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David Reed

'WWF's work on poverty and environment examines concrete activities to empower the poor link poverty reduction and the environment and promote changes across the local subnational and national levels of societies. This work makes a number of solid policy recommendations for bringing about enduring changes in rural livelihoods and resource management' Louis Michel EC Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid 'WWF's groundbreaking book and its 3xM Approach reflects Sida's development philosophy in many ways: it empowers the poor links poverty reduction and the environment and promotes ch.

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Ararat L. Osipian

Despite its strategic location, squeezed between the West and Russia, the Ukraine has remained an unknown land since gaining its independence in 1991. This book presents theoretical and empirical investigation of the impact of human capital on economic growth in Ukraine during the period of 1989-2009. It defines place and role of human capital in the process of transition from the exogenous to the endogenous forms of growth.

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Michael Burda and Charles Wyplosz

"Macroeconomics: A European Text is a comprehensive and completely self-contained textbook which provides a modern treatment of the field. It differs from existing texts in four important aspects:" "First, it presents the "new" macroeconomics, a synthesis of the more traditional fixed price approach and the newer microeconomic foundations and intertemporal aspects which have been developed since the last generation of textbooks was designed." "Secondly, the book does not take the reader through the closed-economy detour. From the very beginning the economy is open. The role of exchange rates, income flows, capital movements and other international linkages is emphasized throughout." "Third, it is written from a European perspective. European countries, while different from one another, share common features such as heavy dependence on external conditions and institutions which - for better or for worse - attach more importance to social needs than to economic efficiency." "Fourth, it shows why macroeconomics is an exciting and socially important discipline. More than 400 figures, tables and boxes illustrate the relevance - and limitations - of theory while providing a good knowledge of economic conditions in Europe and elsewhere. Each major theoretical step is followed by concrete examples taken from actual experience." "Macroeconomics: A European Text can be used for undergraduates in economics as the main textbook for macroeconomics, and for MBA students or undergraduates in business studies as a textbook for a first course in economics. The concepts and results are established geometrically, rather than through mathematics, while a formal treatment is presented in appendices and boxes. Each chapter includes an overview, a summary section, a list of key concepts and a set of applied and theoretical exercises. An accompanying teacher's manual gives guidance on how to present the material and to use selected chapters for shorter courses."--BOOK JACKET.

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John Milios and Dimitris Sotiropoulos

"This book aims at presenting and assessing imperialism as a theoretical concept. It aims to provide a comprehensive evaluation, focusing specifically on the tension between Marx's theoretical system of the Critique of Political Economy and the theories of capitalist expansion and domination. For over a century 'imperialism' has been a key concept in Left theory and politics, connoting both the aggressiveness and the characteristics of modern capitalism. This book aims at presenting and assessing imperialism as a theoretical concept. Since a variety of different definitions are assigned to the notion of imperialism, it is necessary to put to the test the rigour of these definitions. The authors of this volume provide a comprehensive evaluation, focussing specifically on the tension between Marx's theoretical system of the Critique of Political Economy and the theories of capitalist expansion and domination that emerge out of the various discourses on imperialism. This book is indispensable reading for post-graduates studying Political Economy and for all those seeking to understand the workings of capitalism"--Provided by publisher.