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Muslim minorities in China and India form only a small fraction of their respective populations, yet as they …, this book explores whether economics is more important than the suppression of rights in explaining social unrest. …
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This book, a second edition, includes new data from the 2011 Census of India, the 2010 Census of India and NSS reports … and India, and how that connects with minorities. Poverty has generally become less acute in both China and India, thanks … malnutrition in India), marginalization and social exclusion remain as acute as ever in both countries. As well as the use of new …
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Humangenetische Ressourcen sind Gegenstand wichtiger Spitzenforschung im 21. Jahrhundert. Die Auswirkungen populationsgenetischer Projekte und der neuen Erkenntnisse auf die Menschheit werden intensiv diskutiert. María Cristina Blohm untersucht den Zugang zu humangenetischen Ressourcen...
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Exploring an emerging area of interest, this book brings together indigenous studies and organization and management research to discuss the complexities of researching indigenous organizations and forms of organizing. Covering various intersections between indigenous peoples, communities,...
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This book explores how spirituality and resiliency defines the character of African women and inspires them to serve the communities and organizations around them. Through portraits of twelve Malawian women national leaders, it celebrates the lives of indigenous women and describes how their...
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variety of timely issues relating to property ownership, rights, and use, including: ancestral burial, historical record of … formal and informal title or deed document systems, exclusive ownership vs. non-exclusive use rights, public land ownership … topics, such as conflict between indigenous and western property rights, communal land ownership, land transfer by force …
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This book presents a curated collection of research on ethnic entrepreneurship, focusing on the informal sector. The common theme of the expert contributions is that entrepreneurial motivation to start informal business is paramount to ethnic groups. In particular, the book explores the factors...
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This book analyses how Calon Gypsies in Brazil have responded to global financial transformations and shifted their economic practices from itinerant trade to moneylending. It also explores their role as ethnic credit providers, offering rare insight into the financial lives of poor and...
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This book focuses on International migration among the Chinese long before European colonists set foot on the Asian continent. It reveals why the Chinese moved across sea and land, seasonally or permanently, to other parts of Asia and the rest of the world to pursue economic opportunities and...
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This book, comprised of entirely original research, collects data on the socioeconomic situation of China’s 56 ethnic groups. Although the majority of China’s population is of the Han nationality (which accounts for more than 90% of China’s population), the non-Han ethnic groups have a...
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