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Social development in the World Bank : essays in honor of Michael M. Cernea
This open access book honors the work of Michael Cernea, who was the World Bank’s first professional sociologist, by taking on and extending his arguments for "putting people first.” Cernea led a community of social scientists in formulating and promoting a comprehensive set of innovative and original social policies on development issues, which the World Bank adopted and implemented. This …
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- 9783030574260
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- xxi, 368p. : ill.
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- 361.6 SOC s
Towards a comparative analysis of social inequalities between Europe and Lati…
This open access volume identifies the common and specific aspects of social mechanisms that generate inequalities, through comparative analyses of different dimensions in which inequalities are expressed. It includes studies on social inequalities in 5 European and 5 Latin American countries, along 11 thematic axes: inequalities in the labour market and labour trajectories; asymmetries in the …
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- 9783030484422
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- xxiii, 480p. : ill.
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- 305.5 TOW t
Expanding professionalism in music and higher music education : a changing game
This book addresses the need to rethink the concept and enactment of professionalism in music, and how such concepts underpin professional higher music education. There is an urgent imperative to enable the potential of professional musicians in our contemporary societies to be more fully realised, recognising both intense challenges that are currently threatening some traditional music practic…
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- 9781003108337
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- XXXIII, 148 p.
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- SEMPRE Studies in The Psychology of Music
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- 780.7 EXP e
Social cash transfer in Turkey : toward market citizenship
This open access book asks whether cash-transfer programs for very low-income households promote social and economic citizenship and, if so, under what conditions. To this end, it brings together elements that are too often considered separately: the transformation of social and economic citizenship rights in a market-centered context, and the increasing popularity of cash transfer as an instru…
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- 9783030703813
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- ix, 149p. : ill.
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- 323.6 ARK s
The future of Africa : challenges and opportunities
This open access textbook offers a critical introduction to human and economic development prospects in Africa revolving around three questions: where is Africa today, what explains the current state, and, given historical trends and what we know about the world, where do we think the continent will be in 2040? And, a final question: what can we do to create a better tomorrow? It models ambitio…
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- 9783030465902
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- xvii, 421p. : ill.
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- 330.9600112 CIL f
Energy and sustainable futures : proceedings of 2nd ICESF 2020
This open access book presents papers displayed in the 2nd International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Futures (ICESF 2020), co-organised by the University of Hertfordshire and the University Alliance DTA for Energy. The research included in this book covers a wide range of topics in the areas of energy and sustainability including: • ICT and control of energy; • conventional ene…
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- 9783030639167
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- xii, 282p. : ill.
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- 333.794 ENE e
Accounting and statistical analyses for sustainable development : multiple pe…
In this Open Access publication Claudia Lemke develops a comprehensive Multi-Level Sustainable Development Index (MLSDI) that is applicable to micro, meso, and macro objects by conducting methodological and empirical research. Multi-level comparability is crucial because the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at macro level can only be achieved if micro and meso objects contribute. The author…
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- 9783658332464
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- xxxi, 263p. : ill.
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- 338.927 LEM a
The Indonesian economy: trade and industrial policies
Against the backdrop of growing anti-globalisation sentiments and increasing fragmentation of the production process across countries, this book addresses how the Indonesian economy should respond and how Indonesia should shape its trade and industrial policies in this new world trade environment. The book introduces evaluation not on tariffs but on new trade instruments such as non-tariff meas…
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- 9781315161976
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- xviii, 296p.: ill.
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- 330.9598 IND i
Sustainability standards and global governance : experiences of emerging econ…
This open access book focuses on the issue of sustainability standards from the perspective of both global governance frameworks and emerging economies. It stems from the recognition that the accelerated pace of economic globalization has generated production and consumption patterns that are generating sustainability concerns. Sustainability standards (and regulations) are increasingly being u…
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- 9789811534737
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- xxvii, 224p. : ill.
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- 338.927 SUS s
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
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