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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Robin SharpPublisher: Oxfam Publishing Imprint: Oxfam Professional Dimensions: Width: 21.00cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 29.70cm Weight: 0.100kg ISBN: 9780855981303ISBN 10: 085598130 Pages: 40 Publication Date: 15 December 1990 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Adult education , General , A / AS level Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order ![]() We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsIntroduction Empires of gold A rich mosaic of cultures Down with the toadies! Capitalism with a Marxist face Getting organised The environmental challenge Record crops The road to prosperity? Gold at any price Holding up half the sky Words don't come easy A limited right to know Bullets before bandages The pressure of numbers Concrete replaces mud Power for the people Is still firewood Getting about Is all this aid doing any good? Who is helping whom? Future conditional Facts and figures Dates and events Sources and further readingReviewsCountry briefs are usually full of useful statistics and not much else... This series is an exception. Its context is the issues that affect the poor, and, since the poor are the majority in developing countries, the overviews it offers are particularly relevant. New Scientist. Possibly the most valuable contribution made by Oxfam's flourishing Country Profiles series is to remind us of the diversities too often obscured by generalisation ... These Country Profiles would add flesh and blood to the austerities of development studies at A-level and beyond. Michael Storm, TES. Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |