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Good governance is analysed, as is corporate governanceoxfam bookshop beverley nepad -- the new partnership for africa's development -- is the latest attempt to chart a new course of good governance combined with an effective development strategy for the african continentthe occasion for these essays was the 70th birthday of one of africa's most eminent economists and a leading public servant -- professor adebayo adedejithere is a special emphasis on issues of human development, including poverty, hiv/aids, and the refugee problemthe assumption is that the continent's decades of experience since independence embody lessons and reflect alternative policy approaches which, if properly understood, could be of real value in charting a viable future for its people -- provided african countries are set free to chart their own courses of action that address their particular circumstances and meet the social and economic needs of their own populationsformer executive secretary for the economic commission on africa and under secretary general of the united nations,scholar, and author of numerous books and papers, adebayo adedeji is perhaps best known for his pioneering work developing the african alternative framework to structural adjustment at a time when the damage being caused by the latter policies being imposed on africa was only just beginning to become clearthis volume brings together some of africa's best economists and social scientists to reflect on africa's previous experiences with alternative paradigms to structural adjustment and related problems see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe intention is to learn from the past in order to chart viable new policy directions for the future, including critically assessing the prospects for nepad measuring up to the challenges involvedbook condition: minor shelf wearthis rich collection of essays examines a wide range of economic issues such as the importance of planning, the continuing reality of the debt crisis, and the new parameters for regional integration in the context of the global economy
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Taken together the essays constitute a radical challenge to assumptions about what freedom means in today’s worldfreedom in practice: governance, autonomy and liberty in the everyday, hardcover by lino e silva, moises (edt); wardle, huon (edt), isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk 'freedom’ is one of the most fiercely contested words in contemporary global experiencethe contributors offer a wealth of ethnographic insight from a variety of geographic, cultural and political contextsthis book provides an up-to-date overview from an anthropological perspective of the diverse ways in which freedom is understood and practised in everyday life, including the emergent relationships between governance, autonomy and liberty
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Nineteenth-century local governance in ottoman bulgaria: politics in provincial councils, paperback by saracoglu, msafa, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk this book provides a detailed exploration of the way in which administrative and judicial offices and practices provided an essential space for politics in 19th-century bulgaria, securing local inhabitants' participation with ottoman imperial governancecombining a wealth of primary documents in both bulgarian and ottoman turkish, this is the first systematic and comprehensive study of the connection between imperially-designed institutions and local politics
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Corporate governance and accountability - jill solomonimmaculate condition
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Climate change and ocean governance politics and policy for threatened seas by paul ginternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for detailsharris (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working days
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International organization and global governance by taylor & francis ltdcondition is like newdispatched with royal mail 1st class
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Artificial intelligence ethics, governance and policy challenges by andrea renda (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 8 to 10 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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The title is governance networks in the public sectorthe item format is a book paperbackthe sleeve condition is newsleeve condition-new
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The title is water governance and collective action: multi-scale challengesthe item format is a book paperbackbelow is a more detailed summary of this specific item for sale sleeve condition-new
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Will post for extra £3available from wellington somerset
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Oxfam books & music lancaster since the mid-s risk management has undergone a dramatic expansion in its reach and significance, being transformed from an aspect of management control to become a benchmark of good governance for banks, hospitals, schools, charities and many other organizationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morenumerous standards for risk management practice have been produced by a variety of transnational organizationsthe legalization and bureacratization of organizational life has increased because risk management has created new demands for proof and evidence of actionwhile these many designs and blueprints are accompanied by ideals of enterprise, value production, and good governance, it is argued that the rise of risk management has also coincided with an intensification of auditing and control processesin short, this important book traces the rise of the managerial concept of risk and the different logics and values which underpin it, showing that it has much less to do with real dangers and opportunities than might be thought, and more to do with organizational accountability and legitimacyin turn, these demands have generated new risks to reputation
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In the process, he draws a provocative connection between the efforts of international development workers and the emergence of global governancehe finds in the international development community a close-knit coalition of policy makers who have inserted themselves into the local political process and pushed the honduran nation-state to conform to international norms and integrate into a transnational structure of governancein doing so he makes a persuasive connection between nation building and global governance-raising important questions about whose nations are being built and whysee oxfam website for delivery information read morejackson examines the significant roles played by international development workers-"the globalizers"-operating in honduras over the past thirty years, particularly in the troubled construction of the el cajón hydroelectric dam, the creation of maquiladoras, and the multinational relief, recovery, and reconstruction efforts following hurricane mitchjust one light smudge on page edgesusing honduras as a case study, jeffrey tjackson illuminates the processes by which wealthy western countries target countries in latin america, asia, africa, and the middle east for political economic construction, or nation buildingoxfam bookshop skipton very good conditionjackson examines the mechanisms of power at the disposal of these development organizations, the expertise of those administering development aid, the agency of development workers, and the benefits that accrue to donor countries
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governance for sustainable development (lafferty) 10cities of tomorrow (peter hall) 5governing for sustainable urban development - rydinachieving sustainable urban form (paperback newproperty valuation: the 5 methods douglas scarlett ad id: delivery service consumer creditthe future of planning (rydin) 9sustainable cities - satterthwaite 17sustainable agriculture and resistance in cuba 16how to live a low carbon life, goodall 20the world we made (porrit) 11cities as sustainable eco-systems (newman and jennings) 13urban planning theory since (uk) nigel taylor 15sustainable property development (keeping and shiers) 18sustainable urban design an environmental approach - ritchie & thomas for £5 4urban regeneration in the uk (tallon) 8implementing sustainable development - lafferty and meadowcroftan introduction to property valuation: millingtonthe zed book - dunster, simmons and gilbertdavid thorpe two for £5 14the one planet life - walescreating regenerative cities (giradet) (sold to sam) 7one planet communities 12
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It includes chapters on indonesia's art and cultural treasures, its population, governance and legislationup for auction: four coloured prints by willem hofkerare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihofker's prints are regularly taken out of the book and offered separately at auctionswith this book, you get them all four in their original conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store' this book was compiled by wthe book was bound in a dark red hardcover with gold printthey are images of soemina, bapak defoer, a vegetable vendor on the ‘pasar van buitenzorg’ and of the chinese gate in bataviaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe book is a collector’s item because of hofker's works that are included in the bookthe prints were included in the book 'daar werd wat groots verrichtthe two others are approxin addition, the book contains numerous photos and imagessoemina and the vegetable vendor are approximately 165 x 215 mmcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The book concludes with a section on outlooks for further research
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Jayal, professor in the center for the study of law and governance, jawaharlal nehru university) about the author wendy doniger is mircea eliade distinguished service professor of the history of religions at the university of chicagoreview this is a timely conversation about the resilience of india's pluralist democracy in a variety of spheres, from education and the media to electoral politics, public institutions and the diasporathe essays point to how challenges to a democratic public culture can be resisted by drawing upon india's long historical tradition of critical thinking, argument and dissentnussbaum is ernst freund distinguished service professor of law and ethics at the university of chicago
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In this provocative book, shaun riordan shows how traditional diplomatic skills and mindsets can be combined with new technologies to bring order and enhance international cooperationcyberspace, he argues, is too important to leave to technicians
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Oxfam bookshop clifton good condition, some shelf wear, bumping to corners and edges, minor marks on topsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners of local government, and more generally to those interested in what has been happening to british politics and governancethe process of centralisation, and its corrosive effect on the status and responsibilities of local government, have been widely recognised and deplored among politicians and senior officers within local government, and by academics with an interest in this fieldthis book is the first to directly address this trend's impact upon the institution of local government, a crucial element in the democratic viability of a unitary statethis book fills this gapno inscriptions see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop holmfirth english local government is in a state of decline after 40 years of incremental but cumulative centralisation by central governmenthowever, there has been no study exploring in detail its impact, and, equally important, suggesting ways in which the growing imbalance between the powers of central and local government should be rectified
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The british government's approach to policy-making in the field of islamic governance from the first world war through to the early cold war is the case study for this book, both because of the extensive documentation that exists on the period and because of its relevance to the current geo-political worldoxfam bookshop victoria the caliphate question combines the disciplines of theology, history, and international relations in order to approach the complex and sensitive issue of how western governments in this case the british have historically engaged with foreign policy issues that have centered around questions of theology or faithwhile the book is not a critique of current british foreign policy, it does seek to furnish policy-makers and commentators with a framework within which such increasingly necessary policy-making can be created see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Recognition of the importance of women to the survival and revival of trade union movements has in many cases produced an unprecedented commitment to equality and inclusion at the highest levelthe discussion of women trade union leaders is situated more broadly within debates on governance, leadership and democracy within social justice activismit assesses the conditions experienced by women union members and how these impact on their leadership, both potential and actualgender and leadership in trade unions explores and evaluates the similarities and differences in equality strategies pursued by unions in the us and the ukwomen have made gains in both countries within union leadership and decision-making structures, however, climbing the ladder to leadership positions remains far from a smooth processoxfam shop balham reflecting the increased attention to gender and women in the field of employment relations, there is now a growing international literature on women and trade unionsfurther, despite considerable overall union membership decline in both the uk and usa, more women than men are joining unions in both countriesthe interest in women as trade unionists arises partly from the fact that women comprise 40 percent of trade union membership in the usa and over 50 percent in the ukin the trade union context, women face multiple barriers that resonate with the barriers facing aspiring women leaders in other organisational contexts, including the gendered division of domestic work; the organisation and nature of women's work; the organisation and nature of trade union work and the masculine culture of trade unionshb as new see oxfam website for delivery information read moreyet the challenge is to ensure that this commitment is translated to action and improves the experience of women in their union and in their workplace
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It describes the governance of england during the mid-fifteenth century, yet without claiming to study every aspect of english lifeit reassesses the character of this third lancastrian king and his place in english history, though it is not primarily a personal biographyoxfam bookshop preston this book, an invaluable and much-needed addition to english historiography, and unparalleled in its informative detail, is an examination of the exercise of the king's authority between the death of henry v in and the dethronement of henry vi insee oxfam website for delivery information read moredust jacket slightly yellowed with age, but book otherwise in excellent condition
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The contributors conceptualise participation not merely as a voting/electoral mechanism but as one where all citizens have a legitimate and equitable stake in the processes of development and governanceoxfam bookshop cotham hill this volume argues that the conventional understanding of citizenship is inadequate to capture the complex challenges a large majority of india's marginalised people face in actualising their rights and making their voices heardvery light wear and tear to coversee oxfam website for delivery information read morebased on the experiences of these groups in their everyday relationships with the state and with society at large, the contributors to this volume detail and explore the possibilities and the problematics of their inclusion in attempting a change in existing relationsit offers instead an extended connotation of citizenship and participation from the perspective of those bearing excluded identities-namely, the low caste, the poor, women and tribalstext in very good condition with some light pencil marking throughoutamong the issues discussed are participatory citizenship as a way of altering the existing relationship between the state and its vulnerable citizenry, and rescuing citizenship from its universal legal status to include the differential positioning of subjugated groups
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Combining his passions for politics and geography, david harvey charts a cosmopolitan order more appropriate to an emancipatory form of global governancedemonstrated by incidents at abu ghraib and guantánamo bay, the pursuit of liberty and freedom can lead to violence and repression, undermining our trust in universal theories of liberalism, neoliberalism, and cosmopolitanismharvey begins with an insightful critique of the political uses of freedom and liberty, especially during the george wpresidents as diverse as woodrow wilson, franklin delano roosevelt, john fsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepolitical agendas tend to fail, he argues, because they ignore the complexities of geographykennedy, ronald reagan, and george woxfam bookshop wanstead liberty and freedom are frequently invoked to justify political actionthen, through an ontological investigation into geography's foundational concepts, space, place, and environment, he radically reframes geographical knowledge as a basis for social theory and political actionincorporating geographical knowledge into the formation of social and political policy is therefore a necessary condition for genuine democracyyet in practice, idealist agendas often turn sour as they confront specific circumstances on the groundas harvey makes clear, the cosmopolitanism that emerges is rooted in human experience rather than illusory ideals and brings us closer to achieving the liberation we seekbush administrationbush have built their policies on some version of these noble values
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Ideal for nursing students common foundation studies in nursing has established itself as the most popular choice for students entering nurse education, providing an invaluable core text for study, reference and assignments subjects include chapter on safe practice skills, evidence-based practice, accountability, cultural diversity in care, clinical governance and the need for evidence-based practicebuyer to collect read more
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