No-Nonsense Guide to International Development
Author : Maggie Black
Publisher : Between the Lines
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 47,7 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Development economics
ISBN : 1771130598
The No-nonsense Guide to International Development
Author : Maggie Black
Publisher : New Internationalist
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 37,74 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 1904456634
Book Description
Building dams in India, planting trees in Burkina Faso, rescuing street children in Brazil - these are images of aid and international development with which we can all identify. However, what passes for development all too often improves life for the better off while actively hurting the very people the venture was meant to support. Maggie Black exposes the hypocrisy and reveals a more accurate picture of what is happening in development's name, arguing for a process to be put inplace that trule defends the interests of poor people.
No-Nonsense Guide to International Development, 2nd Edition
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Page : pages
File Size : 27,7 MB
Release : 2007
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Book Description
"Overseas aid" and "international development" are catch-all terms that cover a multitude of activities – and abuses. Building dams in India, planting treesin Burkina Faso, and rescuing street children in Brazil are images of development with which we can all identify. But what few people realize is that the terms "aid" and "development" often mask confusion, contradiction, and even downright deceit. The updated version of 2002’s best-selling No-Nonsense Guide to International Development explains what "development" actually is – and explores its political and economic roots in history. It shows what can happen in the name of development and argues for a more organic, social approach with those it seeks to serve as equal partners in the process.
The No-nonsense Guide to Globalization
Author : Wayne Ellwood
Publisher : New Internationalist
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 30,79 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1906523479
Book Description
Globalisation has become one of the most used and encompassing words over the past decade, of undeniable influence in economics, politics and activism. Globalisation is literally all around; every aspect of life is affected by a global structure of communication and economy. This fully revised and updated guide condenses this complex subject into clear, concise commentary. It examines the debt trap, the acceleration of neoliberalism, competition for energy resources, the links between the war on terror, the arms trade and the alternatives to corporate control.
The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food
Author : Wayne Roberts
Publisher : New Internationalist
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 35,18 MB
Release : 2013-09-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1780261322
Book Description
Wayne Roberts puts under the microscope a global food system that is under strain from climate change and from economic disaster. He shows how a world food system based on supermarkets and agribusiness corporations is unsustainable and looks at new models of producing healthy food from all over the world.
The No-nonsense Guide to Globalization
Author : Wayne Ellwood
Publisher : Verso
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 36,8 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Developing countries
ISBN : 9781859843369
Book Description
Commercial culture and the Western consumer model has globalized while gaps in wealth, food security and social provision continue to grow. This book provides a critique of the orthodoxy of economic growth in a world of finite natural resources and a blueprint for a new economic architecture.
The No-Nonsense Guide to Human Rights
Author : Olivia Ball
Publisher : New Internationalist
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 41,40 MB
Release : 2006-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1906523592
Book Description
Since the Declaration of Human Rights over fifty years ago, we acknowledge that universal rights exist, but what does this mean to someone who is tortured or denied education, work, or asylum? This No-Nonsense Guide to Human Rights looks at the theories of rights and universalism. It explores the difficult task of trying to protect human rights in war, the legal advances that have led to some rights abusers facing justice, and the conflicts that can occur when rights collide with culture.
The No-nonsense Guide to Islam
Author : Ziauddin Sardar
Publisher : New Internationalist
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 19,23 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1904456618
Book Description
A balanced portrayal of |real Islam|, looking beyond the common perceptions and polemical debates. It shows what Islam has achieved and shows why a better understanding of Muslims is needed throughout the world. But it also explains why Islam needs to make itself more relevant by showing it can create a tolerant and peaceful society, and explores the steps for reform. A plain-speaking, independent view that informs current debates and puts modern developments into the context of the history of Islam and its people.
The No-nonsense Guide to Global Terrorism
Author : Jonathan Barker
Publisher : New Internationalist
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 40,68 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1904456987
Book Description
A highly accessible history of terrorism looking at core examples from the Middle East, instances of state terrorism and terrorist fringes of political movements. Covers the theories justifying and guiding terrorist acts and the battle of images that accompanies them, including: the proliferation of terrorist activities over recent years and international hotspots, the war on terror', terrorist acts carried out by states and the constraints on democracy and political and civil liberties that so often characterise the response to terrorism.'
The No-nonsense Guide to Global Media
Author : Peter Steven
Publisher : Verso
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 29,29 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781859845813
Book Description
The power and influence of the mass media grows daily, crucially affecting the way all of us see and understand each other. The No-Nonsense Guide to Global Media introduces readers to the political economy of the major mediafilm, television, radio, recording, publishing and the Internet. Peter Steven looks at the ever greater concentration of ownership and at the convergence of technologies and media functions. At the same time, he emphasizes the diversity of local media production and media around the world. The media is more than the economics of ownership and the technology of production, he stresses; it is also audiences, in all their annoying and wonderful diversity.
