population as potential founders of new companies.' They need to instead 'realize that people have experience and capacities at all ages, all backgrounds. What a 45-year-old needs to start a real company is completely different from what three 22-year-olds will need.'    This is exactly right-and something that I explore in my own book (if I can get it finished).\" * Dane Stangler, Forbes.com     *\u003cbr\u003eIt's what I think the doctor ordered as an exploration for some of the deep social tensions.\" ~Rob Johnson, president of the Institute for New Economic Thinking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments Introduction  Part I: The State of Innovation Chapter 1: The New Globalization of Innovation Chapter 2: The Silicon Peaches Chapter 3: Startups are Everywhere! (But The Growth Statistics) Chapter 4: Making America Great Again? Part II: Innovation and Prosperity Chapter 5: Four are Better Than One (But First, Let Us Plan It Strategically) Chapter 6: Singing and Designing--Incrementally--Innovation-Based Growth Chapter 7: Out With The Old, In With The New! But in What Ways? Chapter 8: Looking for Better Options: The Science of Innovation Policies and Agencies in a Globally Fragmented World Part III: The Three Dysfunctionals A Short Introduction to Part III Chapter 9: Our Anti-Intellectual Property Rights System Chapter 10: The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions: The Age of Financialization Chapter 11: Data: Why Mining Us is the New Boom and For Whom Conclusion: In Defense of Experiments, Mistakes, and the Right to Choose  Index Bibliography","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732675539287,"sku":"9780197695173","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"national-party-organizations-and-party-brands-in-american-politics-9780197695111","title":"National Party Organizations and Party Brands in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new assessment on the role, influence, and limitations of the Democratic and Republican National Committees in American political development. Scholars have long debated the role and importance of the Democratic and Republican National Committees in American politics. In National Party Organizations and Party Brands in American Politics, Boris Heersink identifies a core DNC and RNC role that has thus far been missed: creating national party brands. Drawing on extensive historical case studies and quantitative analysis, Heersink argues that the DNC and RNC have consistently prioritized their role of using publicity to inform voters about their parties'' policies and priorities from the beginning of the twentieth century onwards. Both committees invested heavily in political communication tools with the goal of shaping voters'' perceptions of their parties. As Heersink shows, the DNC and RNC often have considerable freedom in determining what type of brands to promote, placing them in \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeersink offers a fresh and important new perspective on American political parties, challenging claims that formal party organizations are merely in service to candidates. Drawing on wide-ranging historical evidence, Heersink demonstrates national party committees have played a pivotal role in shaping their party's 'brand,' defining the party's positions and identity for voters. This impressive account will be of wide interest to students of political parties and representation. * Eric Schickler, University of California, Berkeley *\u003cbr\u003eThe parties' national committees have long been disregarded as irrelevant. Drawing from new data on committee activities and careful case studies, Boris Heersink convincingly challenges that conventional wisdom, demonstrating that the DNC and RNC have been at the center of their respective party's battles since the early 20th century. In particular, Heersink details the ways in which the party committees seek to shape their party's all-important brands—key to the parties' democracy-enhancing roles as information shortcuts—in collaboration and competition with other party actors. An important read for scholars of American parties and elections. * Christina Wolbrecht, University of Notre Dame *\u003cbr\u003eAmerican political parties are studied as organizations and as conveyors of information, but not until Boris Heersink's masterpiece have these two perspectives finally, and properly, met. 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The first four parts explore the theoretical approaches, the changing nature and role of the state, and the major policy issues that confront all developing countries. The final parts set out a diverse range of country case studies, representing all the main geographical regions. These country case studies illustrate the themes introduced in the thematic chapters and highlight the developing world as a place of diversity and rapid transformations. Readers are provided with the tools to appreciate the perspectives of developing countries. The fifth edition has been thoroughly updated to address topical issues and themes, including refugee movements; the rise of the so-called Islamic State; organised crime; gender; the role of new forms of communication in political mobilization; and the replacement of Millennium Development Goals by Sustainable Development Goals. Two new country case studies have been added: Syria and the Sudan. The text is supported by an Online Resource Centre with the following student resources:Additional country case studies to encourage students to consider the political situations in different developing countriesA flashcard glossary to allow students to test their knowledge of important conceptsStudy questions encourage readers to think critically about each chapterWeb links encourage students to go beyond the textbook and read more widely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Burnell, Rakner, and Randall offer us a comprehensive overview of politics in the developing world and a perfect blend of real world empirics and social science theory. If you are looking for an idea textbook, this is it.' * Nancy Berneo, Nuffield Chair of Comparative Politics, University of Oxford *\u003cbr\u003e'Clearly written and systematically presented, this textbook contains a wealth of information around the core themes in development studies. 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This book adds a particular dimension to the very large body of literature with its specific mix of legal aspects, ethnographic data, and a global framework.\"—Dr. Andreas Eckert, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eAfrika 1500 - 1900: Geschichte und Gesellschaft Taschenbuch\u003c\/i\u003e [Africa 1500 - 1900: History and Society] and Director Re-Work Humboldt University Berlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Botswana is a darling of international donors and regularly praised as an upwardly mobile, prosperous and successful country. At the same time, it is characterized by poverty and exclusion, especially of women. In her insightful case study on land politics, Anne Griffiths effectively contrasts the image of a coherent state against myriad realities and confusion of competences on the ground. Based on decades of ethnographic fieldwork, this book masterfully demonstrates how in the realm of land and law, international, national, regional and local domains intersect and overlap, and come into conflict with one another.\"—Andreas Eckert, Humboldt University Berlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Anne Griffiths' ambitious and original book reveals how the 'global' is always situated in specific places and times through her insightful analysis of how land in Botswana has figured in practices, policy and politics from the standpoints of household, family, village, district, national and international levels. Griffiths' astute use of political and legal history, legal documents, observation of statutory and customary law settings, multi-generational life histories and detailed ethnography enable her to provide a rich and informative account that goes well beyond the mantra of 'the global in the local'. 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Whether in terms of access to education, healthcare, public transportation, and basic necessities, such as drinking water and electricity, China does consistently better than India. This book argues that regime type does not determine public goods outcomes. Using empirical evidence from the Chinese and Indian municipal water sectors, the study explains and demonstrates how a social contract, an informal institution, influences formal institutional design, which in turn accounts for the variations in public goods provision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An excellent study on the differential performances of China and India in distributing public goods provisions. With the aid of case studies of water supply in four Chinese and Indian cities, Selina Ho captures an enduring puzzle as to why India lags behind China in offering collective goods to its population, despite its democratic credentials. 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China's government, which fosters capacity and local government autonomy, is grounded in material-cum-moral performance, while India's (despite its democracy) is situated in ideals of socialism and populism, which afford far less administrative efficacy, she demonstrates. A book with wide applicability across the globe today.' Dorothy J. Solinger, Professor Emerita, University of California, Irvine\u003cbr\u003e'This book wrestles intelligently with the puzzle of why an authoritarian regime, China, is more proficient at providing essential public goods than a robust democracy, India. This counter-intuitive outcome is the subject of this important work by Selina Ho. She highlights the crucial role of informal institutions and normative principles in explaining service provision as determinant rather than regime type or other factors. The work is essential reading for anyone interested in the relationship between the politics of welfare, regime type and public goods provision.' 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In the backdrop of Bangalore''s evolution into India''s silicon valley, the book presents research spanning old, inner city slums, new migrant settlements in urban peripheries, slum development projects, and garment export and construction workers, highlighting that intergenerationally, the urban poor remain tied to traditional low paying occupations, or, get incorporated into new urban growth channels (export industries, low end services) under highly unfavourable terms and conditions. Using the concepts of the old and the new poor, to explore channels of inclusion and exclusion, the book underscores that the poor''s vulnerabilities are defined by different regimes of informality. Debates on the urban poor''s political agency are used to problematize i\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements; List of Tables; 1. Introduction; 2. Welfare and work: State autonomy revisited; 3. Urban poverty and informal work; 4. 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Two Major Research Approaches     Types of Research in Development Work    Programme-Focused and Issue-Focused Research    Using Research for Programme Development    Using Research to Influence Policy Planning for Effective Research    Quality in Research    Choosing a Research Focus    Defining the Research Questions    Writing a Research Brief Managing Research    Attracting and Engaging with Funders    Deciding Who Should Do The Research    Selecting and Appointing External Researchers    Managing Costs and Time    Supervising Researchers Reviewing Existing Evidence    How to Look    Where to Look    How to Use the Internet for Research Learning Development Research Skills    Where to Start?    Some Ways of Learning Research Skills    Supporting Southern Researchers PART TWO: COLLECTING DATA Choosing Methods    Choosing a Research Approach    Choosing Research Techniques    Triangulation: Using More Than One Technique Collecting and Managing Quality Data    Introduction    Three Characterisics of Good-quality Data    Ways to Improve Quality in Data Collection     Improving Communication with Respondents    Collecting, Recording and Managing Data    Ensuring ′Trustworthiness′ Thinking about Ethics in Research    Codes of Ethics    Responsibilities Towards Respondents: Some Ethical Issues to Consider    Wider Accountability    Responsibilities to Colleagues Choosing a Sample     What Does Sampling Mean?    Quantitative or Qualitative Sampling?    Probability or Random Sampling    Purposive or Non-Random Sampling    How to Sample For Cases, Location, Time and Events    Including ′Hard-To-Reach′ People    Incentives: What Are The Issues? Collecting Data    How to Ask Questions    Interviews    Focus Groups    Questionnaires    Use of Documentary Sources and Secondary Data Analysis    Observation Participatory Research    Participation for...?    Participation by...?    Participation in...?    Some Participatory Research Methods    Practical Challenges in Participatory Research     Critical Perspectives on Participatory Research PART THREE: ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH COMMUNICATION Undertaking Research Analysis    Getting Organized     What is Analysis?    Interpretation    The Process of Data Analysis    Participation in the Analysis Process    Methods of Analysis    Qualitative Analysis    Quantitative Analysis    So What Does It All Mean?  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Assessing Research Output    Assessing Research Uptake    Assessing Research Impact    Appendix 1: On Monitoring and Evaluation    Appendix 2: Useful Websites    Glossary    References","brand":"Sage Publications Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739316007255,"sku":"9781446252376","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781446252376.jpg?v=1720051885"},{"product_id":"the-end-of-poverty-9780143036586","title":"The End of Poverty","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook and man are brilliant, passionate, optimistic and impatient . . . 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This sensitive and acute analysis shows that, far from doing away with inherited inequalities of power, Indian capitalism uses and intensifies them' -- Jayati Ghosh, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi\u003cbr\u003e'A kaleidoscopic view of how established social forms morph and realign to produce deepening inequality and persistent, patterned disadvantage. Super-rich material and compelling analysis' -- Tania Murray Li, Anthropology, University of Toronto\u003cbr\u003e'Highly recommended for its careful attention to ethnographic detail, its systematically comparative approach and its grasp of political economy' -- Journal of Contemporary Asia\u003cbr\u003e'Undoubtedly a high quality contribution to the field of anthropological research' -- International Labour Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e  Series Preface\u003cbr\u003e  Preface by Alpa Shah and Jens Lerche\u003cbr\u003e  1. Tribe, Caste and Class - New Mechanisms of Exploitation and Oppression - Alpa Shah and Jens Lerche\u003cbr\u003e  2. Macro-economic Aspects of Inequality and Poverty in India - K.P. Kannan \u003cbr\u003e  3. Tea Belts of the Western Ghats, Kerala - Jayaseelan Raj\u003cbr\u003e  4. Cuddalore, Chemical Industrial Estate, Tamil Nadu - Brendan Donegan\u003cbr\u003e  5. Bhadrachalam Scheduled Area, Telangana - Dalel Benbabaali\u003cbr\u003e  6. Chamba Valley, Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh - Richard Axelby\u003cbr\u003e  7. Narmada Valley and Adjoining Plains, Maharashtra - Vikramaditya Thakur\u003cbr\u003e  8. The Struggles Ahead - Alpa Shah and Jens Lerche \u003cbr\u003e  Appendix: Tables and Figures\u003cbr\u003e  Notes\u003cbr\u003e  Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e  Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e  Index","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865699135831,"sku":"9780745337685","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745337685.jpg?v=1722275162"},{"product_id":"a-peoples-green-new-deal-9780745341750","title":"A Peoples Green New Deal","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn urgent demand for a People's Green New Deal, foregrounding global agricultural transformation and climate justice for the Global South\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Hands-down the best book yet on the Green New Deal. Courageous, bold, refreshing - Ajl pushes the horizons of progressive thought and envisions an ecosocialist transition that is rooted in principles of global justice'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Jason Hickel, author of 'Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An amazing text, truly inspirational. There are few books in which nearly every sentence is urgent and quotable, but this is one. Lucid and profound, it assembles the elements that are necessary for an actual political program of survival and renewal'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of 'An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States' (Beacon Press, 2014)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'You cannot purchase your way out of climate change the same way you cannot pick a 'Green New Deal' brand that suits your personal preferences. Anti-imperialism and anti-capitalism are not by-gone projects, they're very much alive in the Global South. Left climate movements in the North would be better served by following their example as well as reading this critical work'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Nick Estes, author of 'Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance' (Verso, 2019)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Ajl guides us with an authority steeped in scholarship but also with panache. If you really want to learn what'll be necessary for our species to survive climate apocalypse, read this book. You'll then know the ways by which humanity's very fate can be won’\u003c\/p\u003e -- Rob Wallace, author of 'Dead Epidemiologists: On the Origins of COVID-19' (Monthly Review Press, 2020)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Anyone wanting to understand the limitations of the Green New Deal, and how it is being employed as a tool to rationalize Green Capitalism, and sanitize its advance within the capitalist system must read this critical work'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Kali Akuno, Executive Director of Cooperation Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this urgent book, Max Ajl poses the question “What would visions for sustainability in Global North look like if they were anti-imperial, reparative, socialist and agroecological?” The answer, he argues, looks radically different from – and more liberating than - the Green New Deals on the table today\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Raj Patel, co-author of 'A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things: A Guide to Capitalism, Nature, and the Future of the Planet' (Verso, 2020)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An exceedingly important and powerful book, a uniquely comprehensive report about climate change, its politics and injustices'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Judith Deutsch, ‘Counterpunch’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A bracing and thought-provoking call for those of us in the Global North to reconsider how we fight for social and climate justice’\u003c\/p\u003e -- ‘ROAR’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A refreshing and rich scholarly alternative to how an ideal green new deal should be imagined … an exquisite sketch of ideal avenues towards eco-socialism’\u003c\/p\u003e -- ‘Developing Economics’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Provides a comprehensive survey of the nuanced issues a red-green alliance must confront and resolve’\u003c\/p\u003e -- ‘System Change not Climate Change’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An exceedingly important and powerful book, a uniquely comprehensive report about climate change, its politics and injustices'.\u003c\/p\u003e -- ‘Socialist Project’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A magnificent work that should be at the top of reading lists for anyone remotely concerned about the climate crisis'\u003c\/p\u003e -- ‘Canadian Dimension’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I: Capitalist Green Transitions\u003cbr\u003e 1. Green Transition - or Fortress Eco-Nationalism?\u003cbr\u003e 2. Change Without Change: Eco-Modernism\u003cbr\u003e 3. Energy Use, Degrowth, and the Green New Deal\u003cbr\u003e 4. Green Social Democracy or Eco-Socialism?\u003cbr\u003e Part II: A People's Green New Deal\u003cbr\u003e 5. The World We Wish to See\u003cbr\u003e 6. A Planet of Fields\u003cbr\u003e 7. Green Anti-Imperialism and the National Question\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865700348247,"sku":"9780745341750","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745341750.jpg?v=1722275167"},{"product_id":"a-critical-history-of-poverty-finance-9780745344829","title":"A Critical History of Poverty Finance","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA comprehensive historical tracing of how the contemporary finance-poverty-development nexus emerged\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Nick Bernards has crafted the definitive account of the history of poverty finance, skilfully revealing its entanglements with the uneven development of capitalism'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Susanne Soederberg, Professor of Global Political Economy at Queen's University, Canada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘In this outstanding history of poverty finance, Nick Bernards show that financial exclusion persists not because of a lack of design or fancy technology but because the problem of uneven development is persistent and structural’\u003c\/p\u003e -- Andrew Leyshon, Emeritus Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Nottingham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A much-needed book that should be read by anyone interested in the expansion of finance into everyday life. Rich with empirical details and comprehensive in its theoretical engagement with the interrelationship between finance and social justice, it throws into sharp relief how impoverished the conception of poverty reduction is when it relies on financial inclusion to improve welfare of people'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Johnna Montgomerie, Professor of International Political Economy at King's College London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'In this exemplary study, Nick Bernards shows why so many were seduced into wrongly believing that poverty finance might be the key to eradicating global poverty. In fact, its deployment was about advancing the narrow enrichment priorities of the powerful. A major contribution in the study of the politics of finance'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Milford Bateman, author of 'Why Doesn't Microfinance Work? The Destructive Rise of Local Neoliberalism'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements \u003cbr\u003e Acronyms \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e Part I. Poverty finance and the antinomies of colonialism\u003cbr\u003e 1. A colonial problem \u003cbr\u003e 2. Poverty finance and nascent neoliberalism \u003cbr\u003e 3. Structural adjustment, backlash, and the turn to the local: Explaining the rise of microfinance \u003cbr\u003e Part II. Making markets for poverty finance\u003cbr\u003e 4. Commercialising community: Experiments with marketisation \u003cbr\u003e 5. From microcredit to financial inclusion \u003cbr\u003e Part III. Innovation to the rescue?\u003cbr\u003e 6. The forever-latent demand for microinsurance \u003cbr\u003e 7. Fintech and its limits \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865701167447,"sku":"9780745344829","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745344829.jpg?v=1722275170"},{"product_id":"learning-disobedience-9780745347141","title":"Learning Disobedience","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new addition to the growing body of work on radical pedagogies, decolonial options and decolonising the university\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Murrey and Daley take no prisoners in their sharp decolonial analysis, they are not apologetic in their decolonial critique development, and they are fired up in their envisioning of the future. 'Learning Disobedience' is far from a post-development treatise, it is a work of dismantlement of that which harms humanity in the name of humanity.'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, author of 'Beyond the Coloniality of Internationalism: Reworlding the World from the Global South'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is the book we’ve all been waiting for to divest from Development Studies. It engages the abolitionist imperative as imaginable, intelligible, and doable; as a labour of love, solidarity and abundance rather than refusal or 'cancel culture'.'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Olivia Umurerwa Rutazibwa, Assistant Professor in Human Rights and Politics, Department of Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Invites us to abolish development, not as simple rejection, but as a life-affirming pathway into liberation and freedom beyond coloniality. Development is violence actively producing impoverishment, epistemic dispossession, and erasing peoples of the Global South knowledges, experiences, and sensibilities. Through a plurality of African intellectual anticolonial and decolonial archives and musical soundtracks of liberation, Murrey and Daley enacts a practice of epistemic disobedience that refuses colonial heteropatriarchal and racial global imaginaries of international aid and humanitarian interventions. Full of intellectual energy and radical love for the learning possibilities of autonomy, communities of struggle and marronage … a must-read’\u003c\/p\u003e -- Dr Rosalba Icaza, Professor of Global Politics, Feminisms and Decoloniality, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Netherlands\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements \u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Learning Disobedience from the Heart of Empire\u003cbr\u003e 1. Coloniality, Racial Logics and the Ethos of International Development\u003cbr\u003e 2. Impoverishment is an Active Process: Capitalism and Development\u003cbr\u003e 3. Development and Violence\/Development as Violence\u003cbr\u003e 4. Development Without the Peoples of the Global South\u003cbr\u003e 5. Resistance and Autonomous Spaces Beyond the NGO: Marronage, Social Movements and Hashtag Dissent\u003cbr\u003e 6. Critiquing Heteronormativity and the Male Gaze: Queering Development and Beyond\u003cbr\u003e 7. Decolonizing the State and Reworlding: Global Imaginaries of Liberated Futures\u003cbr\u003e 8. Beyond Tokenism: Pluriversals and Decolonizing Solidarity for Thriving and Dignified Futures\u003cbr\u003e Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865701593431,"sku":"9780745347141","price":20.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745347141.jpg?v=1722275174"},{"product_id":"complex-emergencies-9780745640204","title":"Complex Emergencies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you thought the point of war was to win, this book will make you think again.   David Keen questions the model of war as a contest between two sides aiming at political and military victory, and he also rejects the contrasting view that war represents a collapse into anarchy, mindless violence and ethnic hatred.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A much more sophisticated contribution than most ... a valuable contribution to the ever-growing literature on conflict and violence.\" \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eComplex emergencies\u003c\/i\u003e aims to analyse the various abusive systems of government that have created the world's recent humanitarian disasters. 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Moreover, despite dealing with such a difficult subject, this book is also a delight to read.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eAlex de Waal, \u003ci\u003eGlobal Equity Initiative, Harvard University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In providing a powerful corrective to the urge to dismiss African wars or terrorism as mindless violence, this book represents David Keen at his incisive best. In this comprehensive and challenging review of complex emergencies, Keen brilliantly shows how factors often dismissed as irrational or unforeseen actually function to constitute the predicament in question. 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The authors' knowledge of relevant theory and debates, brought together with original data, results in an impressive synthesis of argument and evidence.\"—Robert Holton, Trinity College Dublin\u003cbr\u003e\"Covering a wide range of theory and empirical evidence, this concise, critical survey chronicles the rise of the BRICS and the policy dilemmas that they face. Highly recommended.\"—Ray Kiely, Queen Mary University of London, author of \u003ci\u003eThe BRICs, US \"Decline\" and Global Transformations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a wonderful introduction to the critical policy problems facing the BRICS and to the wide-ranging and deeply insightful global political economy of Hartmut Elsenhans, one of the undersung giants in the field.\"—Craig N. 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She is a professor of sociology at Cologne University of Applied Sciences, but retired from teaching in 1993. Since the late 1960s she has been involved with feminist activism. In 1979, at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, she founded the Women and Development programme. Her other titles published by Zed include The Lace Makers of Narsapur (1982), Women: The Last Colony (1988), The Subsistence Perspective (1999) and Ecofeminism (2014).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompelling. One of the most ambitious projects undertaken by a feminist scholar in recent years. * Deniz Kandiyoti, SOAS, University of London *\u003cbr\u003eIn Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale, Maria Mies drew connections between two structures of domination that had previously been viewed separately. 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The book approaches familiar debates on development – including population growth, food scarcity and environmental degradation – from a perspective that is both original and thought provoking.\" Nitsan Chorev, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Brown University\u003cbr\u003e“By radically challenging what they call the colonizing virulence of underdevelopment, the authors of The future of development provide a clarion call to arms, a radical manifesto, for unthinking the development enterprise.” Adam David Morton, Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice (CSSGJ), University of Nottingham\u003cbr\u003e\"Elucidates the contradictions in development approaches very effectively.\" Journal of Social Policy\u003cbr\u003e“Esteva, Babones and Babcicky provide a clarion call to think and act in the world without the frames of `development’ and `underdevelopment’. By problematising conceptual and statistical lenses that convert the world to a singular development enterprise, they re-open our minds and vision to social actions and values that defy a reductionist development paradigm. This is a timely and inspiring intervention.” Philip McMichael, Cornell University, Editor, Contesting Development: Critical Struggles for Social Change (2010)\u003cbr\u003e“This concise book pursues critical alternatives to mainstream claims about development. The authors expose the façade of economic development, and reveal that cultural development is an exciting and important path for new research. The authors, in their public intellectual lives and here in their manifesto, show us how diversity can lead to unity, especially as they reveal the deeper problems with consumption. There are only a handful of books that can reach a diverse group of readers with such an important and exciting message. Yes, a truly remarkable book.” Pat Lauderdale, Arizona State University.\u003cbr\u003e\"This short and highly readable book is strongly recommended. It covers a broad range of material on development in a concise yet comprehensive way, and relates this to the need for concrete alternatives in today's messy world. It should be read by activists, students and scholars in the field.\" Ray Kiely, Professor of International Politics, Queen Mary University of London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Birth of Development and Underdevelopment; Development Statistics and What They Tell Us; Buen Vivir: An Alternative to the Cult of Growth; There is Enough for Everyone; Reorganizing Society from the Bottom Up; The Reclamation of the Commons; Epilogue: A Role for Development Scholars and Practitioners.","brand":"Bristol University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867108618583,"sku":"9781447301097","price":58.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781447301097.jpg?v=1722281725"},{"product_id":"exportoriented-industrialisation-9780415847582","title":"ExportOriented Industrialisation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1985, this study is a comparative examination of industrialisation and industrial policy from the early 1960s to the early 1980s in the five original member countries of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN): namely Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work provides an integrated overview of industrial policies and performance in the five countries and forms essential reading for both those with a specialist interest in the ASEAN countries and their economic performance, and for students of industrialisation in developing countries the world over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. 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Why is it that governments, development banks, think-tanks, academics, NGOs and many others can''t just fix the problem? Why is it that seemingly obvious reforms never happen? Why are prosperity and equity so elusive? The revised second edition of Economic Development: What Everyone Needs to Know brings readers right into the trenches of development policies to show what practitioners are actually doing and explains the issues, dilemmas, options, frustrations and opportunities they face, day in and day out. In straightforward language and a question-and-answer format, Marcelo M. Giugale outlines the frontier of the development practice or, as he puts it, ...the point at which knowledge stops and ignorance begins. 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Even more remarkable, it lives up to the ambitious goal proclaimed in its title: Economic Development - What Everyone Needs to Know.\" - George Akerlof, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2001\u003cbr\u003eGiugale has done a favor to all of us. This short and easy-to-read book tackles central questions about economic development, and provides answers based on the latest evidence but that, at the same time, are presented in simple language. If you want to understand why development economics is such a fascinating field, but want to by-pass economists' gobble-di-cock, read this book; you will enjoy it and learn a lot.\" - Santiago Levy, Vice-president for Sectors and Knowledge, Inter-American Development Bank\u003cbr\u003eNot many societies have managed to flourish. What's holding the rest back? Giugale gives us an insider's view from the very trenches of economic development. In a language that anyone can understand, and with examples that everyone would recognize, he explains why governments are struggling to unlock the forces of widespread prosperity. That is an invaluable contribution, especially for a world that seems to have lost its compass.\" - Edmund Phelps, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2006\u003cbr\u003eEconomists have often done a bad job of explaining their policy views to the people they are trying to serve. As a consequence, policies that make technical sense fail to get popular support. This book provides an excellent bridge to bring readers to the frontier of policy making in economic development.\" - Dame Nemat Shafik, Director Designate, The London School of Economics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface: Whom is this book for?  Acknowledgments  Overview: What Is Economic Development and What Does This Book Say about It?   Chapter 1: Governments: One Day, They Will Work for You  Why Do Obvious Reforms Never Happen?  How Is the Relationship between the State and the Citizen Changing?  Why Should Governments Intervene in Markets? Has Government Decentralization Worked?  Do We Really Care about Graft?  Why Can't We Stop Conflict?  Are Natural Resources a Curse?  What Are the Signs That a Country Is Managing Its Riches Well?   Chapter 2: Economic Policy: The Basics You've Got to Get Right  Why Governments Struggle to Prop the World's Economy? What Is Structural Reform? What Are the G20 and Why Do They Matter for Development? How Do Governments Regulate the Financial Sector? Do the Fed's Decisions Matter for the Developing World? What Do Europe's Woes Mean for the World's Poor? How Do You Prepare for the Next Global Crisis?  Was the Commodity Bonanza Wasted?  Will Globalization End?  Why Does Growth Happen in Some Places and Not in Others?  Why Is It So Difficult to Agree on Tax Reform?  What Is the Global Tax War?  Chapter 3: Social Policy: Old War, New Weapons  Why Did Piketty's Work Pique Our Sudden Interest in Inequality? How Many People Live in Extreme Poverty?  How Can We Help the New Poor?  Can We End Poverty?  Is There a Way to Measure Human Opportunity?  Why Are Statistics So Important in Ending Poverty?  Do We Know the Real Impact of Government Interventions? Can Cheap Oil Hurt the Poor?   Chapter 4: Inclusion: Those Who Are Always Left Behind  Will We Ever Reach Gender Parity?  Has Globalization Helped or Hurt Women?  Impact Evaluation: A Woman's Best Friend? How Did Average Housewives Become the Greatest Generation of Argentine Women?  Why Do the Poor Complain So Little?  Why Is Early Childhood Development So Difficult?  What Do We Know about Informal Workers?   Chapter 5: Sectors: What Ministers Will Worry about-or Should  Can Governments Create Industries? Does Foreign Investment Help You Join Global Value Chains? Can You Innovate Your Way out of the Middle-Income Trap? From Miami to Mumbai: What Makes Cities Competitive? How Will Technology Shape the World of Tomorrow's Leaders?  How Will Tomorrow's Infrastructure Be Built?  How Green Should Economic Growth Be?  Is It Time to End Fuel Subsidies? Can Emerging Economies Have Universal Health Coverage? How Do You Measure the Economic Impact of Ebola? Is There New Power in Entertainment Education?  How Do You Deal with Rising Food Prices?  What Are \"Commodity Super-cycles,\" and Why Do They Matter? How Do Oil-rich Governments Respond to Falling Oil Prices? Should Foreign Aid Be Abandoned? What's the Future of Foreign Aid?   Chapter 6: Africa: The Last Frontier  Is Africa's Emergence for Real?  Can Africa Be Defragmented?  Can Africans Become Shareholders in their Own Wealth?  How Have the World's Newest Nations Fared?  Can Africa Compete with China? Can Africa Follow China's Industrialization Path? Can Services Drive Africa's Development? Can Africa Feed Africa? How Does One Fix Africa's Statistics? Did Debt Forgiveness Work in Africa?  Concluding Thoughts   Notes  Bibliography  Index","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083374731607,"sku":"9780190688424","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780190688424.jpg?v=1725548721"},{"product_id":"organized-violence-9780889776289","title":"Organized Violence","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Regina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083752055127,"sku":"9780889776289","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780889776289.jpg?v=1725549914"},{"product_id":"urban-informality-9781529219173","title":"Urban Informality","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides an introductory overview to the concept of 'urban informality', taking an international perspective across the global North and South.  It explores theoretical understandings of the term, and looks at how it affects ways of living, such as land use, housing and basic services, working lives and political informality.","brand":"Bristol University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49084079014231,"sku":"9781529219173","price":25.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781529219173.jpg?v=1725550986"},{"product_id":"developmental-states-beyond-east-asia-9780367728458","title":"Developmental States beyond East Asia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive volume reviews recent scholarship regarding the role of the state in economic development. With a wide range of case studies of both successful and failed state-led development, the authors push the analysis of the developmental state beyond its original limitations and into the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew policies, institutional configurations, and state-market relations are emerging outside of East Asia, as new developmental states move beyond the historical experience of East Asian development. The authors argue for the continued relevance of the âdevelopmental stateâ and for understanding globalization and structural transformation through the lens of this approach. They further this concept by applying it to analyses of China, Latin America, and Africa, as well as to new frontiers of state-led development in Japan and the East Asian developmental states. 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