Poverty & unemployment books

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Social Security, the Economy and Development

Social Security, the Economy and Development

Author: J. Midgley ,  K. Tang
ISBN: 9781403999542
Format: Hardback
$277.20

This book explores the complex relationship between social security and economic development, arguing that social...  Read More >>

LAND IN TRANSITION : REFORM AND POVERTY IN RURAL VIETNAM

LAND IN TRANSITION : REFORM AND POVERTY IN RURAL VIETNAM...

Author: World Bank Group ,  Dominique van de Walle
ISBN: 9780821372753
Format: Hardback
$211.20

This book offers a set of methods, drawing on the tool kit of modern economics, to ascertain what Vietnam's economy...  Read More >>

Small Loans, Big Dreams: How Nobel Prize Winner Muhammed Yunus and Microfinance are Changing the World

Small Loans, Big Dreams: How Nobel Prize Winner Muhammed...

Author: Alex Counts
ISBN: 9780470196328
Format: Hardback
$79.07

Microfinancing is considered one of the most effective strategies in the fight against global poverty. And now,...  Read More >>

The London Underworld In The Victorian Period - Authentic First-Person Accounts By Beggars, Thieves And Prostitutes

The London Underworld In The Victorian Period - Authentic...

Author: Henry Mayhew
ISBN: 9781409727620
Format: Paperback
$83.03

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

Governance and Democracy: Popular Involvement Against Poverty

Governance and Democracy: Popular Involvement Against...

Author: Justin Beaumont
ISBN: 9780754640349
Format: Hardback
$263.87

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Experiencing Poverty: Voices from the Bottom

Experiencing Poverty: Voices from the Bottom

Author: D. Stanley Eitzen ,  Kelly Eitzen Smith
ISBN: 9780205547951
Format: Paperback
$111.41

This collection of readings provides the voice, the presence, and the perspective of the poor who live on the margins...  Read More >>

Economics of Poverty, Environment and Natural-Resource Use

Economics of Poverty, Environment and Natural-Resource...

Author: Rob B. Dellink ,  Arjan Ruijs
ISBN: 9781402083020
Format: Hardback
$340.56

Reduction of poverty is a tremendous and persistent challenge for the global community. The quality and bounty of...  Read More >>

Crossroads

Crossroads

Author: Sebahattin Ziyanak
ISBN: 9783836495776
Format: Paperback
$168.96

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Rural Poverty in Paraguay

Rural Poverty in Paraguay

Author: Thomas Masterson
ISBN: 9783836437738
Format: Paperback
$234.96

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Sharing The Blessing:Overcoming Inj

Sharing The Blessing:Overcoming Inj

Author: Spck
ISBN: 9780281059492
Format: Paperback
$47.49

Offers a reflection on the spirituality and practice of working for justice and overcoming poverty, both local and...  Read More >>

Chutes and Ladders: Navigating the Low-Wage Labor Market

Chutes and Ladders: Navigating the Low-Wage Labor Market...

Author: Katherine S. Newman
ISBN: 9780674027534
Format: Paperback
$90.95

Now that the welfare system has been largely dismantled, the fate of America’s poor depends on what happens to them...  Read More >>

Social Protection for the Poor and Poorest: Concepts, Policies and Politics

Social Protection for the Poor and Poorest: Concepts,...

Author: A. Barrientos ,  D. Hulme
ISBN: 9780230273580
Format: Paperback
$79.20

Social protection is fast becoming an important theme in development policy. This book examines the political processes...  Read More >>

Hanging by a Thread: Cotton, Globalization, and Poverty in Africa

Hanging by a Thread: Cotton, Globalization, and Poverty...

Author: William G. Moseley ,  Leslie C. Gray
ISBN: 9780896802605
Format: Paperback
$43.95

Hanging by a Thread illuminates the connections between Africa and the global economy. The editors offer a compelling...  Read More >>

Dances with Dependency: Out of Poverty Through Self-Reliance

Dances with Dependency: Out of Poverty Through Self-Reliance...

Author: Calvin Helin
ISBN: 9781932824070
Format: Hardback
$83.16

Solutions are offered to the poverty inherent in indigenous cultures, developing nations, and inner city populations,...  Read More >>

Social Protection for the Poor and Poorest: Concepts, Policies and Politics

Social Protection for the Poor and Poorest: Concepts,...

Author: A. Barrientos ,  D. Hulme
ISBN: 9780230525306
Format: Hardback
$284.60

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Public Expenditures, Growth, and Poverty: Lessons from Developing Countries

Public Expenditures, Growth, and Poverty: Lessons from...

Author: Shenggen Fan
ISBN: 9780801888595
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Assesses the efficacy of poverty reduction programs in Latin America, Africa, and Asia by synthesizing studies conducted...  Read More >>

Economics of Poverty, Environment and Natural-Resource Use

Economics of Poverty, Environment and Natural-Resource...

Author: Rob B. Dellink ,  Arjan Ruijs
ISBN: 9781402083037
Format: Paperback
$211.07

Reduction of poverty is a tremendous and persistent challenge for the global community. The quality and bounty of...  Read More >>

Africa Doesn't Matter: How the West Has Failed the Poorest Continent and What We Can Do about It

Africa Doesn't Matter: How the West Has Failed the Poorest...

Author: Giles Bolton
ISBN: 9781559708654
Format: Undefined
$76.43

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Poor No More: Be part of a miracle - nine ways to have an impact on global poverty

Poor No More: Be part of a miracle - nine ways to have...

Author: Peter Grant
ISBN: 9781854248404
Format: Paperback
$25.85

What Christians can do, practically speaking, to fight poverty  Read More >>

Public Expenditures, Growth, and Poverty: Lessons from Developing Countries

Public Expenditures, Growth, and Poverty: Lessons from...

Author: Shenggen Fan
ISBN: 9780801888588
Format: Hardback
$171.60

Assesses the efficacy of poverty reduction programs in Latin America, Africa, and Asia by synthesizing studies conducted...  Read More >>

Gender Equality and Welfare Politics in Scandinavia: The Limits of Political Ambition?

Gender Equality and Welfare Politics in Scandinavia:...

Author: Karie Melby ,  Christina Carlsson Wetterberg
ISBN: 9786611794101
Format: Electronic book text
$576.58

This book examines the meanings of gender that underpin policies in the Scandinavian welfare states, historically...  Read More >>

Bent Hope: A Street Journal

Bent Hope: A Street Journal

Author: Tim J Huff ,  Michael Frost
ISBN: 9781894860369
Format: Paperback
$50.03

Based on Huff's unique and extensive 20-year ministry among homeless and street-involved youth and adults in Toronto,...  Read More >>

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