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  • Earth Summit II

    Outcomes and Analysis

    by Derek Osborn, Tom Bigg ...
    Series series International Environmental Governance Set
    In June 1997, heads of government and senior representatives from over 130 countries met in New York to consider what progress had been made since the first Earth Summit in 1992, and la decide upon priorities for the future. Earth Summit II presents the principal official documents agreed al the Summit alongside an authoritative analysis of where progress is and is not being made, the reasons for ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Survival for a Small Planet

    The Sustainable Development Agenda

    Edited by Tom Bigg ...
    Few scientific developments have given rise to as much controversy as biotechnology. Numerous groups are united in their opposition, expressing concern over environmental and health risks, impacts on rural livelihoods, the economic dominance of multinational companies and the ethical implications of crossing species boundaries. Among the supporters of the technology are those that believe in its ... Read more

    $87.99 USD

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  • Only One Earth

    The Long Road via Rio to Sustainable Development

    by Felix Dodds, Michael Strauss, with Maurice F. Strong ...
    Forty years after the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, the goal of sustainable development continues via the Rio+20 conference in 2012. This book will enable a broad readership to understand what has been achieved in the past forty years and what hasn’t. It shows the continuing threat of our present way of living to the planet. It looks to the challenges that we ... Read more

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  • Global Labour Studies

    by Marcus Taylor, Sébastien Rioux ...
    Series series Work & Society
    From the rise of fully automated factories to the creation of new migrant workforces, the world of work, employment and production is rapidly changing. By reshaping the global distribution of wealth, jobs and opportunities, these processes are unleashing profound social and environmental tensions, as well as new political movements. As a means to address these crucial themes, Global Labour Studies ... Read more

    $21.00 USD

  • The World After GDP

    Politics, Business and Society in the Post Growth Era

    by Lorenzo Fioramonti ...
    GDP is much more than a simple statistic. It has become the overarching benchmark of success and a powerful ordering principle at the heart of the global economy. But the convergence of major economic, social and environmental crises has exposed the flaws of our economic system which values GDP above all else as a measure of prosperity and growth.In this provocative and inspiring new book, ... Read more

    $18.00 USD

  • The World Won't Wait

    Why Canada Needs to Rethink its International Policies

    Edited by Roland Paris, Taylor Owen ...
    Series series UTP Insights
    The need for an ambitious and forward-looking Canadian international strategy has never been greater. The worldwide changes that jeopardize Canadian security and prosperity are profound, ranging from the globalization of commerce, crime, and political extremism to the impact of climate change on the economy and environment. The reaction from Canada’s policymakers, at least so far, has been ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Value Chains, Social Inclusion and Economic Development

    Contrasting Theories and Realities

    Edited by Sietze Vellema, A.H.J. Helmsing ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Development Economics
    Lead firms, development organisations, donors and governments view value chains and voluntary standards as vital instruments for achieving millennium development goals through trade and market-related interventions. The precise foundations for these development strategies, which suggest positive development outcomes from integration of poor actors into value chains, are as yet underdeveloped. The ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Agendas for Sustainability

    Environment and Development into the 21st Century

    by Mary MacDonald ...
    Series series Routledge/SEI Global Environment and Development Series
    Agendas and Sustainability considers the processes used for devising global environment and development agendas and provides practical suggestions for their future development and influence. A collaboration of the latest research from the Stockholm Environment Institute and the Earth Council, the book presents similarities and differences in problem definition, objectives, principles, priorities ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Governance for Sustainable Development

    A Foundation for the Future

    by Georgina Ayre, Rosalie Callway ...
    As the process of globalization continues and power imbalances between decision-making institutions become increasingly apparent, the need for a critical assessment of the way in which we manage our interaction with the natural environment becomes ever more urgent. Good governance was identified at the World Summit on Sustainable Development as a critical factor for ensuring successful sustainable ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • The New Systems Reader

    Alternatives to a Failed Economy

    Edited by James Gustave Speth, Kathleen Courrier ...
    The recognition is growing: truly addressing the problems of the 21st century requires going beyond small tweaks and modest reforms to business as usual—it requires "changing the system." But what does this mean? And what would it entail? The New Systems Reader highlights some of the most thoughtful, substantive, and promising answers to these questions, drawing on the work and ideas of some of ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Legal Rights of the Poor

    Foundations of Inclusive and Sustainable Prosperity

    by Naresh Singh ...
    This book seeks to be relevant to the call to address inequalities, injustice, human rights, and social exclusion in a more integrated, holistic, and transformative manner. It seeks to do so by looking at what we have learned in both the development and human rights communities. Further, it addresses fundamental obstacles that neither community has dealt with in this context, such as changing ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Industrial Policy in Developing Countries

    Failing Markets, Weak States

    by Tilman Altenburg, Wilfried Lütkenhorst ...
    Industrial Policy in Developing Countries offers an in-depth assessment of both the potentials and perils of designing and implementing policy in countries at early stages of economic development. The range of insightful case studies illustrates the key dilemma: directing economic and social development through what are often incipient and weak institutions. This realistic, evidence-based ... Read more

    $35.09 USD