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Failing to compete : technology development and technology systems in Africa

Lall, Sanjaya - 2002

performance of Sub-Saharan Africa -- 3. Kenya -- 4. Tanzania -- 5. Uganda -- 6. Ghana -- 7. Zimbabwe. …This unique study draws on extensive fieldwork assessing technology systems in Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and … Zimbabwe in the context of their export competitiveness. Its emphasis is on the role of technology systems in building …

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Towards sustainable development in industry? : reports from seven developing and transition economies

Hesp, Paul (contributor); Luken, Ralph Andrew (contributor) - 2003

Czech Republic, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey and Zimbabwe - countries which all have designated national sustainable …

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The hidden enterprise culture : entrepreneurship in the underground economy

Williams, Colin C. - 2006

Portraying how entrepreneurs often start out conducting some or all of their trade on an 'off-the-books' basis and how many continue to do so once they become established, this book provides the first detailed account of the vast and ubiquitous hidden enterprise culture existing in the...

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Social contracts and informal workers in the global south

Alfers, Laura (ed.); Chen, Martha Alter (ed.); … - 2022

"Social Contracts and Informal Workers in the Global South draws on the accounts of informal workers, who represent over 60 per cent of the global workforce, to advocate for radically new conceptualizations of state-society, capital-labour and state-capital-labour relations, illustrating how...

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Global women leaders : breaking boundaries

Wolfe, Regina Wentzel - 2017

Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- Part I Indian women leaders -- Part I Introduction: The Indian context -- 1. Jeroo Billimoria: Social entrepreneur -- 2. Astrid Lobo Gajiwala, Ph.D.: Head, Tata Memorial Hospital Tissue Bank -- 3. Corinne Kumar: International coordinator and founder, world...

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Employment of women in Chinese cultures : half the sky

Granrose, Cherlyn S. (contributor) - 2005

Theoretical perspectives on women's employment careers in a national government context /Cherlyn Skromme Granrose, Irene Hau-Siu Chow and Irene K.H. Chew --Images of women and government in the Chinese cultural heritage /Cherlyn Skromme Granrose --National policy influence on women's careers in...

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Women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics : upping the numbers

Burke, Ronald J. (contributor); Mattis, Mary C. (contributor) - 2007

pt. 1. Women and minorities in STEM : the big picture -- pt. 2. Experiences of women and minorities in STEM -- pt. 3. Building interest and commitment to STEM -- pt. 4. Enriching the educational experience -- pt. 5. Improving the professional experience.

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The 'woman question' and higher education : perspectives on gender and knowledge production in America

May, Ann Mari (contributor) - 2008

This uniquely interdisciplinary study offers a provocative, contemporary look at the 'woman question' in relation to higher education at the dawn of the twenty-first century. Leading feminist scholars from a wide variety of perspectives and disciplines - including history, philosophy, education,...

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Managing gender diversity in Asia : a research companion

Syed, Jawad (contributor); Özbilgin, Mustafa F. (contributor) - 2010

This timely Companion examines the unique codes and processes of managing gender diversity, equality and inclusion in Asia. Managing Gender Diversity in Asia covers the whole geography of Asia through chapters authored by eminent scholars in the field and thus provides an authoritative tool for...

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Money and households in a capitalist economy : a gendered post Keynesian-institutional analysis

Todorova, Zdravka K. - 2009

Post Keynesian analyses of monetary production have not given much attention to households as institutions, while a good deal of the literature in feminist economics discusses households in a strictly microeconomic context, with little consideration of monetary phenomena. This book, a unique...

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