Armando Barrientos & Philippa Bevan 
Insecurity and Welfare Regimes in Asia, Africa and Latin America [PDF ebook] 
Social Policy in Development Contexts

Since the 1991-2002 civil conflict ended in Sierra Leone, the country has failed to translate the accomplishments of women »s involvement in bringing the war to an end into meaningful political empow …

This study looks into the significance of a floating exchange rate regime, further development of the foreign exchange derivatives market, and concurrent internationalization of the Renminbi (RMB) fo …

Making risk management work means engaging people to identify, own and manage risk. Many organisations have spent considerable time and money setting up risk frameworks, processes, and supporting too …

Strong states and strong civil societies are now increasingly hailed as the twin drivers of a ‘rising Africa’. Current attempts to support growth and democracy are part of a longer history of promoti …

Urban Governance Under the Ottomans focuses on one of the most pressing topics in this field, namely the question why cities formerly known for their multiethnic and multi- religious composition beca …

This is an accessible introduction to the philosophy of social research which relates philosophical ideas to actual research practice. The book makes effective use of illustrations from the UK, US an …

China’s transformation from a poor and underdeveloped country into a global market power has profoundly altered its socioeconomic power relations with the other countries in the Greater China region, …

The essential guide to tracking and understanding signs in nature, this book covers everything you need to know to discover hidden wildlife. A sign-by-sign guide which is essential for anyone hoping …

This book explores the West-Central African role in, and experience during, the expansion of international society. Building upon theoretical contributions from the English School of international re …

The essays in this volume were published across the 1984-2011 period, and range across a variety of topics and approaches to investigate the changing nature of global capitalism as a social order. As …