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Innovation-development detours for latecomers: managing global-local interfac…
Drawing on extensive empirical studies of firms and industries around the world, this book presents a rich menu of development pathways, including a new role by a Schumpeterian state to initiate detours and leapfrogging in not only manufacturing but also resource or IT- service sectors
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- 9781009456234
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- xix, 284 pages; illustration
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- 338.9009172 LEE i
Root, tuber and banana food system innovations : value creation for inclusive…
This open access book describes recent innovations in food systems based on root, tuber and banana crops in developing countries. These innovations respond to many of the challenges facing these vital crops, linked to their vegetative seed and bulky and perishable produce. The innovations create value, food, jobs and new sources of income while improving the wellbeing and quality of life of the…
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- 9783030920227
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- XXXV, 561 p
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- 633.091724 THI r
Development With Dignity : Self-determination, Localization, and the End to P…
At a time when the global development industry is under more pressure than ever before, this book argues that an end to poverty can only be achieved by prioritizing human dignity. Unable to adequately account for the roles of culture, context, and local institutions, today’s outsider-led development interventions continue to leave a trail of unintended consequences, ranging from wasteful to e…
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- 9781003229872
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- xvii, 203p ; ill.
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- Rethinking Development
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- 338.90091724 PAL d
A samaritan state revisited : historical perspectives on canadian foreign aid
Canada’s foreign aid programs are an area of ongoing interest, yet there is little knowledge of Canada’s 70-year aid history, the historic forces that have shaped Canadian aid policy, and the many complex factors that affect Canada’s future foreign aid policy. A Samaritan State Revisited brings together a refreshing group of emerging and leading scholars to reflect on the history of Canad…
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- 9781773850412
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- 377p. : ill
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- 338.917101724 GRE s
Rethinking urban risk and resettlement in the global South
Environmental changes have significant impacts on people’s lives and livelihoods, particularly the urban poor and those living in informal settlements. In an effort to reduce urban residents’ exposure to climate change and hazards such as natural disasters, resettlement programmes are becoming widespread across the Global South. While resettlement may reduce a region’s future climate-rela…
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- 9781787358287
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- xvi, 366p.; ill.
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- 307.76091724 RET j
Learning, Marginalization, and Improving the Quality of Education in Low-inco…
Improving learning evidence and outcomes for those most in need in developing countries is at the heart of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal on Education (SDG4). This timely volume brings together contributions on current empirical research and analysis of emerging trends that focus on improving the quality of education through better policy and practice, particularly for those…
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- 9781800642027
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- xxi, 490 p;
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- 379.26 LEA D
Intellectual property and public health in the developing world
Across the world, developing countries are attempting to balance the international standards of intellectual property concerning pharmaceutical patents against the urgent need for accessible and affordable medicines. In this timely and necessary book, Monirul Azam examines the attempts of several developing countries to walk this fine line. He evaluates the experiences of Brazil, China, India, …
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- 9781783742301
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- xxiiii, 348 p. : ill.
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- 615.1091724 AZA i
Data collection in fragile states : innovations from Africa and Beyond
Fragile countries face a triple data challenge. Up-to-date information is needed to deal with rapidly changing circumstances and to design adequate responses. Yet, fragile countries are among the most data deprived, while collecting new information in such circumstances is very challenging. This open access book presents innovations in data collection developed with decision makers in fragile c…
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- 9783030251208
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- xxxi, 243p. : ill.
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- 338.90072 DAT d
The peacebuilding puzzle : political order in post-conflict states
Transformative peace operations fall short of achieving the modern political order sought in post-conflict countries because the interventions themselves empower post-conflict elites intent on forging a neopatrimonial political order. The Peacebuilding Puzzle explains the disconnect between the formal institutional engineering undertaken by international interventions, and the governance outcom…
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- 9781316718513
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- xiv, 265p. : ill.
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- 355.357 BAR p
Community paralegals and the pursuit of justice
The United Nations estimates that four billion people worldwide live outside the protection of the law. These people can be driven from their land, intimidated by violence, and excluded from society. This book is about community paralegals - sometimes called barefoot lawyers - who demystify law and empower people to advocate for themselves. These paralegals date back to 1950s South Africa and a…
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- 9781316671801
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- xv, 269p. : ill.
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- 362.586 COM c
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