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As the international community struggles with major issues such as deforestation, it is increasingly turning to sustainable development and market-based mechanisms to tackle environmental problems. Focusing on forestry, this book investigates the legitimacy of global...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2011-02-08
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International Political Economy Series
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The Forest and the Marine Stewardship Councils constitute new global governance institutions using voluntary certification and labelling as market incentives to encourage sustainable management. Utilizing a comparative political economic framework, the authors analyse...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2011-02-01
Collection :
International Political Economy Series
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Amidst the continued debate surrounding the foundations of IPE, coupled with recent methodological and theoretical divides this book argues that an attempt should be made to re-visit the notion of the 'critical'. The challenge posed by contributors to this volume is to...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2011-02-01
Collection :
International Political Economy Series
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This book shows why contests over intellectual property rights and access to affordable medicines emerged in the 1990s and how they have been 'resolved' so far. It argues that the current arrangement mainly ensures wealth for some rather than health for all, and points...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2011-02-01
Collection :
International Political Economy Series
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This book looks critically at various constructions of the Indian citizen from 1991 to 2007, the period when economic liberalization became established government policy. Examining differing images of citizenship and its rules and rituals, Chowdhury sheds light on the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2011-01-31
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This book traces the historic relationships between cotton production, the international cotton trade and poverty south of the Sahara, and assesses various approaches to corporate social responsibility and nongovernmental policy advocacy in this area.
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2011-01-28
Collection :
International Political Economy Series
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This book presents a clear exposition of what constitutes asymmetry in economics. It provides an empirical application of these ideas in the case of the EU. In particular, it shows how important asymmetry is for the appropriate design of policy in the Euro Area.
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-01-27
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As the tensions in the Greek economy take centre stage in the international headlines, this book examines the failed policies and political corruption that have bankrupted the nation. The authors comment on recent bailouts and haircuts and explore the uncertain future...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-01-19
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Mit dem seit Ende des Ost-West-Konflikts erfolgten Strategiewandel in der deutschen Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik ist auch eine Umorientierung der Bundeswehr erforderlich geworden. Zu dem ursprünglichen Hauptaufgabengebiet der Landes- und Bündnisverteidigung sind neue...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2011-01-14
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The Goldstone Report is one of the most controversial UN reports ever published. It alleges that both Israel and Hamas committed atrocities during Israel's 2009 incursion into Gaza, with Israel aiming to "punish, humiliate and terrorise a civilian population." This...
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Bold Type Books
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2011-01-11
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This book is about how China strives to rebuild its soft power through communication. It recounts China's efforts by examining a set of public diplomacy tactics and programs in its pursuit of a 'new' and 'improved' global image. These case studies invites the reader to...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-01-03
Collection :
Palgrave Macmillan Series in Global Public Diplomacy
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Why does political decentralization seem reduce intrastate conflict more in some countries than in others? This question constitutes the central focus of Peace by Design. Brancati argues that the ability of decentralization to reduce intrastate conflict hinges on the...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2010-12-23
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European governments have re-discovered labour migration, but are eager to be perceived as controlling unsolicited forms of migration, especially through asylum and family reunion. The emerging paradigm of managed migration combines the construction of more permissive...
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OUP Oxford
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2010-12-16
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JIHAD VS. MCWORLD is an essential text for anyone who wants to understand the challenges facing us after the tragic events of September 11, 2001 and in light of the current conflict in the Middle East. In a groundbreaking work, political scientist Benjamin R. Barber...
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Transworld Digital
Parution :
2010-12-15
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This book attempts to address how NATO and its mission are perceived today in the world, to assess the challenges the Organisation is facing in the near future, and to debate what could be its role in the 21st century.This is most relevant since the Organisation has...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2010-12-15
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This book offers an in-depth exploration of all dimensions of geoeconomics, including the internal and international forces which explain why most countries remain mired in poverty; the conflicts between the poor on the rich countries; and the global environmental...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2010-12-12
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Political realism dominated the field of International Relations during the Cold War. Since then, however, its fortunes have been mixed:
pushed onto the backfoot during 1990s, it has in recent years retuned to the centre of scholarly debate. Despite its prominence in...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2010-12-02
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Political realism dominated the field of International Relations during the Cold War. Since then, however, its fortunes have been mixed:
pushed onto the backfoot during 1990s, it has in recent years retuned to the centre of scholarly debate. Despite its prominence in...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2010-12-02
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Fifteen years after the first Summit of the Americas, the world and the Americas have changed enormously. Competing strategies for economic development and political representation have shattered the hemispheric consensus of the 1990s. This book analyzes these...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2010-12-02
Collection :
International Political Economy Series
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Drawing on prominent contributions by economists to the debate on international monetary reform, this book provides an historical perspective on the plans, schemes and ideas on the international financial system.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2010-11-24
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