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European Union
Power and policy-making
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2015
A key textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students of contemporary European politics, European Union: Power and policy-making 4th edition offers a comprehensive and accessible analysis of the European Union policy process.
Intended to advance understanding of the EU as a now mature...
Production Structure and Productivity of Japanese Agriculture
Volume 1: Quantitative Investigations on Production Structure
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
Analyses quantitatively in a comprehensive, consistent, and integrated manner the production structure and productivity of post-war Japanese agriculture for the latter half of the twentieth century, more specifically, 1957-97.
Production Structure and Productivity of Japanese Agriculture
Volume 2: Impacts of Policy Measures
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
Analyzes quantitatively in a comprehensive, consistent, and integrated manner the production structure and productivity of postwar Japanese agriculture for the latter half of the 20th century, more specifically, 1957-97.
Lansing at the Crossroads
A Partisan History of the Village of Lansing, New York
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2001
The construction of a new four-lane highway on the outskirts of Ithaca, NY created a rapidly growing commercial center in the previously rural Town of Lansing. The clash between the newcomers and the old-timers over the direction and pace of this change led to the formation of a new local government...
by Mohammad Qadeer
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2006
This is the first English-language survey of Pakistan’s socio-economic evolution. Mohammad Qadeer gives an essential overview of social and cultural transformation in Pakistan since independence, which is crucial to understanding Pakistan’s likely future direction.
Pakistan examines how...
The Search for a Unified Korea
Political and Economic Implications
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2010
North Korea’s brinkmanship diplomacy has continued to disturb the world with its seemingly reckless missile testing, as the country’s leader, Kim Jong-Il, is rumored to be terminally ill with pancreatic cancer. North Korea appears to be in a state of serious internal crisis not only because its...
Structural Economics
Measuring Change in Technology, Lifestyles, and the Environment
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
In all societies, the main causes of environmental degradation are resource extraction and the generation of waste by households and industries. Realistic strategies for mitigating these impacts require an understanding of both the technologies by which resources are transformed into products, and...
Unemployment in China
Economy, Human Resources and Labour Markets
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2006
Unemployment in China offers a new and invaluable insight into the Chinese economy, keenly analyzing the new directions the world's next superpower is now taking.
Successfully bringing together a wide range of research and evidence from leading scholars in the field, this book shows how...
Resilience & the City
Change, (Dis)Order and Disaster
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Following the turbulent events of the first few years of the 21st century, the growth of new security and disaster measures have led to significant changes to urban design and the management of urban space. This book blends the genealogical method of Foucault with the theory of rhythms by Lefebvre...
Implementing Sustainable Development
From Global Policy to Local Action
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2004
Implementing Sustainable Development focuses on the challenge of turning international commitments and policy promises into action. Using examples and cases from around the U.S. and around the world, it examines the successful and failed efforts designed to address the social, environmental, and economic...
by J. Harrigan
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2014
A political economy analysis of the history of food security in the Arab world, including the role played by the global food price crisis in the Arab Spring and the Arab response aiming at greater food sovereignty via domestic food production and land acquisition overseas – the so-called land grab.
Understanding the European Constitution
An Introduction to the EU Constitutional Treaty
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2005
The European Union is now entering a crucial phase as the ratification process accelerates and key debates and referenda take place in existing and potentially new member states.
The Union’s Constitutional treaty is often cast as either a blueprint for a centralized and protectionist super-state...
Rural Wage Employment in Developing Countries
Theory, Evidence, and Policy
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2015
There is a striking scarcity of work conducted on rural labour markets in the developing world, particularly in Africa. This book aims to fill this gap by bringing together a group of contributors who boast substantial field experience researching rural wage employment in various developing countries....
by John Goddard, Paul Vallance
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2013
Universities are being seen as key urban institutions by researchers and policy makers around the world. They are global players with significant local direct and indirect impacts – on employment, the built environment, business innovation and the wider society. The University and the City explores...