Chapter 1: Challenges and Opportunities of Sri Lanka’s Post Conflict Economic Development – Overview -- Part I: Policies, regulations, and governance for smart growth -- Chapter 2: Incentives, efficiency and competitiveness for balanced growth -- Chapter 3: Governance, institutions, and...

Self-determination as resistance : re-asserting control over natural resources in Colombia / Charlotte Christiaens, Lucy Mears, Andy Whitmore and Hannibal Rhoades -- Petro-politics and local natural resource protection : grassroots opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska / James...

"This book explores the modern role that digital media plays within community engagement and political development. This book discusses real-world case studies in various regions of the world on how the internet is affecting government agendas and promoting the voice of the community"--

Ida Altmann-Bronn gehörte zu den prominenten Köpfen der deutschen Gewerkschafts- und proletarischen Frauenbewegung in der Zeit vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg. Aufgewachsen in der ostpreußischen Provinz und ausgebildet im russischen St. Petersburg, kam sie 1890 nach Berlin und schloss sich der...

The economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have always been characterized by economic volatility and social disparities. The recent 'Arab Spring' wave of protests has increased political uncertainty and instability in the region, and this timely book provides an in-depth...