Economics of specific sectors

For a growing number of countries in Africa the discovery and exploitation of natural resources is a great opportunity, but one accompanied by considerable risks.

In an age of government imposed austerity, and after 30 years of neoliberal restructuring, the future of the welfare state looks increasingly uncertain.

In this book, we're going to continue our discussion of the Great Depression but with focus on President Roosevelt's First and Second New Deals.

Coal, gas and oil have been capitalism's main fuels since the industrial revolution.

By 2030 more than three quarters of the world's absolute poor are projected to live in Africa.

*Shortlisted for the BBC Radio 4 Thinking Allowed Award for Ethnography 2017**Winner of the 2016 Labor History Best Book prize*Over a million people in the UK work in call centres, and the phrase has become synonymous with low-paid and high stress work, dictatorial supervisors and an enforced dearth of union organisation.

'Inspiring.

Social mobility is the hope of economic development and the mantra of a good society.

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The 'end of history' has not taken place.

*Shortlisted for the BBC Radio 4 Thinking Allowed Award for Ethnography 2017**Winner of the 2016 Labor History Best Book prize*Over a million people in the UK work in call centres, and the phrase has become synonymous with low-paid and high stress work, dictatorial supervisors and an enforced dearth of union organisation.

Many developing countries are falling behind sustainable development goals: food and nutrition levels have deteriorated due to conflict, climate change, and the Covid pandemic, while global ambitions for achieving sustainable food security and adequate nutrition have increased.

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In this book, we're going to continue our discussion of the Great Depression but with focus on President Roosevelt's First and Second New Deals.

The 'end of history' has not taken place.

'A fascinating portal into arguments about why we need to get beyond money' - Harry CleaverWhat would a world without money look like?

How can we track change in poor rural areas where data are scarce?

Social mobility is the hope of economic development and the mantra of a good society.

How can we track change in poor rural areas where data are scarce?

As the world hurtles towards environmental oblivion, China is leading the charge.

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Many developing countries are falling behind sustainable development goals: food and nutrition levels have deteriorated due to conflict, climate change, and the Covid pandemic, while global ambitions for achieving sustainable food security and adequate nutrition have increased.

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During the Great Depression of 1929, the stock market crashed.

This edited volume focuses on both conceptual and practical challenges in measuring well-being.

'Inspiring.

In an age of government imposed austerity, and after 30 years of neoliberal restructuring, the future of the welfare state looks increasingly uncertain.

During the Great Depression of 1929, the stock market crashed.

'A fascinating portal into arguments about why we need to get beyond money' - Harry CleaverWhat would a world without money look like?

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Trading Places is about urban land markets in African cities.

The notion that social protection should be a key strategy for reducing poverty in developing countries has now been mainstreamed within international development policy and practice.

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Ya no podemos imaginarnos la vida sin las redes sociales, forman parte de nuestro día a día: contamos nuestros viajes, buscamos inspiración e, incluso, visibilizamos nuestros negocios y marcas.

Esta obra recorre y analiza la urbanización de Bariloche –con sus particularidades como destino turístico–, entre las políticas urbanas desplegadas por el Estado y los procesos de producción del hábitat de diferentes actores sociales.

Aquesta guia, elaborada per un equip de treball del Departament de Direcció d'Empreses de la Universitat de València, és un instrument al servei de l'Administració Pública Valenciana i de la ciutadania en general, que té com a propòsit oferir informació detallada de l'oferta que existeix a la Comunitat Valenciana sobre finances ètiques, cooperatives i locals: quantitat d'entitats financeres ètiques i socials i d'institucions públiques i privades de suport, així com les activitats que desenvolupen i els productes i serveis que ofereixen.

Este libro está pensado inicialmente para apoyar la enseñanza del Derecho urbanístico en los planes de estudio de Derecho de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Seit dem ersten Erdgipfel in Rio de Janeiro 1992 sind zahlreiche Staaten auf der Suche nach einem neuen Verständnis von wirtschaftlichem und gesellschaftlichem Fortschritt.

La aceptación de un enfoque ecológico es deber de los productores, en este sentido hay que intensificar los estudios de factibilidad que permitan reformular los productos de modo que se empleen atributos como: reciclabilidad y biodegradabilidad.

"Para frenar la emergencia climática (si es posible), es necesario que conozcamos las dinámicas del cambio climático y sus implicaciones para la vida, que construyamos en conjunto un modelo alternativo de relacionarnos y de consumir y que nos comprometamos con una transición social y ambientalmente más justa".