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Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
McGillivray, Mark (ed.) - 2008
This book provides analytical insights into if and how the targets adopted by the international community are likely to be achieved. A key feature of the analysis is the recognition that most of the MDG targets are endogenously related. These inter-dependencies are crucial not only in analysing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054207
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Rebuilding Devastated Economies in the Middle East
Binder, Leonard (ed.) - 2007
This book analyzes the political obstacles to economic recovery, and the economic consequences of democratic political reforms. The contributors focus on rulers of shaky states where civil strife has caused economic devastation. If rebuilding requires regime change, are we asking these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054219
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Advancing Development : Core Themes in Global Economics
Mavrotas, George (ed.); Shorrocks, Anthony (ed.) - 2007
This book reflects on current thinking in development economics and on what may happen over the next two decades. As well as studying development economics in retrospect, the volume explores the current debates and challenges and looks forward at the problems that affect the global capacity to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054271
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Aid in Transition : EU Development Cooperation with Russia and Eurasia
Grigoriadis, Theocharis N. - 2015
This book is the one of the first-if not the first one-to address aid effectiveness from a comparative economics perspective. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the transition of its republics to market structures and representative forms of government, the European Commission had...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012402221
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China’s Regional Development and Tibet
Guo, Rongxing - 2016 - 1st ed. 2016
A Brief History of Tibet -- Chinese-style Development in Tibet: Narrative -- Tibetan Unrest and the Dalai Lama: Narrative -- Determinants of Spatial (Dis)integration: Analytics -- Going Back to Tibet: Analytic Narrative -- Ethnic Autonomy and Tibet: Policy Options -- Epilogue: Center versus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014018259
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The Power of the Chinese Dragon : Implications for African Development and Economic Growth
Henson, Spencer (ed.); Yap, O. Fiona (ed.) - 2016
This important reader brings together published articles from Palgrave's journal The European Journal of Development Research on the development between China and Africa as well as emerging national economies in the BRICs group. Topics include trade relations, investment in sub-Saharan Africa,...
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Welt im Wandel: Armutsbekämpfung durch Umweltpolitik
Wissenschaftlicher Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale … - 2005
Zusammenfassung für Entscheidungsträger -- Integrative Umwelt- und Entwicklungspolitik — Die Vision von Rio -- Armut … Entwicklungspolitik -- Armut bekämpfen und Umwelt schützen: Empfehlungen für eine kohärente Politik -- Armut bekämpfen und Umwelt schützen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014447353
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Rentier Capitalism : Disorganised Development and Social Injustice in Pakistan
Ahmed, Shahid - 2016
, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) has lagged behind. The success of East and South-East Asia has not been accidental – it has … the State to develop particular industries. In contrast, Pakistan has never confronted the problem of rural poverty, nor …. Rentier Capitalism sheds light on the reasons behind Pakistan's failure to bring prosperity to its people when compared to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014019828
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Strengthening Local Governance in Bangladesh : Reforms, Participation and Accountability
Chowdhury, Shuvra; Panday, Pranab Kumar - 2018
Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Policy Impact Study: A Conceptual Framework -- Chapter 3: Past Reforms on People's Participation and Accountability in Bangladesh -- Chapter 4: Governance, People's Participation, Accountability and the Act of 2009 -- Chapter 5: Process of Participatory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013341695
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Social Capital in Development Planning : Linking the Actors
Nanetti, Raffaella Y. - 2016
The pursuit of sustainable development and smart growth is a main challenge today in countries around the world. Social capital is an asset of their territorial communities. It is also a precondition for national and local policies that aim to better the economic base and quality of life for...
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