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China, Surpassing the "Middle Income Trap"
This open access book explores one of the most fiercely debated issues in China: if and how China will surpass the middle income trap that has plagued many developing countries for years. This book gives readers a clear picture of China today and acts as a reference for other developing countries. China is facing many setbacks and experiencing an economic slowdown in recent years due to some…
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- 9789811565403
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- xix, 218p. : ill.
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- 330.0095 ZHO c
Chinese water systems : Volume 4,. Applied water management in China
This open-access book addresses latest Sino-German results of the joint research efforts within Major Water Program of the Chinese Government supported by German research funding. The Major Water Program aims at the restoration of polluted water environments and sustainable management of water resources in China. The joint BMBF-CLIENT project SINOWATER deals with three most significant and stro…
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- 9783030802349
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- xvi, 281p. : ill.
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- 333.73 CHI c
International organizations in global social governance
This open access book enhances and systematizes our understanding of IOs in global social governance. It provides studies on a variety of social policy fields in which different, but also the same, International Organizations (IOs) operate. The chapters shed light on IO involvement in a particular social policy field by describing the population of participating IOs; exploring how a partic…
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- 9783030654399
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- xxvii, 353p. : ill.
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- 327.06 INT i
Language activism : imaginaries and strategies of minority language equality
While top-down policies and declarations have yet to establish equal status and opportunities for speakers of all languages in practice, activists and advocates at local levels are playing an increasingly significant role in the creation of new social imaginaries and practices in multilingual contexts. This volume describes how social actors across multiple domains contribute to the elusive goa…
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- 9781501511561
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- XV, 243 p.
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- Volume 114 in the series Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL]
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- 305.7 DE l
Public actors in international investment law
Traditional studies on actors in international investment law have tended to concentrate on arbitrators, claimant investors and respondent states. Yet this focus on the “principal” players in investment dispute settlement has allowed a number of other seminal actors to be neglected. This book seeks to redress this imbalance by turning the spotlight on the latter. From the investor’s home …
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- 9783030589165
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- x, 199p. : ill.
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- 346.09 PUB p
Coronavirus politics : the comparative politics and policy of Covid-19
COVID-19 is the most significant global crisis of any of our lifetimes. The numbers have been stupefying, whether of infection and mortality, the scale of public health measures, or the economic consequences of shutdown. Coronavirus Politics identifies key threads in the global comparative discussion that continue to shed light on COVID-19 and shape debates about what it means for schola…
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- 9780472902460
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- VIII, 654 p.
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- 362.1962414 COR c
What works in conservation 2020
" Is reduced tillage in arable fields beneficial for farmland biodiversity? Is prescribed burning in grasslands beneficial for bird conservation? Does livestock exclusion from degraded peatlands benefit peatland conservation? Is the provision of artificial shelters effective for subtidal benthic invertebrate conservation? Do wind turbine modifications reduce bat fatalities? Does adding topsoil …
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- 9781783748358
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- 731 p.
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- What Works in Conservation Serie, 5
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- 333.7 WHA w
Marketing management and communications in the public sector
This updated edition of Marketing Management and Communications in the Public Sector provides a thorough overview of the major concepts in public sector marketing and communications, two fields that have continued to grow in importance for modern public administrations. With extended coverage of topics such as social marketing and institutional communication, the authors skilfully build on the …
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- 9781315622309
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- X, 264 p.
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- Routledge Masters in Public Management
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- 352.748 PAS m
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
Public administration in Germany
This open access book presents a topical, comprehensive and differentiated analysis of Germany’s public administration and reforms. It provides an overview on key elements of German public administration at the federal, Länder and local levels of government as well as on current reform activities of the public sector. It examines the key institutional features of German public administration…
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- 9783030536978
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- xxiv, 416p. : ill.
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- 351.43 PUB p
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