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American Furniture 2001

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Fighting Poverty - The Development-Employment Link

de Rizwanul Islam

74,68€

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 Fighting Poverty offers an analysis of the link between employment and pro-poor economic growth. The authors provide evidence to demonstrate how employment can serve to link growth with poverty reduction. They include case studies of Bangladesh, Bolivia, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Uganda, and Vietnam.
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Election-Night News And Voter Turnout - Solving The Projection Puzzle

de William C. Adams

57,88€

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 In eight of the past dozen presidential elections, TV networks proclaimed the winner while the West Coast, Hawaii, and Alaska were still casting ballots. Is this a problem? Do media projections decrease voter turnout? Examining data from presidential elections from 1960 to 2004, William Adams answers both questions..
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The Euro - A Concise Introduction To European Montetary Integration

de Madeleine O. Hosli

60,45€

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 Hosli traces the history of monetary integration in Western Europe and discusses the political and economic factors that led ultimately to the establishment of European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and the euro, and how it actually works.
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Political Parties Matter - Realignment And The Return Of Partisan Voting

de Jeffrey M. Stonecash

60,45€

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 Jeffrey Stonecash states that the recent resurgence of partisanship is but the latest chapter in a larger story of party realignment. He examines rich data from more than a century of elections to highlight unexpected patterns of voting behavior with key significance today.
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International Organizations And Democracy - Accountability, Politics, And Power

de Thomas D. Zweifel

72,10€

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 Do international organizations represent the interests of the global citizenry? Or the agendas of powerful nations? Thomas Zweifel explores this issue, blending history, theory, and case studies. His analysis covers both regional organizations and such global institutions, and how these organizations function.
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Policy Analysis For Effective Development - Strengthening Transition Economies

de Kristin Morse e Raymond J. Struyk

72,10€

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 Focusing on transition economies, Morse and Struyk concentrate on the tasks involved in tackling social and economic policy issues. Covering activities such as allocating resources, balancing political and technical factors, competition in the public sector, costs and benefits, and presenting recommendations, as well as the decision-making process.
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Bridging The Divide - Peacebuilding In The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

63,03€

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 The Palestinian and Israeli contributors to this book focus on realistic opportunities for conflict transformation. Drawing from the experiences of the post-Oslo period, the authors concentrate on possibilities for just solutions that will enable both peoples to live in peace, safety, and prosperity.
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Peace In Tatters - Israel, Palestine, And The Middle East

de Yoram Meital

60,45€

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 Examines the major developments in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the evolving public-political discourse and U.S. policy in the Middle East. He also explores the repercussions of the aborted political process for Israelis and Palestinians, and for their opinions about the failure of the negotiations and the eruption of violence.
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People Building Peace Ii - Successful Stories Of Civil Society

de Paul Van Tongeren

82,40€

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 Individuals can make a difference working for peace worldwide. That is the message of this collection of stories of how "ordinary" men and women have played a crucial part in conflict prevention and peacebuilding. The cases reflect the variety of activities initiated and sustained by a broad range of actors.
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Cowardly Lions - Missed Opportunities For Preventing Deadly Conflict And State Collapse

de I. William Zartman

72,10€

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 Drawing on six detailed case studies (the Balkans, Haiti, Lebanon, Liberia, Somalia, and Zaire/Congo), I. William Zartman specifies potential solutions within the entire trajectory of each conflict, considering in each instance why the indicated decisions were not taken.
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Getting Globalization Right - The Dilemmas Of Inequality

de Joseph S. Tulchin

60,45€

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 Explores political and economic changes in seven new democracies that have in common both a movement toward greater integration with the world economy and the challenges posed by persistent or even increasing domestic economic inequalities.
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Borders, Nationalism, And The African State

de Ricardo Rene Laremont

82,40€

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 Examines the impact of colonial borders on the intertwined trajectories of ethnic conflict and state development. The authors combine case studies (Congo, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, and Sudan) with thematic chapters to provide a story of state weakness and conflict on the continent.
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Abortion Politics In North America

de Melissa Haussman

55,30€

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 Despite legal affirmations of women's rights to abortion, access in North America is increasingly curtailed. Melissa Haussman analyzes the disparity between official policies and daily realities in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Her conclusion is that reproductive rights are at risk of becoming meaningful only to the wealthy.
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The Andes In Focus - Security, Democracy, And Economic Reform

de Russell Crandall

57,88€

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 How can a region roiled by political strife, civil war, illicit drug trafficking, and dismal economic performance achieve political stability and support economic growth? The "Andes in Focus" addresses this question.
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Capitalizing On The Curse - The Business Of Menstruation

de Elizabeth Arveda Kissling

60,45€

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 Reveals how corporations capitalize on long-standing negative attitudes about menses to sell solutions for nonexistent problems. Documenting how industry advertising portrays women as "the weaker sex," the author explores the profound gender bias inherent in - and reinforced by - the business of menstruation.
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Mexico'S Democracy At Work - Political And Economic Dynamics

de Russell Crandall

55,30€

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 This sober yet hopeful picture of current Mexican politics and economics focuses on the country's incomplete transformation from an authoritarian system, and the challenges that exist within the new, more democratic context. The authors examine both domestic and international economic dynamics and to Mexico's international relations.
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Crafting The New Nigeria - Confronting The Challenges

de Robert I. Rotberg

63,03€

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 Is Nigeria, with its vast wealth in both human and natural resources, on the path to realizing its enormous potential? Or is it in danger of becoming a failed state? 'Crafting the New Nigeria' considers the challenges that the country's leadership now faces, offering analyses of Nigeria s current political and economic systems.
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Storytelling Sociology - Narrative As Social Inquiry

72,10€

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 This book is about the narrative turn in sociology, an approach that views lived experience as constructed, at least in part, by the stories that people tell about it. It is organized around: family and place, the body, education and work, and the passage of time that tell a story about a life course and touch on enduring sociological topics.
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Becoming President - The Bush Transition, 2000-2003

de John P. Burke

60,45€

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 Although he came to power in 2000 on the most controversial of slender minorities, the presidency of George W. Bush has been marked by determined policy initiatives and organizational confidence. John P. Burke examines this transition to power.
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Inventing Public Diplomacy - The Story Of The U.S. Information Agency

de Wilson P. Dizard

72,10€

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 Wilson P. Dizard offers a comprehensive account of public diplomacy's evolution within the US foreign policy establishment, ranging from World War II to the present.
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Child Labor In Sub-Saharan Africa

de Loretta Bass

66,95€

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 Topics covered in this text include: why study child labour in Africa?; the cultural and historical context; the political economy of children's work; rural versus urban child labour; the conflict between work and school; and the value of childrens labour.
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Young Soldiers - Why They Choose To Fight

de Irma Specht e Rachel Brett

60,45€

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 This volume explores the reasons that adolescents choose to join armed groups. The book concludes with a discussion of the steps needed so that adolescents are no longer "forced" to volunteer.
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The United Nations - Confronting The Challenges Of A Global Society

de Jean E. Krasno

30,84€

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 Despite the high visibility of the United Nations in various peacekeeping operations, the enormous role that it plays in the global arena goes largely unnoticed. This book focuses on that larger role.
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