Thad Dunning 
Natural Experiments in the Social Sciences [PDF ebook] 
A Design-Based Approach

In this new book on native butterflies we look at the lifecycle of the butterfly alongside many other fascinating facts, all brought to life by the brilliant photography of Andrew Fusek Peters.With c …

A unique and comprehensive introduction to contemporary development issues in East and Southern Africa, and represents a significant departure from the often descriptive approach adopted by existing …

This book examines women”s activism in the early years of independent Indonesia when new attitudes to gender, nationalism, citizenship and democratization were forming. It questions the meaning of d …

This volume brings together for the first time critical work by Pinays of different generations and varying political and personal perspectives to chart the history of the Filipina experience. …

The essays in this volume explore the complexities of the relationship between states, social groups and individuals in contemporary North Africa, as expressed through the politics, culture and histo …

Whether you”re involved in a labor-management dispute or a landlord-tenant disagreement, considering a major purchase or overseeing a large commercial transaction, there are elements that are common …

In the years following the financial crash, two issues have become central to the debate in economics: inequality and the uneven nature of sustainable development. These two issues are at the core of …

This book, first published in 1987, examines British, American and Israeli practices in the Middle East. It explains these countries’ attitudes in the United Nations towards the Palestinian problem a …

The collection of papers brings out the complexities in PPP in terms of types, conceptualization, structure, institutions, and financing. It covers a broad sweep ranging from infrastructure to servic …

This title was first published in 2001: During the last twenty years government rhetoric in the UK has increasingly advocated that statutory health and social care services should regard and treat re …