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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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- 9781760462512
- Collation
- xiv + 226 p
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- 333.10954 PAT l
Economic diversification in Nigeria : the politics of building a post-oil eco…
Nigeria has for long been regarded as the poster child for the ‘curse’ of oil wealth. Yet despite this, Nigeria achieved strong economic growth for over a decade in the 21st century, driven largely by policy reforms in non-oil sectors. This open access book argues that Nigeria’s major development challenge is not the ‘oil curse’, but rather one of achieving economic diversification be…
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- 4
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- 9781786993977
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- xiii, 313p.
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- 338.9669 ECO u
Resurgent Asia : diversity in development
Resurgent Asia analyses the phenomenal transformation of Asia, which would have been difficult to imagine, let alone predict, fifty years ago, when Gunnar Myrdal published Asian Drama. In doing so, it provides an analytical narrative of this remarkable story of economic development, situated in its wider context of historical, political, and social factors, and an economic analysis of the under…
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- 9
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- 9780198849513
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- xix, 320p.; ill.
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- 338.95 RES n
Circular Economy
Nowadays, the restriction of resources and the environment is very severe. A circular economy is the only way to sustainable development, but how this works still needs more exploration. The series of studies carried out by the author are described in detail in this book.
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- 9781838810719
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- xiii, 128p. : ill,
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- 338.927 TAO e
The politics of green transformations
Multiple ‘green transformations’ are required if humanity is to live sustainably on planet Earth. Recalling past transformations, this book examines what makes the current challenge different, and especially urgent. It examines how green transformations must take place in the context of the particular moments of capitalist development, and in relation to particular alliances. The role of th…
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- 9781315747378
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- xv, 238 p. : ill.
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- 320.58 SCO t
The digital continent : placing Africa in the world of digital work
Only ten years ago, there were more internet users in countries like France or Germany than in all of Africa put together. But much has changed in a decade. The year 2018 marks the first year in human history in which a majority of the world’s population are now connected to the internet. This mass connectivity means that we have an internet that no longer connects only the world’s wealthy.…
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- 9780198840800
- Collation
- 288p. ; ill.
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- 331.096 MOH t
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