Social Development in the World Bank: Essays in Honor of Michael M. Cernea (Koch-Weser Maritta)(Pevná vazba)

Social Development in the World Bank: Essays in Honor of Michael M. Cernea (Koch-Weser Maritta)(Pevná vazba)

Part I: Growing Social Science Demand at the World Bank. Chapter 1: The Important Contribution of Social Knowledge to International Development. Chapter 2: The Road to Achieving Critical Mass of Sociologists and Anthropologists in the World Bank. Chapter 3: Address to the World Bank Sociological

Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities - Changing Our World(Pevná vazba)

Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities provides crucial insight into social entrepreneurship from visionaries in the field as well as other experienced practitioners and renowned

World Development Report 2006: Equity and Development (World Bank)(Paperback)

This year's 'Word Development Report', the twenty-eighth, looks at the role of equity in the development process. It defines equity in terms of two basic principles. The first is equal opportunities: that a person's chances in life should be determined by his or her talents and efforts, rather than

Welfare and Social Policy in Britain Since 1870: Essays in Honour of Jose Harris (Goldman Lawrence)(Pevná vazba)

This collection of twelve essays reviews the history of welfare in Britain over the past 150 years. It focuses on the ideas that have shaped the development of British social policy, and on the thinkers who have inspired and also contested the welfare state. It thereby constructs an intellectual

Understanding Deafness, Language and Cognitive Development - Essays in honour of Bencie Woll(Pevná vazba)

Social Sector Development in North-East India (Pankaj Ashok)(Pevná vazba)

Social Sector Development in North-east India is the first comprehensive book that makes a strong case for people-centric social sector development of North-east India. This book argues that human capital formation through social sector development should be the strategic goal of development of

German Superheavy Panzer Projects of World War II: Wehrmacht Concepts and Designs (Frhlich Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Tank design bureaus first became involved in the development of very heavy tanks after WWI. In addition to the militaries of Germany and England, the Soviet Union was also fascinated by these monsters. Behind it was the concept of transferring the heavy armament of naval warfare to land warfare

The Cornerstone of Development: Integrating Environmental, Social, and Economic Policies (Schnurr Jamie)(Pevná vazba)

'Sustainable development' quickly became the universal goal for environmentalists in the 1990s, motivated by the 1988 Brundtland Report and the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio. When the time came to bring theory into reality, sustainable development revealed far more complexity than first anticipated.To

Development in an Era of Capital Control: Embedding Corporate Social Responsibility Within a Transnational Regulatory Framework (Hackett Ciara)(Pevná vazba)

Development in an Era of Capital Control investigates Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), a 21st century buzz word. Centred around the responsibility of business to give back to society, this idea is a departure from the traditional view that the responsibility of business is to make a profit

The Handbook of Social Work and Social Development in Africa (Gray Mel)(Pevná vazba)

All recent books on international social work mention Africa only briefly and few engage with the broader field of development studies. This book focuses solely on the unique African context engaging with issues relating to social work and development more broadly thus enabling a deeper examination

Social Butterflies - Reclaiming the Positive Power of Social Networks (Sanders Michael)(Pevná vazba)

In this groundbreaking book, the Nudge Unit's Chief Scientist, Michael Sanders, demonstrates the power and reach of social networks and why they're key to our success and

Urban Development in the Margins of a World Heritage Site: In the Shadows of Angkor (Esposito Adle)(Pevná vazba)

This volume addresses the relationship between the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Angkor (Cambodia), and the nearby town of Siem Reap. While previous work on heritage sites has mainly focused on protected areas, this book shifts the attention to the margins, where detrimental, tourism-driven urban

Missing: The True Story of My Family in World War II (Rosen Michael)(Pevná vazba)

New Media and China's Social Development (Xie Yungeng)(Pevná vazba)

Addresses the developmental history of and trends in new media in China Demonstrates how new media profoundly influences media ecology and all aspects of society Illustrates how new media is facilitating social development and transformation in China

Social Marketing in Action: Cases from Around the World (Basil Debra Z.)(Pevná vazba)

Part I: Understanding Social Marketing.- Chapter 1 The Big Picture in Social Marketing.- Chapter 2 The Fundamentals of Social Marketing.- Chapter 3 Research and Evaluation in Social Marketing.- Chapter 4 Theory in Social Marketing.- Chapter 5 A Brief History of Social Marketing.- Part II Social

Britain's Railways in the Second World War (Foley Michael)(Pevná vazba)

The outbreak of the Second World War had an enormous effect on the railway system in Britain. Keeping the trains running through times of conflict was not such a distant memory for the railway companies and their workers but in this second major war of the twentieth century, the task was to prove a

Human Paleontology and Prehistory: Contributions in Honor of Yoel Rak (Marom Assaf)(Pevná vazba)

The aim of the book is to present original and though-provoking essays in human paleontology and prehistory, which are at the forefront of human evolutionary research, in honor of Professor Yoel Rak (a leading scholar in paleoanthropology).​ ​The volume presents a collection of original papers

The Making of Modern Art: Selected Writings (Peppiatt Michael)(Pevná vazba)

In this lively collection, renowned critic Michael Peppiatt presents key essays from a lifetime engagement with modern

Delusional States: Feeling Rule and Development in Pakistan's Northern Frontier (Ali Nosheen)(Pevná vazba)

Delusional States is the first in-depth study of state-making and social change in Gilgit-Baltistan, a Shia-majority region of Sunni-dominated Pakistan and a contested border area that forms part of disputed Kashmir. For over seven decades, the territorial conflict over Kashmir has locked India and

The Postwar Moment: Progressive Forces in Britain, France, and the United States After World War II (Woloch Isser)(Pevná vazba)

An incisive, comparative study of the development of Post-World War II progressive politics in the United States, Britain, and France After the end of World War II, Britain, France, and the United States were faced with two very different choices: return to the civic order of pre-war normalcy or

Portugal in European and World History (Newitt Malyn)(Pevná vazba)

Despite its modest size, Portugal has played a major part in the development of Europe and the modern world. In Portugal in European and World History Malyn Newitt offers a fresh appraisal of Portuguese history and its role in the world--from early Moorish times to the English Alliance of 1650-1900

The Ultimatum of Pleasure: Behavioral Economics and Social Development (Dallakyan Arsen)(Pevná vazba)

This book is dedicated to the research of the 'pleasure phenomenon' as the most important factor in individual and socio-cultural development. In a society of mass consumption, pleasure-having turned into a commodity and a means of manipulation-defines civilizational development. The authors

The Cost of Development in China (Hu Guangyu)(Pevná vazba)

Part I Proposition of Development Cost in China.- Chapter I Learning and Practice of Scientific Outlook on Development: Considering Maximization of Net Welfare as the Scientific Political Achievement View.- Chapter II Scientific Development of China in the Future: Inspiration of Chinese Dream to

Sherman: The M4 Tank in World War II (Esteve Michel)(Pevná vazba)

Fully illustrated, exceptionally detailed account of the development and deployment of the M4 Sherman in World War II.The Medium Tank, M4, better known to the British as the Sherman, was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and western Allies in World War II. Reliable, relatively