Poverty & unemployment books

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Poverty Monitoring & Alleviation in East Asia

Poverty Monitoring & Alleviation in East Asia

Author: Kwong-Leung Tang ,  Chack-kie Wong
ISBN: 9781590338285
Format: Hardback
$181.10

This book deals with poverty monitoring and alleviation in East Asia. This is currently an area of great interest...  Read More >>

Managing Egypt's Poor and the Politics of Benevolence, 1800-1952

Managing Egypt's Poor and the Politics of Benevolence,...

Author: Mine Ener
ISBN: 9780691113784
Format: Hardback
$137.28

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Lifting Up the Poor: A Dialogue on Religion, Poverty and Welfare Reform

Lifting Up the Poor: A Dialogue on Religion, Poverty...

Author: Mary Jo Bane ,  Lawrence M. Mead
ISBN: 9780815707912
Format: Paperback
$38.99

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The Impact of Economic Policies on Poverty and Income Distribution: Evaluation Techniques and Tools

The Impact of Economic Policies on Poverty and Income...

Author: Francois Bourguignon ,  Luiz A.Pereira Da Silva
ISBN: 9780821354919
Format: Hardback
$85.95

Reviews techniques and tools that can be used to evaluate the poverty and distributional impact of economic policy...  Read More >>

Empowering the Rural Poor Through HRD: Six Innovative Approaches Submitted for the 2001 ESCAP HRD Award

Empowering the Rural Poor Through HRD: Six Innovative...

Author: United Nations: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
ISBN: 9789211201352
Format: Paperback
$38.95

The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has awarded the ESCAP Human Resources Development...  Read More >>

China's Poor Regions: Rural-Urban Migration, Poverty, Economic Reform and Urbanisation

China's Poor Regions: Rural-Urban Migration, Poverty,...

Author: Mei Zhang
ISBN: 9780415321457
Format: Hardback
$294.00

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Urban Injustice: How Ghettos Happen

Urban Injustice: How Ghettos Happen

Author: David Hilfiker
ISBN: 9781583226070
Format: Paperback
$32.99

Hilfiker makes a clear path through the complex history of societal poverty, the obvious weakness and surprising...  Read More >>

With a Happy Eye, but...: America and the World, 1997--2002

With a Happy Eye, but...: America and the World, 1997--2002...

Author: George F. Will
ISBN: 9780743243841
Format: Paperback
$29.99

Synopsis coming soon.......  Read More >>

Betrayal Of Work: How Low-Wage Jobs Fail 30 Million Americans

Betrayal Of Work: How Low-Wage Jobs Fail 30 Million...

Author: Beth Shulman
ISBN: 9781595580009
Format: Paperback
$44.75

Following in the footsteps of Barbara Ehrenreich's 2001 bestseller Nickel and Dimed , Betrayal of Work  Read More >>

Betrayal Of Work: How Low-Wage Jobs Fail 30 Million Americans

Betrayal Of Work: How Low-Wage Jobs Fail 30 Million...

Author: Beth Shulman
ISBN: 9781565847330
Format: Hardback
$68.51

Over 35 million Americans work full time but do not make a living. As processors, carers and data entry keyers,...  Read More >>

Reaching the Rural Poor: A Renewed Strategy for Rural Development

Reaching the Rural Poor: A Renewed Strategy for Rural...

Author: Csaba Csaki
ISBN: 9780821354599
Format: Paperback
$46.95

This work aims to revitalize World Bank activities in rural areas by adjusting the strategic framework and formulating...  Read More >>

Poverty and Psychology: From Global Perspective to Local Practice

Poverty and Psychology: From Global Perspective to Local...

Author: Stuart C. Carr ,  Tod S. Sloan
ISBN: 9780306477645
Format: Hardback
$340.56

Although poverty is a global issue profoundly affecting millions of human beings, the psychology literature rarely...  Read More >>

Rural Poverty Alleviation in Brazil: Toward an Integrated Strategy

Rural Poverty Alleviation in Brazil: Toward an Integrated...

Author: World Bank Group
ISBN: 9780821352069
Format: Paperback
$54.95

This report constitutes a step towards the objective of designing an integrated strategy for rural poverty reduction...  Read More >>

Rio Plus Ten: Politics, Poverty and the Environment

Rio Plus Ten: Politics, Poverty and the Environment...

Author: Neil Middleton ,  Phil O’Keefe
ISBN: 9780745319544
Format: Paperback
$68.64

Examines global warming and the unfolding of the arguments over climate change, GM crops, water, patents and other...  Read More >>

Rio Plus Ten: Politics, Poverty and the Environment

Rio Plus Ten: Politics, Poverty and the Environment...

Author: Neil Middleton ,  Phil O’Keefe
ISBN: 9780745319551
Format: Hardback
$190.08

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Organic Agriculture and Rural Poverty Alleviation: Potential and Best Practices in Asia

Organic Agriculture and Rural Poverty Alleviation: Potential...

Author: United Nations: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
ISBN: 9789211201383
Format: Paperback
$77.95

Economic and Social Commission for As a and the Pacific (ESCAP) has been trying to carry out a detailed analysis...  Read More >>

Under Siege: Poverty and Crime in a Public Housing Community

Under Siege: Poverty and Crime in a Public Housing Community...

Author: Walter S. DeKeseredy ,  Shahid Alvi
ISBN: 9780739105931
Format: Hardback
$229.68

This work describes the devastating consequences of living in a public housing community damaged by the disappearance...  Read More >>

Pathways Out of Poverty: Private Firms and Economic Mobility in Developing Countries

Pathways Out of Poverty: Private Firms and Economic...

Author: Gary S. Fields ,  Guy Pfeffermann
ISBN: 9780821354049
Format: Paperback
$77.95

Until recently, development economists tended to assume a role for private enterprise in reducing poverty, but they...  Read More >>

Youth unemployment and social exclusion in Europe: A comparative study

Youth unemployment and social exclusion in Europe: A...

Author: Torild Hammer
ISBN: 9781861343680
Format: Paperback
$88.95

Throughout the European Union, rates of unemployment among young people tend to be higher than among the general...  Read More >>

Rediscovering the Other America: The Continuing Crisis of Poverty and Inequality in the United States

Rediscovering the Other America: The Continuing Crisis...

Author: Keith Kilty ,  Elizabeth Segal
ISBN: 9780789020970
Format: Paperback
$75.99

Explore the systemic conditions that are responsible for poverty and inequality in the United States! This vital...  Read More >>

Restoring Fiscal Discipline for Poverty Reduction in Peru: A Public Expenditure Review

Restoring Fiscal Discipline for Poverty Reduction in...

Author: World Bank Group ,  World Bank, Policy
ISBN: 9780821354476
Format: Paperback
$38.95

The purpose of this report is to provide diagnoses and policy recommendation in public expenditure management in...  Read More >>

Agriculture in Nicaragua: Promoting Competitiveness and Stimulating Broad-Based Growth

Agriculture in Nicaragua: Promoting Competitiveness...

Author: World Bank Group ,  World Bank, Policy
ISBN: 9780821354438
Format: Paperback
$23.95

Living standards of the rural poor in Nicaragua will continue to depend largely upon agriculture. This study takes...  Read More >>

International Research on Metropolises: Milestones and Frontiers

International Research on Metropolises: Milestones and...

Author: Axel Borsdorf ,  Christof Parnreiter
ISBN: 9783700131779
Format: Paperback
$47.52

Aus dem Inhalt: Milestones: Saskia Sassen, The Global City: Strategic Site/New FrontierPeter J. Taylor, Generating...  Read More >>

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