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sustainable development and poverty reduction within the context of global development … services approach. : income, inequality and poverty / Kerry Turner and Brendan Fisher -- 3. Ecospace, humanspace and climate … to climate conflict : who is taking the heat for global warming? / Betsy Hartmann -- 10. Rural poverty, cotton production …
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"Providing an authoritative yet accessible introduction to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), this comprehensive Companion offers a detailed examination of the ADB's objectives, policies, development outcomes, strengths and weaknesses, areas for reform, and challenges going forward. M.G. Quibria...
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and Mathias Herr -- Current international development tools to combat poverty / Warner Woodworth -- Opportunities for …This unique book provides an overview of the need to alleviate poverty and what methods have been used in the past to … be used in poverty alleviation. Different models of microfranchising are reviewed and specific case studies highlighted …
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1. Experiences with poverty targeting in Asia : an overview / John Weiss -- 2. Poverty targeting in India / Pradeep … Srivastava -- 3. Poverty targeting in Indonesia / Ari A. Perdana and John Maxwell -- 4. Poverty targeting in the People …'s Republic of China / Wang Sangui -- 5. Poverty targeting in Thailand / Peter Warr and Isra Sarntisart -- 6. Poverty targeting in …
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It is widely recognized that while high and sustained economic growth is critical for poverty reduction, there are … other policy interventions that may also be significant in a "growth plus" approach to poverty reduction. This volume brings … together a series of case studies on the poverty impact of alternative interventions in a broad range of Asian economies. The …
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Does decentralization enhance service delivery and poverty reduction? Drawing on cutting edge research, expert …
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This timely book offers a fresh view on how oceans and coasts are, and should be, managed. The urgency of this issue is increasingly being recognized, as critical limits to the economic exploitation of our oceans and coasts are reached. The authors argue that ecological economics is in a unique...
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1. Currents of environmentalism -- 2. Ecological economics : "taking nature into account" -- 3. Indices of (un) sustainability, and neo-Malthusianism -- 4. Political ecology : the study of ecological distribution conflicts -- 5. Mangroves versus shrimps -- 6. The environmentalism of the poor :...
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Drawing on insights from theoretical applications, empirically based approaches and case study experience, this book contributes to the improved design and use of trade and related policy interventions in staple food markets
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"The Role of Multinational Enterprises in Supporting the United Nations' SDGs is an exploration of the place of the private sector in implementing select Sustainable Development goals. Beyond the abundant literature published by the United Nations and journal articles, there are few book-length...
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