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From technology transfer to intercultural development : understanding technol…
The central theme of this book is the intercultural development of technology in a globalising world. Migration, tourism, information and communication technology and international trade stimulate tfhe encounter between cultures, leading to a totally new social configuration on a worldwide scale.
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- 3
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- 9781920382049
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- i, 171 p
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- Call Number
- 303.483 VAN f
The German Chambers of Commerce and Industry : Self-governance, Service, the …
This open access book examines a particular factor in the enduring international success of German companies. Beyond industrial specialization, peaceful labor relations, local financial markets and the “miracle of the Mittelstand”, it focuses on a characteristic aspect of governance within the German economy: The Chambers of commerce and industry. Important characteristics of the Chamber sy…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030707996
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- XIII, 385p. ill.
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- Practical Wisdom for Sustainable Organizations
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- 381.060943 EBE t
Landlock : paralysing dispute over minerals on Adivasi land in India
Landlock: Paralysing Dispute over Minerals on Adivasi Land in India explores the ways in which political controversy over a bauxite mining and refining project on constitutionally protected tribal lands in Andhra Pradesh descended into a state of paralysis where no productive outcome was possible. Long-running support for Adivasi (or tribal) land rights motivated a wide range of actors to block…
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- -
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- 9781760462512
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- xiv + 226 p
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- 333.10954 PAT l
Securing Village Life : Development in Late Colonial Papua New Guinea
Securing Village Life: Development in Late Colonial Papua New Guinea examines the significance for post-World War II Australian colonial policy of the modern idea of development. Australian officials emphasised the importance of bringing development for both the colony of Papua and the United Nations Trust Territory of New Guinea. The principal form that development took involved securing small…
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- 13
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- 9781922144850
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- 318
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- Call Number
- 338.9009953.MAC
SDGs, transformation, and quality growth : insights from international cooper…
This is an Open Access book. The primary objective of this book is to seek out insights into the concept of high-quality growth (HQG). It explores the essential attributes of HQG, such as inclusiveness, sustainability, and resilience, as well as its relationship with transformation, by drawing principally on illustrative cases and instances of international cooperation. The United Nations docum…
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- 1
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- 9789811697487
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- xv, 164.; ill.
- Series Title
- Sustainable development goals series
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- 338.927 SDG h
Kilns in East and North Asia : the adoption of ceramic industries
The start of ceramic industry is an important stage in mass production and is closely related to social complexity and social exchanges including the immigration of specialists. The introduction of high-temperature operations and varying firing regimes is a technological breakthrough in ceramic production. This book discusses the introduction and the background of kilns and advanced technology …
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- 2
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- 9781407358901
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- xiv, 264 p
- Series Title
- BAR International, 3082
- Call Number
- 338.47666436095 NAG k
The informal economy revisited : examining the past, envisioning the future
Contributor(s) Chen, Martha (editor) Carré, Françoise (editor) Language English Perlihat publikasi penuh This landmark volume brings together leading scholars in the field to investigate recent conceptual shifts, research findings and policy debates on the informal economy. Researchers, practitioners and policy makers will find this book an invaluable guide to the significance of the in…
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- -
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- 9780367191511
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- ix, 326 p
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- 330 CHE
AiREAS: sustainocracy for a healthy city : Phase 3: civilian participation - …
Development Economics, Atmospheric Protection / Air Quality Control / Air Pollution, Urban Studies/Sociology, Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice, Group Theory and Generalizations, Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
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- -
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- 9783319456201
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- xiii, 333 p
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs on Case Studies of Sustainable Development
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- 307.12160949245 JEA
Youth in Fiji and Solomon Islands : Livelihoods, Leadership and Civic Engagement
Fiji, Solomon Islands and the wider Pacific region are experiencing a ‘youth bulge’. As such, the livelihoods pathways of youth in these countries will be a key determinant of their social, political and economic futures. This book looks at the cultural expectations of Fijian and Solomon Islander youth, as well as the socio-political positioning of youth activists. It investigates how forma…
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- 9781760465155
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- -
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- -
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- 305.235099611.CRA
Social Enterprise in Western Europe : Theory, Models and Practice
In the last two decades, the quest for a widely accepted definition of social enterprise has been a central issue in a great number of publications. The main objective of the ICSEM Project on which this book is based was to show that the social enterprise field would benefit much more from linking conceptualisation efforts to the huge diversity of social enterprises than from an additional and …
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780429621772
- Collation
- ix, 368 p
- Series Title
- Routledge Studies in Social Enterprise & Social Innovation
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- 338.6094 DEF s
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