Development and Under-development
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 Development and UnderdevelopmentThe Political Economy of Global Inequality, Fourth Edition
Authors: Mitchell A. Seligson & John T. Passé-Smith
What the publisher says:
This new edition includes 12 new chapters that reflect the many seminal contributions made to the field in recent years. There are also two new sections - one addressing the historical origins of the gap between rich and poor countries, and one focusing on how globalisation has affected the gap between countries and between the rich and poor within countries. The editors' short introduction to each selection, highlighting its significance, remains a key feature of the book.
About the author
Mitchell A. Seligson is Centennial Professor of political science at Vanderbilt University. John T Passe-Smith is professor of political science at the University of Central Arkansas.
ISBN 13/10: 9781588265845 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: JULY 2008 | PUBLISHER: LYNNE RIENNER PUBLISHERS INC US | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R364.00(incl.)
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Challenges of Globalization
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 Challenges of Globalization: Imbalances and Growth
Authors: Anders Åslund & Marek Dabrowski
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With high growth rates in Asia, most notably in China, India, and Southeast and Central Asia, Eurasia's economic centre of gravity is rapidly shifting to the East. This book examines the causes and consequences of this major shift in economic power and considers the options available to policymakers in various parts of Europe and Asia.
About the authors:
Anders Aslund, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute since 2006, is the author of Russia's Capitalist Revolution (2007) How Capitalism Was Built: The Transformation of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia (2007), Building Capitalism: The Transformation of the Former Soviet Bloc (2001), How Russia Became a Market Economy (1995), and Gorbachev's Struggle for Economic Reform, 2d ed. (1991), and editor or coeditor of several books, including Revolution in Orange: The Origins of Ukraine's Democratic Breakthrough (2006). He served as the director of the Russian and Eurasian Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (2003-06) and as codirector of the Carnegie Moscow Center's project on Economies of the Post-Soviet States. Marek Dabrowski is Chairman of the Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE) Supervisory Council, chairman of the Supervisory Board of CASE Ukraine in Kiev and member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for the Economy in Transition. He was the First Deputy Finance Minister of Poland (1989-90) and a member of the Polish Parliament (1991-93) He is the author or editor of numerous books including: The Eastern Enlargement of the Euro Zone (2005), Beyond Transition: Development Perspectives and Dilemmas (2003), and Disinflation in Transition Economies (2003).
ISBN 13/10: 9780881324181 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: JUNE 2008 | PUBLISHER: PETERSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, U.S | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R528.00 (incl.)
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Economic Sanctions Reconsidered
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 Economic Sanctions Reconsidered, Third Edition
Authors: Gary Clyde Hufbauer et al
What the publisher says:
Chronicles and examines 170 cases of economic sanctions imposed since World War I. This book focuses on developments arising from the end of the Cold War and the increasing globalisation of the world economy. It distils a set of commandments to guide policymakers in the effective use of sanctions.
ISBN 13/10: 9780881324075 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: JAN 2008 | PUBLISHER: PETERSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, U.S | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R642.00 (incl.)
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Also available with CD-ROM:
ISBN 13/10: 9780881324082 Price: R942.00 (incl)
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Africa at a Turning Point?
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 Africa at a Turning Point?
Growth, Aid, and External Shocks
Authors: Delfin Sia Go & John Page
What the publisher says:
Looks at interrelated aspects of Africa's economic revival and examines Africa's growth in the context of its long history of growth accelerations. This book deals with the importance of donor flows for Africa, addressing such issues as managing and delivering greater aid, and the history and volatility of donor flows.
World Bank Publications
ISBN 13/10: 9780821372777 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: NOV 2007 | PUBLISHER: WORLD BANK PUBLICATIONS| DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R744.00 (incl.)
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World Development Indicators 08
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 World Development Indicators 2008, Revised Edition
Author: World Bank
What the publisher says:
Looking for accurate, up-to-date data on development issues? World Development Indicators is the World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development. This indispensable statistical reference allows you to consult over 900 indicators for some 150 economies and 14 country groups in more than 80 tables. It provides a current overview of the most recent data available as well as important regional data and income group analysis in six thematic sections: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links.
ISBN 13/10: 9780821373866 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: APRIL 2008 | PUBLISHER: WORLD BANK PUBLICATIONS| DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R960.00 (incl.)
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The World Bank and the Gods of Lending
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 The World Bank and the Gods of Lending
Author: Steve Berkman
What the publisher says:
Uncovering the World Bank's loan programmes in the developing world, author Steve Berkman finds nothing but mismanagement and hypocrisy. Using internal reports and memos, project documents and the Bank's Annual Reports as reference, Berkman demonstrates management's obsession with lending despite the high fiduciary risks involved. Painting a picture of an institution that is run by a bloated bureaucracy, this book proposes changes that will rouse the Bank from its bureaucratic complacency and restore its central mission of alleviating poverty.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Broken Promises and the Gods of Lending; Chapter 1: Managing for Mediocrity; Chapter 2: The Economist Managers; Chapter 3: Confucius and the Bank; Chapter 4: Feeding the Beast; Chapter 5: Groping in the Dark; Chapter 6: And Darkness was Upon the Face of the Implementers; Chapter 7: A Very Special Account; Chapter 8: Playing with the Books; Chapter 9: "C" is for Corruption; Chapter 10: As the Train Left the Station; Chapter 11: A New Regime.
ISBN 13/10: 9781565492592 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: JUNE 2008 | PUBLISHER: KUMARIAN PRESS | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R498.00 (incl.)
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CIVICUS Global Survey of the State of Society Volume 1
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 CIVICUS Global Survey of the State of Civil Society, Volume 1
Country Profiles
Author: V. Finn Heinrich, Kumi Naidoo
What the publisher says:
After the 1990s, civil society, in all its many forms, was no longer seen as the flawless solution to the world's problems as it once was. This volume contains profiles of 44 countries; and looks at factors such as civic engagement, democracy, gender equity and civil society's role in policy, and the overall health of each country's civil society.
ISBN 13/10: 9781565492356 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: MAY 2007 | PUBLISHER: KUMARIAN PRESS | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R530.00 (incl.)
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CIVICUS Global Survey of the State of Society, Volume 2
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 CIVICUS Global Survey of the State of Civil Society, Volume 2
Comparative Perspectives
Authors: V. Finn Heinrich & Lorenzo Fioramonti
What the publisher says:
The second volume of the CIVICUS Global Survey of the State of Civil Society offers a wide-ranging analysis of key issues facing civil society worldwide, with contributions from prominent researchers and civil society practitioners. Made up of 24 chapters, the book draws on the information collected by the CIVICUS Civil Society Index project in more than 45 countries to explore issues such as civil society's accountability, its relation to the state and corporate sector, and its role in governance and development. It also includes regional overviews of the state of civil society in different continents.
ISBN 13/10: 9781565492448 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: JAN 2008 | PUBLISHER: KUMARIAN PRESS | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R530.00 (incl.)
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Surrogates of the State
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 Surrogates of the State:
NGOs, Development and Ujamaa in Tanzania
Author: Michael Jennings
What the publisher says:
Explores the delicate relationship between development NGOs and the states they work in, using an exhaustive and illuminating case study of Tanzania in the 1960s and '70s. During that time Tanzania instituted the Ujamaa programme, resulting in the forced resettlement of 6 million people to villages, transforming the map of the country. Rather than questioning this policy, NGOs working in the area became surrogates of the state, helping to carry out the programme.
About the author:
Michael Jennings is a lecturer and researcher in East African politics, and the politics of development. A major focus of his work has been on the role of voluntary agency activity in development in East Africa, including NGOs, missions and faith-based organizations more widely. He is interested in the multiple roles which "development" as a process and as an idea takes on, and the synergies between power, politics and development in the North and South. He has worked extensively on the role of civil society in development, and has research interests in health issues in sub-Saharan Africa.
ISBN 13/10: 9781565492431 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: JAN 2008 | PUBLISHER: KUMARIAN PRESS | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R847.00 (incl.)
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The Poor Always Pay Back
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 Bestseller
The Poor Always Pay Back
The Grameen II Story
Authors: Asif Dowla & Dipal Barua
What the publisher says:
The success of Grameen Bank, and the microcredit movement as a whole, has proved the credit worthiness of the poor beyond question. Serving as an introduction to Grameen II, this book describes how a flagship institution accomplished a complete and effective overhaul of its system.
ISBN 13/10: 9781565492318 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: NOV 2006 | PUBLISHER: KUMARIAN PRESS | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R405.00 (incl.)
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Futurecast 2020
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 Futurecast 2020: A Global Blueprint
Author: Rob Shapiro
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A radical reassessment of the future by a former advisor to Bill Clinton and Al Gore.
A seismic prophecy and plan for our age. What will the world be like in twelve years? Robert Shapiro predicts a world unmatched by anything in history. Rapid technological advances, globalisation, unparalleled ageing of most societies, and the rise of China and America's status as sole superpower mean that we are entering an unprecedented age. Shapiro employs his immense experience in international politics and economics to sketch a blueprint for the coming fifteen years, tracing the path combined global forces may lead us down. This is neither hopelessly idealistic nor an Armageddon: Shapiro is persistently lucid, penetrating and even-handed in delineating the world as it stands and predicting the way it will walk.
'Rob Shapiro's prescient and insightful book probes the confluence of challenges that society will face in the coming years. He argues that our world has become increasingly interdependent, and we must foster global cooperation to achieve a sustainable existence with equal opportunity for all. Futurecast is a vital resource for anyone seeking to understand the world our children will inherit' - Bill Clinton.
About the author:
Robert Shapiro has held numerous posts in US politics, advising Bill Clinton, Al Gore, John Kerry, Michael Dukakis, Dan Moynihan amongst others. He spent four years (1997-2001) as U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs. He is currently the co-founder and chairman of Sonecon, LLC, which advises US and foreign businesses, governments and non-profit organisations.
ISBN 13/10: 9781861979681 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: MAR 2008 | PUBLISHER: PROFILE BOOKS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R365.00 (incl.)
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Poisoned for Pennies
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 Poisoned for Pennies
The Economics of Toxics and Precaution
Author: Frank Ackerman
What the publisher says:
Shows how the misuse of cost-benefit analysis is impeding efforts to clean up and protect the environment, especially in the case of toxic chemicals. This book describes an alternative, precautionary approach to making decisions under uncertainty.
About the author:
Frank Ackerman is the director of the Research and Policy Program at the Global Development and the Environment Institute at Tufts University. He is the author of Why Do We Recycle? (Island Press) and Priceless: On Knowing the Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing (with Lisa Heinzerling). He has conducted research for many environmental groups, including Greenpeace, Riverkeeper, and the Farmworker Justice Fund.
ISBN 13/10: 9781597264013 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: MAY 2008 | PUBLISHER: ISLAND PRESS | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R457.00 (incl.)
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Pump & Dump
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 Pump and Dump
The Rancid Rules of the New Economy
Author: Robert H. Tillman
What the publisher says:
Offers an analysis of America's economic problem: a system that relies on self-regulation and the rancid politics that supports the short-term interests of financial elites over the long-term interests of most Americans.
About the author:
Robert H. Tillman is a professor of sociology and Michael L. Indergaard is an associate professor of sociology at St. John's University in New York.
Review
"A highly readable and timely book, tackling challenging questions from an engaged perspective." - American Journal of Sociology "An engagingly written, fascinating, fast-paced report on corporate governance problems of the past ten years. Highly recommended." - Choice "Pump and Dump is a great achievement. It is well written and lucid and will be read widely and assigned in classes." - Kitty Calavita, professor of criminology, law, and society at the University of California, Irvine"
ISBN 13/10: 9780813543536 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: MARCH 2008 | PUBLISHER: RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PRESS | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R405.00 (incl.)
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The Cult of Statistical Significance
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 The Cult of Statistical Significance
How the Standard Error Costs Us Jobs, Justice, and Lives
Author: Stephen Thomas Ziliak
What the publisher says:
"Null hypothesis significance testing" is a scientific train-wreck, about which a small group of statisticians have been warning. This book shows how the wreck happened, and reports on the fatalities. It shows how wide the disaster is, and traces the problem to its historical, sociological, and philosophical roots.
ISBN 13/10: 9780472050079 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: JAN 2008 | PUBLISHER: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PRESS | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R457.00 (incl.)
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China and America
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 China and America
A Time of Reckoning
Author: Charles Dumas
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Two years ago Charles Dumas foretold an economic crisis. He was right. Now, in the timely sequel to the prophetic Bill from the China Shop, he outlines alternative reckonings: devastating economic consequences or another path to greater global prosperity...
In his last book, The Bill from the China Shop, Charles Dumas predicted how the Asian savings glut would force-feed US mortgage borrowing to excess. China and America points to the next risks, incisively analysing the current credit crunch and the possible devastating economic consequences, while also outlining an alternative path to greater global prosperity.
In America the credit crunch is likely to be followed by an economic downswing, led by housing, but with weakened household wealth and confidence prolonging the pain. US policy-makers seem impotent against the backwash from past debt excesses, and much of what the Federal Reserve does simply worsens the problem.
Meanwhile China's explosive exports are feeding through to overheat the domestic economy. Inflation is accelerating fast. Yet Beijing can only fight it by unpopular repression of domestic demand or finally letting China's yuan soar, and its domestic savings flow overseas.
A severe cutback in China's growth seems likely. If the Chinese authorities allow major yuan appreciation and progressively freer overseas investment, both the Chinese and world economies could rebalance quite easily. But if Beijing maintains a stubborn defence of the cheap yuan and control over its citizens' savings, the global outlook is set to be very much darker.
'In 2005 incoming Fed chairman Ben Bernanke argued that a global saving glut is causing the huge US current account deficits. Charles Dumas recognised this truth long before him. This splendid book explains how Asia's surpluses are driving US households ever deeper into debt and why this unsustainable process must end in tears.' Martin Wolf, Financial Times
'Essentially it says that at some point soon western consumers' confidence will falter, and those people will do what the Third World did a generation ago, default on a grand scale...Not a comfortable book, but one that everyone should take an afternoon to read.' Anthony Hilton, Evening Standard
About the author:
Charles Dumas has been Head of the World Service at Lombard Street Research since 1998 and is one of the world's leading macroeconomic forecasters. He was previously a journalist at The Economist, an economist at General Motors and J. P. Morgan, and then managing director in JPM's M&A department in New York.
ISBN 13/10: 9781846681554 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: APRIL 2008 | PUBLISHER: PROFILE BOOKS LTD | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R295.00 (incl.)
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Global Economic Prospects 2008
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 Global Economic Prospects 2008
Technology Diffusion in the Developing World
Author: World Bank
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Examines the state of technology in developing countries and the pace with which it has advanced since the early 1990s. This book reveals both encouraging and cautionary trends. This year's Global Economic Prospects comes on the heels of an extended period of strong growth and a 15 year period of strong performance in much of the developing world, which has contributed to substantial declines in global poverty. While high oil prices and heightened market volatility may signal a coming pause in this process, over the longer term continued technological progress should continue to push back poverty.
ISBN 13/10: 9780821373651 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: JAN 2008 | PUBLISHER: WORLD BANK PUBLICATIONS | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R507.00 (incl.)
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The Little Data Book on Africa 2007
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 The Little Data Book on Africa 2007
Author: World Bank
What the publisher says:
Provides profiles of over 50 countries with 54 development indicators about people, environment, economy, technology, infrastructure, trade and finance. This book is useful for those interested in development challenges in sub-Saharan Africa.
ISBN 13/10: 9780821369715 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: OCT 2007 | PUBLISHER: WORLD BANK PUBLICATIONS | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R240.00 (incl.)
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World Development Report 2008
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 World Development Report 2008
Agriculture and Development
Author: World Bank
What the publisher says:
Focuses on three themes, namely identifying new sources of growth for agriculture, making agriculture more effective for poverty reduction, and managing the transitions that accompany the transformation of agriculture as economies develop.
ISBN 13/10: 9780821368077 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: OCT 2007 | PUBLISHER: WORLD BANK PUBLICATIONS | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | PRICE: R364.00 (incl.)
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