Development Studies
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Developing Qualifications Frameworks in EU Partner Countries
Modernising Education and Training
Edited by Jean-Marc Castejon, Borhène Chakroun, Mike Coles, Arjen Deij, Vincent McBride
This publication puts forward the view that qualifications systems are useful tools for modernising education and training. National qualifications frameworks are treated as one aspect of qualifications systems which is useful for improving education.
Anthem Press
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9780857289841
February 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00This publication puts forward the view that qualifications systems are useful tools for modernising education and training. National qualifications frameworks are treated as one aspect of qualifications systems which is useful for improving education.
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Liberal Peace In Question
Politics of State and Market Reform in Sri Lanka
Edited by Kristian Stokke, Jayadeva Uyangoda
This book examines the politics of crafting liberal peace in contemporary intrastate conflicts using Sri Lanka’s failed attempt to negotiate peace with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
Anthem Press
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9781843318965
January 2011
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£115.00 / $115.00This book examines the politics of crafting liberal peace in contemporary intrastate conflicts using Sri Lanka’s failed attempt to negotiate peace with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
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A New India?
Critical Reflections in the Long Twentieth Century
Edited by Anthony P. D'Costa
foreword by Deepak NayyarThis volume critically examines the notion of a ‘new’ India by recognizing that India is changing remarkably and by exposing the many economic, social, and political contradictions that are integral to contemporary India.
Anthem Press
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9780857286642
December 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00This volume critically examines the notion of a ‘new’ India by recognizing that India is changing remarkably and by exposing the many economic, social, and political contradictions that are integral to contemporary India.
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Why the World Economy Needs a Financial Crash and Other Critical Essays on Finance and Financial Economics
Jan Toporowski
These essays explain why financial crisis breaks out, its social, economic and cultural consequences, and the limitations of policy in the face of economic stagnation induced by financial inflation.
Anthem Press
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9780857289599
December 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00These essays explain why financial crisis breaks out, its social, economic and cultural consequences, and the limitations of policy in the face of economic stagnation induced by financial inflation.
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South of the Crisis
A Latin American Perspective on the Late Capitalist World
Juan E. Corradi
The book offers an unorthodox account of why and how global capitalism has entered a phase of unsustainable crises of accumulation and legitimacy, and examines the different exit strategies open to Latin American countries.
Anthem Press
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9781843318538
November 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00The book offers an unorthodox account of why and how global capitalism has entered a phase of unsustainable crises of accumulation and legitimacy, and examines the different exit strategies open to Latin American countries.
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Inclusive Growth, Full Employment, and Structural Change
Implications and Policies for Developing Asia
Jesus Felipe
'Inclusive Growth, Full Employment, and Structural Change: Implications and Policies for Developing Asia' discusses policies to achieve inclusive growth in developing Asia, including those relating to agriculture, investment, certain state interventions, monetary, fiscal, and the role of the state as employer of last resort.
Anthem Press
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9780857289582
October 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Inclusive Growth, Full Employment, and Structural Change: Implications and Policies for Developing Asia’ discusses policies to achieve inclusive growth in developing Asia, including those relating to agriculture, investment, certain state interventions, monetary, fiscal, and the role of the state as employer of last resort.
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The Atlas of Climate Change Impact on European Cultural Heritage
Scientific Analysis and Management Strategies
Edited by Cristina Sabbioni, Peter Brimblecombe, May Cassar
'The Atlas of Climate Change Impact on European Cultural Heritage' is comprised of a vulnerability atlas and its accompanying guidelines, which together reveal the effects of future climate variations on cultural heritage.
Anthem Press
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9781843317982
October 2010
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£250.00 / $250.00‘The Atlas of Climate Change Impact on European Cultural Heritage’ is comprised of a vulnerability atlas and its accompanying guidelines, which together reveal the effects of future climate variations on cultural heritage.
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Taiwan Today
Edited by Anita Sharma, Sreemati Chakrabarti
Inspired by a conference titled 'Taiwan Today' organized by the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi, this collection analyses contemporary India-Taiwan economic relations.
Anthem Press India
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9780857289667
August 2010
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£99.00 / $99.00Inspired by a conference titled ‘Taiwan Today’ organized by the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi, this collection analyses contemporary India-Taiwan economic relations.
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Feeding the World in the 21st Century
A Historical Analysis of Agriculture and Society
Christian Anton Smedshaug
foreword by Niek Koning'Feeding The World in the 21st Century: A Historical Analysis of Agriculture and Society' provides and utilizes a historical understanding of the current global food situation as the basis for analyzing the ultimate challenge on how to feed an ever-expanding world of 10 billion people.
Anthem Press
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9781843318675
May 2010
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£40.00 / $40.00‘Feeding The World in the 21st Century: A Historical Analysis of Agriculture and Society’ provides and utilizes a historical understanding of the current global food situation as the basis for analyzing the ultimate challenge on how to feed an ever-expanding world of 10 billion people.
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Poverty, Inequality, and Inclusive Growth in Asia
Measurement, Policy Issues, and Country Studies
Edited by Juzhong Zhuang
'Poverty, Inequality, and Inclusive Growth in Asia' examines why Asia needs inclusive growth, what policy ingredients an inclusive growth strategy entails, and how such a strategy can lead to benefits of growth being more equitably shared.
Anthem Press
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9781843318453
May 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Poverty, Inequality, and Inclusive Growth in Asia’ examines why Asia needs inclusive growth, what policy ingredients an inclusive growth strategy entails, and how such a strategy can lead to benefits of growth being more equitably shared.
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India and the World Bank
The Politics of Aid and Influence
Jason A. Kirk
'The World Bank needs India more than India needs it.' So goes an emerging consensus on both sides of the relationship between the Bank and its largest borrower. This book analyzes the politics of aid and influence, with a particular focus on sub-national state-level reforms in India.
Anthem Press
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9781843318507
April 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00‘The World Bank needs India more than India needs it.’ So goes an emerging consensus on both sides of the relationship between the Bank and its largest borrower. This book analyzes the politics of aid and influence, with a particular focus on sub-national state-level reforms in India.
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Capital Without Borders
Challenges to Development
Edited by Ashwini Deshpande
This volume examines different facets of international capital movements - the role of openness, the implications of large inflows of foreign capital and the impact of regulatory frameworks - from the point of view of the global South.
Anthem Press
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9781843318385
April 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00This volume examines different facets of international capital movements – the role of openness, the implications of large inflows of foreign capital and the impact of regulatory frameworks – from the point of view of the global South.
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Rent from the Land
A Political Ecology of Postsocialist Rural Transformation
Johannes Stahl
'Rent from the Land' examines the effects of the massive political and economic changes of postsocialism on rural society and environment in Albania.
Anthem Press
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9781843318361
April 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Rent from the Land’ examines the effects of the massive political and economic changes of postsocialism on rural society and environment in Albania.
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The WTO and its Development Obligation
Prospects for Global Trade
Elimma C. Ezeani
'The WTO and its Development Obligation' boldly argues that, in view of the WTO's development-based focus, there is an urgent need for developing countries to realise the potential benefits of global trade in their domestic environment.
Anthem Press
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9781843318491
March 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00‘The WTO and its Development Obligation’ boldly argues that, in view of the WTO’s development-based focus, there is an urgent need for developing countries to realise the potential benefits of global trade in their domestic environment.
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Power Shifts and Global Governance
Challenges from South and North
Edited by Ashwani Kumar, Dirk Messner
foreword by Günther Taube‘Power Shifts and Global Governance: Challenges from South and North’ explores changing architectures of global governance in the midst of great power shifts in the twenty-first century.
Anthem Press
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9781843318316
January 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Power Shifts and Global Governance: Challenges from South and North’ explores changing architectures of global governance in the midst of great power shifts in the twenty-first century.
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National Systems of Innovation
Toward a Theory of Innovation and Interactive Learning
Edited by Bengt-Åke Lundvall
‘National Systems of Innovation’ presents a new perspective on the dynamics of the national and the global economy.
Anthem Press
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9781843318828
January 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00‘National Systems of Innovation’ presents a new perspective on the dynamics of the national and the global economy.
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The Retreat of Democracy and Other Itinerant Essays on Globalization, Economics, and India
Kaushik Basu
‘The Retreat of Democracy’ presents an expanded and reworked selection of Basu's best journalistic writings on political and economic themes since the late 1990s.
Anthem Press
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9781843318651
January 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00‘The Retreat of Democracy’ presents an expanded and reworked selection of Basu’s best journalistic writings on political and economic themes since the late 1990s.
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The Economics of the Yasuní Initiative
Climate Change as if Thermodynamics Mattered
Joseph Henry Vogel
foreword by Graciela Chichilnisky
prologue by José Manuel HermidaClimate change lends itself to both political economy and humor. Through the lens of thermodynamics, the payment Ecuador seeks for not drilling in the Yasuní is equitable and efficient.
Anthem Press
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9781843318781
January 2010
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£99.00 / $99.00Climate change lends itself to both political economy and humor. Through the lens of thermodynamics, the payment Ecuador seeks for not drilling in the Yasuní is equitable and efficient.
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BRICS and Development Alternatives
Innovation Systems and Policies
Edited by José Eduardo Cassiolato, Virginia Vitorino
foreword by Bengt-Åke LundvallThis book provides a comparative analysis of the national innovation systems of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and the trends in their science, technology and innovation policies.
Anthem Press
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9781843317999
October 2009
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£115.00 / $115.00This book provides a comparative analysis of the national innovation systems of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and the trends in their science, technology and innovation policies.
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Diagnosing the Philippine Economy
Toward Inclusive Growth
Edited by Dante B. Canlas, Muhammad Ehsan Khan, Juzhong Zhuang
‘Diagnosing the Philippine Economy’ describes the conditions that depress economic growth in the Philippine economy and their causes and potential solutions.
Anthem Press
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9781843317951
August 2009
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Diagnosing the Philippine Economy’ describes the conditions that depress economic growth in the Philippine economy and their causes and potential solutions.
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Ragnar Nurkse
Trade and Development
Edited by Rainer Kattel, Jan A. Kregel, Erik S. Reinert
‘Ragnar Nurkse, Trade and Development’ reprints Nukse’s most important works, making them widely available for an audience of economists, policy makers, researchers and students.
Anthem Press
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9781843317876
August 2009
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Ragnar Nurkse, Trade and Development’ reprints Nukse’s most important works, making them widely available for an audience of economists, policy makers, researchers and students.
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Ragnar Nurkse (1907-2007)
Classical Development Economics and its Relevance for Today
Edited by Rainer Kattel, Jan A. Kregel, Erik S. Reinert
‘Ragnar Nurkse (1907-2007): Classical Development Economics and its Relevance for Today’ presents a selection of papers that casts new insight on Nurkse’s thought, and discusses his relevance for today.
Anthem Press
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9781843317869
August 2009
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Ragnar Nurkse (1907-2007): Classical Development Economics and its Relevance for Today’ presents a selection of papers that casts new insight on Nurkse’s thought, and discusses his relevance for today.
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Techno-Economic Paradigms
Essays in Honour of Carlota Perez
Edited by Wolfgang Drechsler, Rainer Kattel, Erik S. Reinert
‘Techno-Economic Paradigms’ presents a series of essays discussing one of the most interesting and talked-about socio-economic theories of our times: techno-economic paradigm shifts.
Anthem Press
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9781843317852
August 2009
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Techno-Economic Paradigms’ presents a series of essays discussing one of the most interesting and talked-about socio-economic theories of our times: techno-economic paradigm shifts.
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National Strategies for Regional Integration
South and East Asian Case Studies
Edited by Joseph Francois, Pradumna B. Rana, Ganeshan Wignaraja
‘National Strategies for Regional Integration: South and East Asian Case Studies’ analyses the way Asian economies develop and implement effective approaches to regional cooperation and integration.
Anthem Press
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9781843317890
July 2009
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£130.00 / $130.00‘National Strategies for Regional Integration: South and East Asian Case Studies’ analyses the way Asian economies develop and implement effective approaches to regional cooperation and integration.