····· lezzter Preis 12.90€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Wie kann man Entwicklungen und Veränderungen anstoßen, die das Miteinander stärken und fördern Was können wir alle, jede und jeder, dazu beitragen, die Welt zu verbessern Und wie und wo am besten beginnen `Tu was, dann tut sich was!` Unter diesem Motto hat Österreichs erstes Sozialfestival Akzente zu einem guten Miteinander gesetzt. Erfahrungen des Sozialfestivals sowie anderer beispielhafter Initiativen für gutes Zusammenleben geben Hinweise: Wo gute Ideen herkommen, wie man Mitmenschen mitreißen kann, warum Bodenständigkeit und Innovation eine Koalition bilden sollten und unter welchen Umständen ein Kopfstand angebracht sein kann - ein Lesebuch voller Anregungen für die Weltverbesserung im Kleinen. ····· 1036153189
····· lezzter Preis 16.80€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Soziologie der globalen Gesellschaft Nach dem großen Erfolg des Bandes `Einführung in die Entwicklungssoziologie` erscheint nun eine neu zusammengestellte Einführung. Die Bezugspunkte der Soziologie waren für lange Zeit die sich modernisierenden Gesellschaften zunächst in (West-)Europa und dann in Nordamerika. Mit der Dekolonialisierung und Entwicklung der nicht-westlichen Weltregionen kommen zunehmend die nicht-westlichen, häufig postkolonialen Gesellschaften sowie die damit einhergehenden Beziehungsverhältnisse ins Blickfeld. Mit diesen sich wandelnden Bezugspunkten hat sich zugleich aus einer Vielzahl national dominierter Soziologien eine zunehmend international orientierte und verstärkt global ausgerichtete Soziologie entwickelt. Aufmerksamkeit hat in diesem Kontext insbesondere das Konzept des `Transnationalen` auf sich gezogen. Nicht Nationalstaaten oder national verankerte Wirtschaftsunternehmen, sondern globalisierte Akteure sind die wesentlichen Träger gesellschaftlichen Handelns. Ermöglicht wurde dieser Prozess durch neue Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien. Daraus entwickeln sich Netzwerkstrukturen, die die zukünftige gesellschaftliche Produktion, Distribution und Konsumtion beeinflussen. Neuere soziologische Ansätze gehen weiters davon aus, dass globale Informationen lokal jeweils unterschiedlich rezipiert werden. Darüber hinaus wird die These einer global vereinheitlichten Kultur auch durch empirische Befunde relativiert, dass die ohne Zweifel existierenden Homogenisierungstendenzen stets auch lokalen Widerstand provoziert und kreiert haben, so dass kulturelle Globalisierung paradoxerweise stets auch begleitet ist von einem Erstarken des Lokalen. ····· 1036153096
····· lezzter Preis 19.80€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Perspektiven auf `Entwicklung` sind ebenso vielfältig wie umkämpft. Von Fortschrittsglauben und neoliberalen Experimenten, über kritische Analysen globaler ungleicher Entwicklungsprozesse bis hin zu radikalen Absagen an `Entwicklung` reicht das entwicklungstheoretische Oeuvre.Der Band präsentiert verschiedenste Perspektiven in Form einer systematischen und facettenreichen Textsammlung, die `Klassiker` ebenso wie aktuelle Beiträge polit-ökonomischer-, feministischer- und post-/de-kolonialer Kritik enthält. Dem Bruch mit dem eurozentristischen Narrativ des entwicklungstheoretischen Kanons wird ein zentraler Stellenwert gegeben: Beiträge von Autor_innen aus dem globalen Süden erscheinen hier zum Teil erstmals in deutscher Übersetzung. Die Auswahl der unterschiedlichen Standpunkte ist vom Ziel einer didaktischen Aufbereitung geleitet. In der dreiteiligen Ordnung nach `Liberalismen`, `Politische Ökonomie` und `Alternativen zu Entwicklung` werden die vielfältigen theoretischen und inhaltlichen Schnittstellen der Beiträge und ihrer wissenschaftlichen Resonanzen deutlich. Neben Überblick und Orientierung steht der Band daher auch für einen interdisziplinären Zugang zu `Entwicklung`, der wechselseitige Beeinflussungen thematisiert und Kontroversen zulässt. Reflexions- und Diskussionsfragen am Ende der Teilabschnitte regen die Auseinandersetzung mit Querverbindungen zusätzlich an, erleichtern die Orientierung und fördern den kritischen Einstieg in das breite Themenfeld. ····· 1036153149
····· lezzter Preis 19.90€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Die letzten Jahrhunderte der Weltgeschichte sind durch die Zunahme von raumübergreifenden Verflechtungen geprägt - in Wirtschaft, Politik, zwischen Gesellschaften und Kulturen - und von der Beschleunigung dieser Prozesse.Der Sammelband versteht sich als Einführung in die komplexe und vielschichtige Verflechtungsgeschichte. Er vermittelt den LeserInnen einen Einstieg in globalgeschichtliche Zusammenhänge und einen Zugang zu regionalspezifisch wichtigen Themen und Debatten. Daneben bietet der Band geraffte Überblicke zu zentralen Entwicklungen in verschiedenen Teilen der Welt. ····· 1036153126
····· lezzter Preis 19.90€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The rural-urban linkages in the Hyderabad region are one of the research areas of Work Package 6 Participation and Communication Strategies of the project which is dealt with by the nexus Institute for Cooperation Management and Interdisciplinary Research. Nexus examines the quality of rural-urban linkages with the aim to identify the exchange between city and village and establish or strengthen spatial partnerships that can promote energy e cient lifestyles and have a positive e ect on social networks. Within this research eld the present paper tries to analyse rural-urban migration in this area with focus on changes through new technologies in the city as well as in the villages. ····· 10361173016
····· lezzter Preis 19.90€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The underlying purpose of this paper is to analyse determining factors of responsible environmental behaviour, which serves as a formative evaluation prior to implementation This comprises the objectives of discussing the project strategy and aims, as well as analysing the target audience s individual behaviour and conditioning factors deriving from the external situation that require consideration in the design of the project s implementation strategy. A further implication is to clarify how present theories help to understand factors inhibiting or enabling responsible environmental behaviour and to provide knowledge on communication campaigns and strategy design. The key ndings indicate that theory on individual behaviour change from psychology and social studies is vast, however strategy designers of environmental campaigns do notmake su cient use of it and often develop programmes based on simplistic knowledgeattitude-practice models. On the other hand, literature on external factors determining environmental behaviour is not as advanced, besides the fact that a change of situational terms and conditions is postulated to yield great results. In general, individual and contextual factors need to be addressed to bring about the desired behaviour change, which has been considered in the strategy design of the Solar powered Schools for Hyderabad project. ····· 10361173017
····· lezzter Preis 19.90€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Since the adoption of Agenda 21 the call for more participation in environmental decisionmaking has gained in uence and prominence. This paper presents an extensive theoretical literature review as a starting point for profound scienti c research on the interrelation between collective modes of stakeholder participation and decision-making with sustainable outcomes. On the basis of literature in the elds of participatory governance, collective action theory and diverse sustainability approaches, the paper develops a research matrix with various sub-variables. In addition, the paper reviews the actor-centred institutionalist approach of Fritz Scharpf and Renate Mayntz and system theoretic approaches of David Easton and Gabriel Almond, which are then mutuallyused for designing a theoretical framework linking collective participation and decisionmaking with sustainable outcomes. The paper concludes by suggesting an application of the elaborated framework and research matrix to empirical studies. ····· 10361173068
····· lezzter Preis 19.90€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The Sustainable Hyderabad Project has over the course of its implementation generated knowledge towards improved understanding of the problems of climate change and energy efficiency in the complex transformation process that Hyderabad is undergoing. It has further identified potentials to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and vulnerabilities of various supply systems to climate change impacts. Analysis of institutions and governance structures, a core approach to analyzing the problems in multiple focus fields of the project, was carried out in various sectors, namely, transport, lifestyles, food provision, citizens participation, urban and peri-urban land use and provision of energy and water. This paper summarizes the core concepts of the project, reports its main scientific and practical results and draws lessons from obstacles encountered. The authors further analyze the key findings for policy interventions and conclude by recommending prospective actions for climate change adaptation and mitigation in Hyderabad. ····· 10361173070
für 21.42€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Dannaya kniga ne zanimaetsya vystraivaniem vsekh proisshedshikh v KhKh veke sobytiy vo vremennoy ili logicheskoy posledovatel`nosti, uvyazyvaniem ikh po znachimosti ili posledstviyam v sootvetstvii s temi ili inymi kontseptsiyami. Istoriya prinadlezhit vsem, togda kak progress predpochitaet ocherednost`. Odnako i on dalek ot lineynosti i razmerennosti, po-raznomu katit strany i narody po svoim porogam i perekatam, stalkivaya i peremeshivaya ikh interesy i volyu. Avtor, minuya akademicheskie, raznolikie, mnogoyarusnye i pudovye tvoreniya, predlagaet svoyu versiyu obreteniy, porazheniy i vozmozhnostey, postigshikh sovetskiy narod v KhKh veke, s kotorymi shirokomu chitatelyu bylo by polezno oznakomit`sya. ····· 103614513
····· lezzter Preis 24.00€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Wie die gescheiterten Vermittlungsversuche im Libyen-Konflikt bewiesen haben, hat sich die Afrikanische Union gut zehn Jahre nach ihrer Gründung noch nicht als panafrikanische Konfliktlösungsinstanz durchgesetzt. Dabei ist die AU nur eine von zahlreichen sicherheits- und friedenspolitischen Akteuren auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent, denn die regionalen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaften haben auf subregionaler Ebene längst eigenständige Konfliktlösungsmechanismen aufgebaut. Somit stellt sich die Frage, welcher Stellenwert der AU in der Beilegung von Konflikten in Afrika zugeschrieben werden kann. Einen passenden theoretischen Rahmen für die Beantwortung dieser Frage bietet die Theorie regionaler Sicherheitskomplexe von Barry Buzan und Ole Wæver, bei der die Region als Analyseebene der internationalen Sicherheitsbeziehungen im Mittelpunkt steht. Die Theorie löst sich vom Staat als alleinigem Referenzobjekt und sieht Sicherheit nicht mehr als reale, objektive Größe an, sondern als ein gesellschaftliches Konstrukt. Vor diesem Hintergrund lautet die zentrale Forschungsfrage: Stellt die Afrikanische Union einen regionalen Sicherheitskomplex im Sinne der Theorie von Buzan und Wæver dar Oder wird die afrikanische Sicherheitsarchitektur von mehreren kleineren subregionalen Sicherheitskomplexen dominiert Im Ergebnis scheint sich in Afrika südlich der Sahara tatsächlich ein übergreifender regionaler Sicherheitskomplex gebildet zu haben, dem die regionalen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaften als Subkomplexe untergeordnet sind. Somit sollte über die Einführung einer entsprechenden Zwischenebene als fester Bestandteil der Theorie nachgedacht werden. Der Maghreb scheint sich jedoch nicht dem Sicherheitskomplex im restlichen Afrika unterordnen zu lassen, sondern sich verstärkt mit dem europäischen Sicherheitskomplex zu verzahnen. Es wird die Hypothese vertreten, dass diese Entwicklungen in der afrikanischen Sicherheitsarchitektur auf einen Paradigmenwechsel auf globaler sowie regionaler Ebene zurückzuführen sind. Demnach hätten die Konzepte der Schutzverantwortung, der Nichtgleichgültigkeit sowie der menschlichen Sicherheit die Sicherheitsdynamiken auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent derart beeinflusst, dass sich in Afrika südlich der Sahara ein regionaler Sicherheitskomplex bilden konnte. ····· 1036173813
für 26.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Si bien la teoría de la dependencia es muy eficiente en la explicación y análisis de la realidad latinoamericana de fines de los años 70, no revela enteramente las características actuales de la región. La gran mayoria de los paises de América Latina tiene margen de maniobra en sus relaciones exteriores, sea directamente con otros Estados o con actores que no son estatales. El problema reside, en que el mismo no es utilizado en forma eficaz por quienes tienen a su cargo la toma de decisiones, lo cual es muy distinto a la irreversibilidad de la estructura asimetríca. Pese a que el realismo político, el neorrealismo y la interdependencia compleja, son teorías que se postulan para una realidad diferente, caracterizan algunas cuestiones importantes a tener en cuenta para el análisis de la política exterior de América Latina. Por esta razón, surge la inquietud de encontrar explicaciones sustentables de las necesidades y desafíos que afronta actualmente Latinoamérica en particular y el sistema internacional en general. ····· 103611389
für 26.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray El trabajo de investigación, es un análisis sobre la cooperación que brindó el PNUD (Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo), en el municipio de Soacha, Cundinamarca, durante los años 2005 a 2010. Este análisis está encaminado a demostrar qué tan beneficiosa fue las ayuda que prestó el PNUD y si por medio de la mencionada intervención lograron incidir de manera positiva percibiendo un cambio estructural de la calidad de vida de la población intervenida. Para tal efecto, se analizan los proyectos ejecutados y las políticas públicas apoyadas por el PNUD. Se estudia si los proyectos planteados estaban construidos para empoderar a la comunidad intervenida, y mejorar su calidad de vida, tendiente hacia un desarrollo socio-económico de largo plazo. El modelo teórico que se utilizó para darle soporte a este estudio de caso fue el del Neoliberalismo institucional, propuesto por Robert Keohane y el concepto del Poder Blando, propuesto por Joseph Nye, puesto que explican de manera clara el comportamiento de los actores involucrados en el proceso de la cooperación. ····· 103612645
für 26.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray El fenómeno del desarrollo es uno de los temas mas analizados en la actualidad, sin embargo poco se ha estudiado su relación con el enfoque sistémico. Por ello el propósito del libro es develar la mutua interacción entre sistemas y desarrollo. Se profundiza en la comprensión de los sistemas, subsistemas y suprasistemas naturales para posteriormente analizar los sistemas socioeconómicos e ideológicos. La síntesis nos lleva a la comprensión sistémica de los fenómenos naturales, socioeconómicos y mentales y de allí a una aplicación al desarrollo humano. La comprensión del desarrollo a partir de la dinámica de la naturaleza nos permite entenderlo como un constante proceso de conversión energética que produce finalmente el crecimiento o en su defecto el decrecimiento. El desarrollo es por tanto un fenómeno que atañe exclusivamente a los seres vivos en su capacidad de convertir la materia y la energía en nuevas energías de modo sustentable. Este libro está dirigido a personas que trabajan en cualquier aspecto del desarrollo humano con una visión sistémica. ····· 103613136
für 26.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray El objetivo del presente trabajo es estudiar el plan en sus distintas etapas, la metodología utilizada y el objetivo del mismo. Asimismo, creemos necesario analizar previamente las transformaciones políticas y económicas a nivel nacional e internacional que provocan la tendencia en el orden local y regional de avanzar sobre nuevos escenarios con una participación activa por parte de los municipios y de la comunidad que se asocian para alcanzar metas de desarrollo económico. Todos estos fenómenos están mostrando una novedosa articulación público-privada, una mayor asociación horizontal de los municipios entre sí y la incorporación de nuevos roles económicos y sociales a sus gestiones . Se trata de nuevos escenarios donde, al mismo tiempo que se manifiestan señales de innovación por aumento de las actividades municipales y de las expectativas de la población sobre la misma, también se producen fenómenos de declinación y estancamiento de comunas enteras, de diferenciación creciente entre regiones y ciudades, de huelgas de empleados públicos, cortes de rutas y explosiones sociales. Por otro lado se produce también una suerte de revitalización de la esfera local. ····· 1036122088
····· lezzter Preis 26.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray La pobreza se debe considerar el núcleo de la teoría del desarrollo. Las grandes dificultades de las economías en desarrollo se relacionan con la persistente pobreza, la falta de sostenibilidad del crecimiento y el desarrollo son aspectos que originan los más arduos debates. La pobreza es la manifestación más clara de la incapacidad de la sociedad humana de garantizar las condiciones básicas de una vida digna. Como tal la pobreza no se reduce estrictamente a un problema de ingresos o de gasto. Es el síntoma básico de una sociedad enferma. La pobreza nos dice Sen, A. (2000) es multidimensional, no se reduce al tratamiento instrumental que se manifiesta en las medidas de tipo positivo. Una de las medidas más utilizadas en el ámbito mundial esta relacionada con la línea de pobreza. Esta se relaciona básicamente con los ingresos o el consumo. Es hasta ahora la medida de carácter universal para acercarse a un fenómeno complejo como la pobreza. Las instituciones son claves en el análisis de la pobreza. Este trabajo pretende hacer énfasis en un enfoque holístico y no individualista del análisis de la pobreza. ····· 1036124334
für 26.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Este libro consta de tres partes básicas: Un primer capítulo que trata de la Metodología de Enseñanza Ciclo de Indagaciones y su puesta en valor en una Reserva Natural Urbana como herramienta para el desarrollo del pensamiento reflexivo, creativo y positivo de los educandos. Un segundo capítulo que trata de la Certificación Ambiental de los Establecimientos Educativos Bandera Verde , como herramienta para el desarrollo sustentable y ordenamiento armónico del territorio. Un último capítulo que trata sobre los Campamentos Educativos, espacio esencial para la convivencia, para restablecer la relación con la tierra y con cada uno de sus habitantes y poner en práctica distintas herramientas que hacen a la sustentabilidad. El sistema económico que rige actualmente el mundo, es económico, ecológico y socialmente insostenible. El libro describe una alternativa educativa hacia la sustentabilidad, un conjunto de actividades que tiene por fin último establecer un cambio de paradigmas que tenga en cuenta la comprensión sistémica de la vida y tienda al desarrollo armonioso de todos los seres vivientes de este planeta para la supervivencia y la sostenibilidad de la vida como un todo. ····· 1036190173
····· lezzter Preis 29.00€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray El propósito de este trabajo es reflexionar sobre la nueva realidad que nuestros países enfrentarán. Para tratar de entender esta crisis es necesario entender cuáles fueron los cambios políticos, económicos y en la administración que la globalización produjo. A partir de ello, replantear paradigmas y conceptos que sean compartidos por la comunidad y redefinir las misiones y los roles sociales de las organizaciones públicas y privadas, reconociendo que ha fracasado la ¿¿teoría del derrame¿¿. Nos surgen los interrogantes sobre cómo diseñarán su futuro los países latinoamericanos. ¿Habrá una búsqueda individual o conjunta , ¿los liderazgos de Brasil y México, cómo jugarán , son sólo algunos indicativos de la diversidad de respuestas. De cómo resuelva cada país las que consideramos, desde la administración, condiciones básicas para el desarrollo: red de liderazgo, estilo y el proceso en la toma de decisiones, cohesión social y accoutability, en una perspectiva sistémica, dependerán las sociedades que forjemos en América Latina. ····· 1036123907
für 32.31€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray El futuro del mundo urbano tal como hoy lo conocemos, depende de la adecuada planificación que se haga del sector rural de cada país, el uno depende del otro. La marcada tendencia a desarrollar grandes ciudades industriales, tiene que ir de la mano con la reincorporación de los municipios rurales como centros micro-económicos, que generen insumos y productos suficientes para encontrar nuevamente el balance económico que cada estado y país necesita. La globalización ha generado mercados que permiten, por ejemplo, alimentar un ave de corral en el Estado de Chiapas, con granos traídos del estado de Iowa en USA, y ser mas competitivo económicamente que alimentarlos con granos regionales. Los sectores rurales se han quedado rezagados ante esta globalización de los hábitos de consumo. Para México y sobretodo para Chiapas es de vital importancia seguir mejorando los programas de desarrollo rural que hagan resurgir a los municipios rurales como plataformas del desarrollo económico, y podamos crear una generación de empresarios rurales a través de Programas de Gobierno Empresarial de largo plazo. ····· 103612796
für 32.31€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The Indian economy continues to grow as a global economic powerhouse.India s development is particularly impressive given the considerable obstacles in fostering economic growth.These obstacles are truly epic with widespread poverty, limited natural resources, and one of the largest populations.While this growth is impressive, India continues to have hundreds of millions in abject poverty and much of the economic prosperity has been fairly localized to specific regions and sectors. At the same time,it is important to note,that India s economic miracle is a recent phenomenon & that future prospects are far from certain. How well the Indian people & government will be able to channel current growth into long-term prosperity remains to be seen. Moreover, India is an incredibly diverse nation with widely varying cultural, economic, political, and religious norms.Thus, the implications for income equality are indeed significant in maintaining stability in such a large & diverse nation.By comparing India s economic growth and income equality, one can determine whether the recent economic prosperity has been realized by many or relatively few individuals. ····· 1036121090
für 32.31€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The book attempts to analyze the regional development policies of the United Kingdom, being the early EU member, and Turkey, actively seeking EU membership since 1957, and their certain effects of the policy implementation in the local level. This work intends to show the management capacities of given countries in tackling the disparity problems in certain territories. The research tends to propose some policy recommendations to the policy makers of Trabzon in the light of the progress made by Glasgow. ····· 10361102392
für 35.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Dado a que en Venezuela las cooperativas se tienen como una de las formas de participación comunitarias reconocidas por la Constitución de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela para llegar a fortalecer de manera gradual la economía social entre los grupos excluidos y que entre organizaciones se generan continuamente conflictos por las acciones, intereses y valores contrapuestos entre los propios socios, este texto se planteó como objetivo analizar las prácticas de resolución del conflicto en las cooperativas del Municipio Maracaibo en el período 2004- 2009. Entre los planteamientos más significativos de este texto está que los conflictos dentro de las cooperativas son concebidos como una situación particular de relaciones sociales, cuya producción social se hace comprensible desde los procesos de cambios propios de lo social y desde las inadecuaciones que estos reproducen entre los órdenes constitutivos de la realidad social y su deber ser, donde las prácticas de resolución de conflicto se promueven como esfuerzos de apropiación consciente de las relaciones sociales constitutivas del conflicto. ····· 103612243
····· lezzter Preis 35.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray La presente investigación se ha centrado en analizar las políticas gubernamentales que están afectando al sector azucarero en el Perú, desde la reconversión empresarial iniciada en los años noventa, con la finalidad de evaluar si las medidas tomadas han logrado incrementar la competitividad de la industria. Para ello se ha realizado un análisis estructural del sector azucarero, el cual ha permitido identificar el rol del Estado y su incidencia en la competitividad. Las técnicas utilizadas para la recolección de datos se han basado en entrevistas a profundidad y la observación. Asímismo se ha recogido información de fuentes secundarias, como normas legales y artículos periodísticos. A través de los resultados se han identificado las normas que afectan directamente al sector en materia de tributos internos y aduaneros y se ha analizado estructuralmente a la industria azucarera, permitiendo identificar a los grupos estratégicos del sector. El presente libro puede ser de utilidad para estudiantes e investigadores que se interesan por temas de competitividad, pues se presentan los pasos para analizar un sector industrial desde una perspectiva gubernamental y empresarial. ····· 1036122350
····· lezzter Preis 35.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Cientos de millones de seres humanos han migrado en los últimos cincuenta años a otros países en busca de una vida digna o lo están haciendo. Pero para la mayoría de los estados las migraciones son un fenómeno `anormal` a limitar y controlar de modo cada vez más policial. De los inmigrantes y sus descendientes se exige que se `integren` y abandonen sus construcciones identitarias. Como la ciudadanía es un status jurídico y también un espacio para presentar demandas por derechos humanos insatisfechos o vulnerados, estas políticas actuales de los países centrales implican un retroceso autoritario. En Sudamérica, por el contrario, al reconocer legalmente Argentina (2003) y Uruguay (2008) el Derecho Humano a la Migración, se está comenzando a reconocer los derechos de los inmigrantes, incluidos los políticos, como vía de desarrollo de la ciudadanía democrática. Desde una aproximación intercultural a los derechos humanos en esta obra el autor resume tres proyectos de investigación realizados entre 2002 y 2012 en Alemania, Argentina y Brasil y analiza comparativamente las influencias que la participación política de las comunidades de origen inmigrante ejerce sobre el desarrollo político. ····· 1036122655
für 35.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray La Región de Caranavi está considerada entre los mayores productores de café por sus caracteristicas geograficas, al presente ha bajado la productividad debido a varios factores, siendo algunas, el inadecuado manejo del sistema productivo, la poca organización por parte de los productores con perspectivas de lograr un mejor y mayor mercado para mejorar las condiciones económicas y sociales asimismo una reducida participación del gobierno local como regional que hace que se tenga infraestructuras de producción como caminos vecinales en condiciones poco adecuadas y carencia de centros de tratameinto en post cosecha, con mínimas oportunidades para el pequeño productor. Existe un inadecuado manejo de los sistemas de producción y comercializacion acorde con los propósitos de los productores en cuanto al mejoramiento de sus situación social en el logro de una mejor calidad de vida para las familias productoras del café. El objetivo de la presente propuesta es plantear una estrategia de manejo de la cadena productiva del café con enfoque de desarrollo económico local, partiendo de un análisis de situación y de las caracteristicas del contexto. ····· 1036190312
für 35.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray El Desarrollo es un proceso de construcción social que requiere de la Participación de los Actores en la definición de las estratégias, como forma de lograr compromiso y apropiación en el proceso. El enfoque de Desarrollo Rural Territorial (DRT) considera que múltiples dimensiones interactúan en el territorio: económico-productiva sociocultural ambiental y político-institucional. En este proceso de DRT analice las distintas interacciones entre los Actores que se involucraron en el proceso (formulación, planificación y ejecución), fueron actores necesarios, y a su vez involucrados, INTA, En.De.Con., Municipio de Gral. Conesa, y, por supuesto, los micro, pequeños y medianos Productores Rurales del Valle de Conesa. El presente trabajo de tesis seguió metodologías cualitativas que analizaron la relación entre la participación de los actores y los procesos de Desarrollo Rural Territorial con el objetivo de investigar el papel que juega la participación de los actores locales en los procesos de Desarrollo Rural Territorial Sustentable, orientados a mejorar la situación Socio-Productiva de los Pequeños y Medianos Productores Agropecuarios del Valle de Conesa. ····· 10361137180
für 35.91€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray A Rights Based Approach (to development), like empowerment, participation and social inclusion that pervaded the field of development from the late 1990s onwards, is one of those concepts everyone within multilateral agencies such as World Bank and UN agencies, bilateral donors and International NGOs as well as local NGOs seems to think is a more effective way of conducting development business. As a result of widespread interest in debates around rights issues, mainstreaming of rights into development work has become associated with a set of measures packaged as the rights-based approach that has influenced development agencies to shift their focus in funding policies towards programmes that promote or integrate a rights-based approach. It is this recent rise of rights that has sparked an interesting global debate around rights approaches in the context of development with others complaining that like other fashions it has become the latest designer item to be seen to be wearing and has been used to dress up the same old development. Why now What is the value added of such an approach Does it add anything new or different, and if so what is the evidence to support this view ` ····· 103611236
für 35.91€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Perspectives of Poverty Alleviation draws on 20 years experience of the author during fieldwork and lessons from nearly seventy years of history of international aid after World War II. The results of the international aid, projects, and programs dedicated to eradicate poverty in Africa are dismal. The book offers new and exciting dimensions to understanding the challenges embedded in diagnosing, seeing and providing anti-poverty interventions. The book is written to appeal to international development aid agencies, donors, policy makers, nongovernmental organizations, government extension services, African studies departments and development workers who wish to enhance their understanding of the efficacy of anti-poverty interventions. ····· 1036187297
für 35.91€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This study investigates if the currency exerts an endogenous role in the economic dynamics of the Baixada Fluminense RJ, according to the precepts of post-Keynesian regional development, or if its importance is derived from exogenous actions. Methodologically, we use the concept of liquidity preference bank to check the reliable standard of the local economy. We sought to assess whether the bank credit affected the growth of the municipalities of the region and is rescued both the macroeconomic discussion where the orthodox theory has reference to an exchange model that leads to a general equilibrium. In this, the currency, especially credit, is available as an exogenous variable, i.e., it is seen as a mere intermediary item that increases business efficiency, or it is endogenous, where the money supply is created by market forces, according to economic needs, expressed by the demand for money. A summary of results shows high levels of liquidity preference, indicating the unwillingness of the banking system in fostering regional development. The escape of resources toward the central regions seems to be confirmed in the present analysis. ····· 1036199418
für 37.71€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Sudan is one of the largest exporters of sheep in Africa. However, the sheep marketing is still undeveloped due to lack of infrastructures such as extension services, roads and telecommunication, market information system, R&D and logistical supports. One of the major policy instruments that discourage innovations is the imposition of direct taxes on the producers and marketers at all level of marketing chains. This book aims to provide some insights on the marketing system of sheep in Sudan with a special focus on the production sector in the North Kordofan, Gadarif and Khartoum states in Sudan. Specifically, it intends to (i) provide a better understanding of the existing sheep marketing system, (ii) identify key constraints and potentials, (iii) describe the marketing channels and margins and (iv) measure the competitiveness and comparative advantage of the sheep industry using policy analysis matrix (PAM) framework. Based on the findings, this book recommend that there is a need to reorganize and shorten the marketing channel, to institute a price support for the supply of fodder, provide water and veterinary care, and waive income taxes on the farmers and traders. ····· 1036120261
für 40.50€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Petit à petit, l on s habitue à penser l avenir de l Afrique sur le mode optimiste. Il ne doit toutefois pas s agir d une pure prophétie ou pire, d`incantations, mais de projection raisonnée, scientifiquement élaborée. Un simple v u, quelle qu`en soit la nature, ne suffira pas à transfigurer l Afrique. Malgré les frémissements actuels, dans un monde ` néodarwinien ` en dépit de toutes sortes de mise en garde, l émergence de l Afrique sera le résultat d une planification rigoureuse ou ne sera pas. Après quelques milliers d années de soumission et de relégation à la périphérie de l histoire mondiale et de sa propre histoire, l Afrique, si elle veut retrouver la vallée des rois et remonter sur le trône d Égypte, va devoir édifier de nombreuses pyramides. Ce sont les grands défis de la construction panafricaine ····· 103614439
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray As part of social mission, there is the need to assist the poor in generating employment and income to reduce poverty and hunger. The aim of this book is to examine the processing practices of small scale palm oil and to improve the value for premium price. The proposed recommendations should contribute to further research and improvement on palm oil processing and marketing to break the vicious cycle of poverty through entrepreneurship for economic development. Research was undertaken through World Vision International in Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District of Ghana. ····· 103615
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The global energy supply is currently based mainly on fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas, and coal. These fossil fuels cause serious environmental, political and social problems. Therefore, it is imperative to look for more sustainable energy sources that may solve the abovementioned problems. For several decades, (inter)national governments have made plans to reduce the economy s dependency on fossil fuels by the substitution of alternative energy sources such as renewable energy sources. The Technological Innovation Systems approach is most suitable for the analysis of the development and diffusion of renewable energy sources, because it focuses on a particular technology and it includes factors that are specific to the technology studied. In this research work we have presented the relation between the way in which System Functions are being fulfilled and how they contribute to the development and diffusion of biomass energy particularly Jatropha biofuels in Tanzania, since the technology is locally so novel that it will require substantial experimentation in order to be commercially viable and applicable on a larger scale. ····· 10361160
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book is a short try to unveil the hidden realities of female domestic workers working in the informal sector of Dhaka city.This research has found that there is a direct link between female labor force and the informal sector.Informal sector is a area of feminized labor. Moreover in case of domestic labor most of the domestic workers are women and staying in a horrible condition. Furthermore through the intersectional lens it is clearly found that there is a direct power relation between two women as well as domestic worker and her female employer. This research explores how the intersection of gender with class, culture, sex, shapes different experiences for different categories women as employer and employee in domestic service. ····· 10361270
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book enters into the dicussion concerning energy service development in developing countries in the years to come. How can the current problem om energy poverty be overcommed without further crippling our environment The answer is surely that developing countries turns to sustainable energy and thus leapfrog the development-phase of the already developed nations,and focus on modern energy sources in order to be able to establish an energy sector based on new, clean, sustainable technology. The aim of this book is to show how this can be done by focussing on gras root development, which in the long term is the sustainable way of develop traditional societies and thus make it viable to introduce modern renewable energy services to a traditional community in the rural areas of developing countries. The context of the book is a Luo community in Nyanza, Kenya, in which the role of culture in the development of the community and the current environment for sustainable energy services is being highlighted, and how gras root development can facilitate a sustainable development of these aspects. ····· 10361296
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray In Pakistan the proper management of solid waste is decisive to the health and well-being of urban inhabitants. In most cities of Pakistan, several tons of garbage is left uncollected on the streets and open areas each day, which becomes the sources of a feeding ground for pests and insects that spread environmental hazardous and disease, clogging drains and creating a myriad of related health and infrastructural problems in city. There is a dire need to play an important role in formulating an environmental policy that boost up effective and efficient solid waste management practices in Pakistan. Proper management of solid waste would improve local government effectiveness and efficiency, and well established MSWM mechanism will reduce health diseases in Pakistan. ····· 10361297
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray In this globalisation era, small towns around South Africa (as well as in many developing countries) are experiencing declining economies hence regeneration strategies are essential. Small towns are significant economies in institutional efforts (particularly by government) to close economic gaps. The focus of this paper is on regeneration strategies for small town economies in South Africa using the case study of Mooi River in the Mooi-Mpofana municipality. Hence the main research question is what scope is there for effective local action to improve economic circumstances in small towns outside major urban core areas Based on the case study to achieve the desired growth prospects for the local municipality there are three areas of intervention that needs significant attention: 1) promoting public-private partnerships in the localities, 2) extensively engaging in enterprise development services 3) investigating development strategies to enhance the capabilities of localities. Government policies and programmes must prioritize these key aspect in pursuit of better livelihood strategies particularly for the many poor people in the country. ····· 10361606
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book discusses a strategy to get the Department of Social Services of Bangladesh to develop a new policy on Disability services for children with disability and their families . The needs of the children with disability should to be observed as fragment of developmental phases.Family environment of these children plays an important role in their lives than in older ages. Disability service is a policy driven support system which is delivered by disability service providers specifically for the support of persons with a disability. Existing problem in Bangladesh is that, neither the children with disability get a complete package of disability services nor their families receive any disability care respite services.Currently the Department of Social Services (DSS) has been implementing stipend program for the student,though this is not adequate. The Bangladesh Constitution has clause to ensure social security for all the children and their families.For this policy strategy the government and the DSS have to adopt CBR strategy as well as they have to change the mindset.Proposals of this policy strategy are to adopt English speaking countries` strategy of ECIS and ISPs. ····· 10361682
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The present book is the synthesis of a research activity on the current humanitarian, social and economic situation in two departments of the southern part of the country: Putumayo and Vaupés. Both departments have been severely hit by the internal conflict, both in terms of direct clashes between legal and illegal military forces and in terms of expulsion and receiving of internally displaced population. The research consists in an analysis of the socio-economic background of the two departments, followed by a more specific contextualization of the areas inside the framework of the Colombian conflict and humanitarian crisis, with particular reference to the violent episodes occurred inside the two departments in recent times. Inside of this picture, the research develops an assessment of the most evident basic needs (both humanitarian and developmental) of the departments of Putumayo and Vaupés, with the aim of making a tentative evaluation of the response of the institutions and of the international cooperation to the needs of these areas. ····· 103611055
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The future of our world is the future of cities. Therefore, building a holistic guiding framework for urban sustainability, which can be used in urban governance, decision-making, capacity building, education and public awareness raising is a critical key for a sustainable future. The thesis uses visionary and holistic approach in dealing with urban issues. What makes a livable and sustainable city How do people perceive urban sustainability How do people envision their dream cities Among many aspects of urban development, what matter most to them What are public perceptions on current urban development in HCMC This thesis seeks to find answers for these questions, from suggestions of experts and think tanks, to people s opinions, their hopes and dreams. Beside the international document research and the global online survey, the case of public perception in Ho Chi Minh City was also investigated with both online and offline questionnaires and interviews of people in some slum areas. ····· 103611109
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray La imagen de la portada representa el rol que durante su historia ha intentado cumplir el Instituto Municipal de Desarrollo Económico Local de Moreno. Un puente que acerca actores del territorio que difícilmente se vincularían en un espacio común y con un propósito que es el Desarrollo del Territorio. En un contexto de crisis social y económica nace el IMDEL que se transforma en la herramienta institucional de trabajo de la Municipalidad de Moreno con el sector primario. Comienza una relación que aún se sostiene entre inmigrantes, productores de hortalizas, plantas ornamentales y flores y el equipo técnico. Esta experiencia, permite un aporte más para la valoración de la intervención del Estado como actor indispensable en un proceso de Desarrollo Local, por su estrategia para la inclusión social de los sectores marginales aplicando políticas de distinto tipo que lo ubican dentro de una red territorial compleja a veces liderando los procesos, en otros momentos acompañando activamente y en otros solo cumpliendo la función de espectador o puente cuando se trata de participantes distintos y lejanos en historia, cultura, intereses, etc.. ····· 103611619
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray En México, ser campesino mantiene una relación estrecha y directa con ser indígena: si bien no todos los campesinos provienen de un grupo étnico, la mayoría de los indígenas trabajan en el campo. La relación entre ser campesino e indígena desemboca necesariamente en la pobreza pero esta condición se presenta más aguda entre las mujeres que además pertenecen a un grupo étnico. El programa Oportunidades es un intento del gobierno mexicano para tratar de reducir la pobreza rural además de empoderar a las mujeres. Oaxaca, el estado mexicano con más población indígena, es uno de los más rezagados económicamente a nivel federal a pesar de los esfuerzos de programas de ayuda social. Dichos programas ¿funcionan igual bajo contextos distintos Por ejemplo, ¿en una comunidad indígena, la cual, entre otras características se denomina así por la forma de gobierno autónoma de asamblea masculina ( los usos y costumbres ) donde las mujeres (principales beneficiarias de Oportunidades ) son excluidas de la toma de decisiones que afecta a la comunidad Esta publicación, lejos de ser un trabajo feminista trata de presentar el funcionamiento de una política a nivel local y sus retos. ····· 103612062
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Para el autor, los problemas ambientales han sido su mayor preocupación. De los estudios realizados, de sus observaciones y experiencias como así también de la recopilación de información durante todos estos años, se plasma este trabajo Hombre y naturaleza. Necesidad de un nuevo paradigma. Un análisis de los ciclos de auge y caída de las grandes culturas históricas de la humanidad y su posible relación con nuestro genoma, la relación con nuestra estrategia ecológica como especie y demás aspectos que nos llevan a una economía sin límites de crecimiento y consumo, en un planeta con límites bien definidos. La incógnita es el impacto de los problemas observados y la escasa importancia que le dan los políticos, las escuelas económicas y la mayoría de la humanidad. Nadie se conforma con lo suficiente, quieren más y más. Nuestro mundo es chico, nuestra población va camino a los 10.000.000.000 de habitantes y el proyecto humano sigue siendo mayor producción y mayor consumo, como si el planeta no tuviera límites. De aquí nace su pasión, la búsqueda de una relación hombre-naturaleza más equitativa, equilibrada y sostenible. Es necesario aprender a vivir con lo suficiente. ····· 103612376
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray El crecimiento es condición para el desarrollo. En países subdesarrollados, limitados para generar ahorro y con baja eficiencia es necesario adoptar medidas para acelerar el crecimiento, al emprender el despegue. Entonces, habrá que disponer de recursos adicionales y una vía para obtenerlos, es mediante el intercambio comercial. El objeto del libro es investigar las condiciones en que ese intercambio debería transcurrir, para que la aceleración sea estable. En el capítulo 2 se desarrolla un modelo que muestra los efectos sobre el crecimiento, cuando se opera con déficit en el comercio corriente. El capítulo 3 analiza los riesgos de optar por esa vía y examina las condiciones para que esa aceleración tenga un carácter permanente. El capítulo 4 presenta un caso de estudio, aplicando el modelo para la evolución de la economía mexicana entre 1982-1993 y se describen las características fundamentales del paradigma que se aplica en México. Cierra el capítulo 5 con algunas consideraciones sobre la evolución de México en años recientes y las insuficiencias que impiden alcanzar altos ritmos de crecimiento, a pesar del dinamismo de su sector exportador. ····· 103612794
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Aruba pulled off a remarkable economic recovery after the shutdown of the Lago oil refinery in 1986. Largely fuelled by the rapid expansion of the tourism industry, real gross domestic product growth rates averaged at 4.8 percent during the period 1986-1992. Yet in more recent years, growth rates have diminished and it has become evident that Aruba is unlikely to sustain its growth record relying solely on an expansionary tourism industry. By applying the Growth Diagnostic methodology this work analyses the binding constraint to growth in Aruba. ····· 103613482
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Utilization of safe motherhood services is an important maternal health indicator. This work was developed as a result of maternal health indicators in Kenya that have not improved significantly over the years despite widespread global commitment and the strides Kenya has made to the fifth millennium Development Goal. According to Kenya Demographic Health Survey (KDHS 2008/2009) 56 percent of women deliver at home in the absence of trained medical personnel and this contribute to an increase in complications and infections that could cause deaths. The report also pointed out that only 52 percent of the women had four (4) or more antenatal care visits to health facilities, while less than half received antenatal care before the 6th month of pregnancy. Key results for this study were that 61.5% of women were not knowledgeable to maternal danger signs during pregnancy, 85% of women who lived more than 6 km used health facilities for delivery, only 33 % had four or more antenatal care visits and that sudden onset of labour was the main reason given by 50.9% for home deliveries and in overall. ····· 103613487
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Since the 1980s participatory development and its more recent variant, community based development, have sufficed as the new channel for development assistance and local poverty reduction. In Ghana particularly in the informal sector municipal governments have created a forum for the inclusion of major stakeholders with the objective of ensuring positive outcomes and sustainability of projects. Regardless of this attempt at beneficiary participation however, evidence on patronage and use of such projects after their implementation have in several cases fallen way below the intended targets and threatened their sustainability. This book provides an in-depth investigation on the challenges of consolidating beneficiary participation in the planning and implementation of projects, the effects on project outcomes and the implications for community based development. It examines one of such projects in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of Ghana by assessing the entire planning and implementation of the project, the participatory mechanisms used and the current state of the project in terms of its sustainability. ····· 103613647
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The field of appropriate technology (AT), which has traditionally included small-scale, energy efficient and low-cost solutions, can be of tremendous assistance to many of the sustainable development challenges regarding food and water security, health, shelter, education and work opportunities. Unfortunately, there has not yet been a significant advancement or uptake of AT by major players in the field. Some of the biggest barriers include: 1) AT perceived as inferior or poor persons technology , 2) questions of technological robustness, design, fit and transferability, 3) funding and financing, 4) institutional support, as well as 5) general barriers associated with tackling rural poverty. With the rise of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for online networking and knowledge sharing, the prospect for collaborative open-access and open-source AT is growing. A much greater focus on networking, collaboration, demand-led innovation and community participation can be of significant help to build the necessary knowledge base, networks and the critical mass exposure for the field of AT. This in turn, can improve sustainable development efforts worldwide. ····· 103613686
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Vyyavleniem roli znaniya i poznaniya kak neobkhodimoy ob`ektivnoy, a ne sub`ektivnoy chasti materializatsii mirovozzrencheskikh ustremleniy obshchestvennogo razvitiya, a takzhe otkrytiem zakonov nravstvennogo povedeniya vo vsekh sferakh zhizni, vklyuchaya ekonomiku, zanimalis` mnogie vydayushchiesya uchenye i mysliteli raznykh stran mira, nachinaya s drevneyshikh vremen. V provedennom issledovanii, obobshchayushchem aprobirovannye v rossiyskoy i mezhdunarodnoy nauchnoy srede i na praktike pervonachal`nye predstavleniya ob moral`no-nravstvennykh ustoyakh obshchestva, vzaimosvyazi religioznykh predstavleniy s ekonomicheskoy i semeyno-bytovoy sredoy, neordinarnye tseli uspeshnogo dolgosrochnogo ekonomicheskogo razvitiya v period smeny paradigm obshchestvennogo ustroystva i mirovozzrencheskoy platformy obshchestva, predstavleno sistemnoe izlozhenie OSNOV nravstvennogo razvitiya ekonomiki kak sinteza etiki, morali, prava, ekonomiki i pravookhrannoy sfery v dopolnenie k realizatsii vysokoeffektivnoy investitsionnoy deyatel`nosti, osnovannoy na primenenii stoimostnogo podkhoda k razvitiyu ekonomiki. ····· 103614948
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray After the phase-out of external support, many community based development organizations in Uganda find hardship in running the project towards achieving the main goal of the project while others get stuck.The study explored the significance of capacity building practices on the Uganda Youth at risk Development Network (UYDNET) project sustainability. The study found out a generally low consideration of top down, bottom up, Partnership community organization capacity building approaches in UYDNET. The study equally found a low level of project self-reliance and goal achievement. Capacity building had a significant relationship with project performance and it predicted 54.7% of the variance in project performance. This infromation would help project leadership/management, to explore and create awareness of capacity building best practices which they may need to adopt to enhance achievement of their desired performance expectations and mandate. To the community members and leaders, the study would offer an opportunity to express their concerns, views and experiences on the UYDNET capacity building efforts that the project leadership needs to address. ····· 1036118109
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Tongi, a sub urban area is well connected through its road network with Dhaka city and its surrounding area. It is now an attractive place for people to live for its ample employment opportunities and as well as better cities amenities. The number of population is increasing day-by-day and because of population growth, there is shortage of public services comparing with their demand. The focus of the study is to identify the disparity in the distribution of public facilities in different wards of the pourashava. In this study, the Location Quotient Method and Gini Coefficient Method are used for determining the deficiencies. Planning standard is another consideration for identifying the gap between demand and supply. Some recommendations are also proposed to minimize the gap between demand and supply in providing urban public services in the study area. ····· 1036118180
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The study showed that policy and legislation are regarded as major factors in human settlement development.The two create either an enabling or cripling environment for actors to participate effectively in incremental development approach.Housing and social amenities development is difficult to initiate and often remains incomplete without appropriate infrastructure.The study also revealed that the incremental development approach was adopted to condone the situation that was created by Operation Restore Order where people were left homeless after the clean up campaign in urban areas of Zimbabwe.The study revealed that housing finance was the major problem hampering provision of housing in urban Zimbabwe and therefore public - private partnerships could play an important role to solve this challenge. ····· 1036118189
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The purpose of this research is to assess the significance of natural disasters and their effects on culture and communication, particularly in the case of the January 12th, 2010 earthquake in Haiti. It informs the reader about the importance of communication and coordination between local populace and humanitarian aid actors. To facilitate comprehension of these complex interactions, an analysis of Haitian culture and western culture are outlined and compared. The thesis suggests that understanding culture and sharing knowledge improves aid coordination, better meets the needs of the locals, and ultimately provides an integrated cooperative environment for effective disaster response. Additionally, the thesis aims to identify technologies and tools for communication, strategies for improving cultural understanding, and general lessons learned in the humanitarian field. As a country with underdeveloped infrastructure and communication systems, Haiti is even more vulnerable to natural disasters. The complexity of this Haitian earthquake disaster is relevant to international relations and topics within the field of international humanitarian relief. ····· 1036118352
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray In this paper a trial has been made to investigate the role of social capital in the post disaster initiatives at Kamarjani union of Gaibandha district of Bangladesh. From the qualitative analysis it has been seen that social capital is not that much helpful for the vulnerable people in the study area which existing literature shows. And from the quantitative analysis it is found that not social capital but the potentiality of returning the help can make people eligible for having any support from others though in some cases, especially for shelter-the situation is far beyond these. It depicts how the disaster torn people of the rural areas of Bangladesh are so much dependent on social capital for their survival though in maximum cases they do not have that and it increases their vulnerability more. ····· 1036118533
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Who would have thought that in the twenty-first century, the enslavement of human beings would still exist Kevin Bales writes that `the awareness that there are twenty-seven million slaves in the world has not yet fully penetrated the public mind.` It is a difficult concept to grasp when we are taught as early as elementary school that the United States of America abolished slavery in 1865 with the Thirteenth Amendment. Worldwide, slavery lasted slightly longer, and Brazil was the last country in the Western Hemisphere to terminate the classic system of slavery with the Áurea Law in 1888. However, during November of 2006, I spent a month in Açailândia, Maranhão in the Northeast of Brazil, where I conducted field research consisting of observations and interviews with former slaves and those struggling to help them, which illuminated the system of exploitation, a system that I once believed had died out long before I was born. Based on provocative information from fieldwork and Latin American theory, this monograph elucidates upon why slavery remains a reality after hundreds of years of social and economic oppression as a result of coloniality. ····· 1036118634
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This research initiative investigates the nature and direction of the causal relationship between financial development and economic growth for the Bolivian case. To achieve these goals, Granger-causality tests within a cointegration and Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) framework are performed. Empirical results support the existence of a stable long-run relationship between financial development and economic growth, and show evidence of both a weak unidirectional Granger-causality running from private credit to growth and a unidirectional causality flowing from growth to M2. Given that the two financial development proxies capture different dimensions of the financial system, the addition of the found causality patterns is taken as a broad bi-directional causality. Although this linkage seems to be undermined mostly by structural factors, it is concluded that in Bolivia financial development matters for growth and vice-versa. ····· 1036119058
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Every problem has a solution.This book will prove helpful for policy makers, managers,researchers, planners and social reformers in designing the strategy for proper solutions of respective problems. Institutional development leads towards poverty alleviation which is closely linked with needs assessment. This book will equally serve the institutional developers by facilitating them in the needs assessment process. ····· 1036119079
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Financial intermediaries play a great role in economic development endeavors. Those intermediaries play their role under the umbrella of the central bank of a given nation with the principles of profitability, safety and liquidity. The more financial intermediary s liquid, the less they are profitable. To be more profitable, financial intermediaries are expected to be efficient. One way to measure or determine the efficiency of financial intermediaries is using interest rate spread the difference between average lending rate and average deposit rate. The higher the magnitude of the spread is the inefficient the intermediaries. ····· 1036119644
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The District Focus for Rural Development (DFRD) Policy in Kenya: An evaluative case study of the Mosocho Water Project in Kisii District is an exciting book which brillintially argues that development programmes that regard people as mere recipients, as opposed to actual creators of change usually fail. This book will be useful for students pursuing degree programmes in community development, sociology or development studies. Additionally, this book is essential reading for Non-governmental organization and ordinary citizens who will find it useful in enabling them improve their contribution to an inclusive system of citizen participation. ····· 1036119970
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The book assesses the effects of terms of trade, volume of import and export on economic growth as measured by South Africa s value of GDP. The distinctive feature of this study is that terms of tradeand economic growth is examined from a time series perspective.The importance of the study lies with a policy perception that the element of trade liberalization adds a significance value to government s decision making process with regard to comprehending the underlying supply capacity of the economy. The distinctive feature of this study is that terms of trade and economic growth is examined from a time series perspective. An important and interesting matter worth noting from the research is that the empirical results present both the volume of export and the terms of trade as positively related to growth whilst volume of imports is negatively related to growth. Given these outcomes, the paper therefore concludes that the price effects from tradable goods (including gold) and other services have a significant role in stimulating South Africa s economic growth. ····· 1036120554
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Global commodity/value chain approach was used to see challenges and opportunities of the industry in entering into global market. Input supply system of the Ethiopian floriculture chain is not well developed. As an output, floriculture industry produces different varieties of Rose flower and no indigenous varieties of flowers are found on the production and export. This product is targeted to auctions and wholesalers in the European market, which is highly developed and sophisticated in terms of their requirement regarding quality, consistent supply and timely delivery. To meet these requirements, producers in Ethiopia should make high investment on the production, post harvest facilities and logistics. This has shaped the structure of the floriculture industry in the country that only those producers who are capable to make such investment can participate in the chain while small producers are structurally excluded from the chain. ····· 1036120569
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The current discourse is on capacity building interventions in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe. The study examined the Zimbabwe AIDS Network (ZAN) s Institutional Capacity Enhancement Strategy for member organizations in Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe. Qualitative and quantitative methodologies were triangulated in data collection, presentation and analysis. A survey was carried out in Ward 11, a primary catchment area of Howard Mission Hospital. This hospital was randomly selected from amongst the list of ZAN member organization in Mashonaland Central Province. Qualitative data was collected using key informant, and in-depth interviews. Secondary data was collected through a documentary search. Following the survey, the hospital received a total average rating of 3, 7 from the responses. This implied a good rating on its interventions from the community. It was concluded that ZAN is providing capacity to its member organizations which is contributing towards successful implementation of HIV/AIDS interventions in Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe ····· 1036120876
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This research set out to investigate Jordan`s attempt to becoming a Knowledge Based Economy (KBE) through developing its Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector. Hence, the research undertaken in this dissertation focuses on telling the story of the ICT sector in or what is now referred to as a cluster in Jordan. To tell the story of the ICT cluster and the country`s quest to achieving KBE, fieldwork was undertaken by the researcher to better understand the ICT cluster, analyse the ecosystem surrounding it, and devise strategies to further strengthen its position. The research also resulted in the identification of a National Innovation System (NIS) around the cluster which has not yet been fully activated NIS strategies will be recommended to the ICT cluster growth in Jordan, and ultimately assist the country to achieve the state of KBE. ····· 1036121026
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Small scale farmers in many developing countries are face with problems of access to credit facilities. The fact that they are having small piece of land and most of them having low level of education, has even aggravated the problem. However micro-financial institutions on the other hand are desperate to take advantage of this miserable farmers to gain more profits from them. These mentioned conditions has created a situation where a compromise has to be reached between the two groups to allow the farmers access the loans and also enable them continue providing the services. This book therefore is a collection of the research finding done on small scale wheat farmers in Moiben Division Uasin Gishu County in Kenya who have benefited from the micro-finance loans. The research contain findings from farmers who actually benefited from loans and the findings on whether the loans have help them improve their living conditions. ····· 1036121304
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The urban space economies of most developing nations are widely dominated by microenterprises whose contribution to national GDP cannot be overemphasized. Notwithstanding this contribution however, one notable institutional constraint they constantly face is the lack of permanent and secured locations for business operation. With limited or no access to personal stalls and markets, most microenterprises resort to the use of communal facilities such as pavements and streets, a situation that usually leads to expropriation by City Authorities. This paper investigates how such insecurity of property rights regarding location of business operation impacts on the profitability of microenterprises. The paper discusses the different forms of property rights security applicable to microenterprises, the contractual arrangements made possible by these forms as well as their effects on microenterprise profitability within the urban space. The outcome and recommendations of this paper are also useful for policy interventions in the microenterprise sector. ····· 1036121560
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray There has been remarkable transformation about the role of women in the society globally. Resounding awareness is being created all over the world in respect to redefining the role of women, and in incorporating gender perspective in all policies and their implementation. Therefore, it is high time that women are viewed as equal partners in peacebuilding and development, and not only re-emphasizing their victimhood as a result of the violence they experience. Women build peace and contribute immensely to the development of their communities across Nigeria. However, they are seriously underrepresented in the society, and have limited decision-making power with regards to issues that affect their lives. Consequently, the positive impact they make is often not recognised. Since gender roles accord them less power, they mobilize themselves and struggle to overcome considerable discriminations against them in order to make greater impact. This research focused on the role played by Southeastern Nigerian women in peacebuilding and development. The main purpose of this work is to encourage maximum efforts in the empowerment of women in the region in particular, and in Nigeria in general. ····· 1036121614
····· lezzter Preis 44.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Evaluar el impacto de los proyectos de promoción del desarrollo siempre ha sido una tarea compleja, a pesar incluso de los importantes avances que viene mostrando la disciplina de gestión de proyectos en los últimos años. Sin embargo, esta labor se hace mucho más difícil si lo que nos proponemos es verificar los cambios sostenibles en el tiempo que se produjeron a partir de la implementación de proyectos de desarrollo en zonas de post-conflicto armado, en medio de graves situaciones de desestructuración del tejido social, económico y político, junto con la presencia de grandes cantidades de población en situación de desplazamiento forzoso y refugio. Tratando de brindar un aporte significativo en esta problemática, dirigido no sólo a los especialistas en el tema, el presente trabajo plantea, desde la perspectiva de la antropología del desarrollo, una profunda evaluación de los principales proyectos y actores involucrados en las dinámicas locales y regionales de promoción del desarrollo en el departamento de Ayacucho (Perú), territorio que sufrió de manera muy especial los efectos de la violencia política desarrollada en el país durante las décadas de 1980 y 1990. ····· 1036122383
····· lezzter Preis 44.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray De lo que se trata en este ensayo es de observar y sintetizar los aspectos de la problemática del desarrollo que van más allá de una visión global del mismo. Este análisis es relevante, debido a que la óptica del desarrollo global, tiene profundas raíces en la concepción de los nexos internos y externos de la política económica, con el entorno internacional. Un análisis como este abre la posibilidad, de colocar el cimiento teórico e histórico para el análisis de los aspectos socio-económicos, políticos, ecológicos y culturales del desarrollo sostenible, de la globalización y los cambios estructurales que acompañan estos procesos, lo cual es trascendente en la práctica y diseño de la política económica de países e incluso de regiones. ····· 1036122996
····· lezzter Preis 44.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Barbosa reflexiona sobre la construcción de modelos teóricos en América Latina en las décadas de los 60 y 70 en concreto se centra en el debate sobre los Modos de Producción en el subcontinente. A pesar de la aridez del tema y de aparente pérdida de interés en la actualidad, no deja de ser un valioso intento de genealogía histórica e indagación teórica que arroja luces sobre el papel de los intelectuales latinoamericanos en esos decenios y las pugnas académicas que en esos años se daban tanto contra las teorías desarrollistas como en el seno del marxismo y del dependentismo. Esto permite entender también la orientación política de las izquierdas en esos años, que se apoyaban en la caracterización de la sociedad para avistar la etapa revolucionaria que seguiría. Alabo la incursión, no muy frecuente a pesar de su indudable importancia. Más indagaciones de este tipo permitirían comprender mejor no sólo los debates de esos años, sino las consecuencias políticas que de ellos se extrajeron. MAURICIO ARCHILA NEIRA Profesor Titular Departamento de Historia Universidad Nacional de Colombia Bogotá Marzo 2012 ····· 1036123191
····· lezzter Preis 44.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray There is increasing involvement of private parties - both for-profit and non-profit, for providing public services mainly due to the rolling back of the state almost all over the world. The nonprofit or voluntary sector and the state had always been observed to have a love & hate relationship and there is qualm about collaboration. This book throws light on the dynamics of shifting relationship between the nonprofit sector and the state in the contemporary world, in the light of considerable research & analytical work available on the subject. The book raises questions like: In the process of coming too close to the donors and away from the grassroots, are NGOs losing some of their qualities for which they were thought to be better performers than the state The subject of evolving relationship between the state and the nonprofit sector would appeal to a large number of social scientists, activists and practitioners. ····· 1036124561
····· lezzter Preis 44.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The study seeks to investigate empirically the direction and shape of causality among trade openness, investment and economic growth using data for Bangladesh during the period 1980-2006. Although in most cases, statistically reliable evidence of cointegration is sufficient to testify the existence of a long-run relationship among the variables of a particular model, Granger causality test provides a more dependable tool for determining the direction of the causality in particular. In order to achieve the objective of the study, modern econometric methodologies such as cointegration tests and the Granger causality tests have been applied across all the variables of our model using a trivariate framework of regression equations. The test results indicate that there exists a long-run equilibrium relationship between trade openness, national income growth and total investment. Furthermore, empirical results of Granger causality confirm that there exists unidirectional causality between economic growth and investment between trade openness and economic growth and between trade openness and investment. ····· 1036124787
····· lezzter Preis 44.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Nigeria is the 6th largest producer of crude oil in the world and the economy is the fastest growing in Africa, despite all the above advantages, Nigeria,today is confronted with multidimentional problems which has affected its future growth and development. In this book, Dr.Lawal Mohammad Anka has identified ten key problem areas, examined them and suggests ways and means to address them on a long term sustainable basis. This will help the country to achieve MDG goals by 2015. ····· 1036124822
····· lezzter Preis 44.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The role of the state in a globalized world is increasingly challenged and constantly redefined by new localized and multi-polar pressures. Decentralization is often seen as a response to such pressures and a political solution to often complex development challenges, by bringing decisions and resources closest to the local communities. Often presented as the new panacea , the debate on decentralization in developing countries is however at times ill-defined and victim of ideological bias. This book aims at analyzing the decentralization process in the developing countries, by combining the use of governance concepts with tools and methods of the geopolitical analysis. Further to a review of the rather disappointing track record of decentralization processes in the African continent, the book reviews the rather promising yet still incomplete case of Ghana, whose decentralization process was not only the first key step towards democratic reforms, but it was also used as a strategy to address the challenges posed by the development and economic divide between the Northern and the Southern regions. ····· 1036125377
····· lezzter Preis 44.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This is a research based empirical study to assess the impact of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), unique demand driven employment generation programme, which guarantees 100 days per year assured employment in agriculturally lean season in India. The model questioner developed for this study may be of immense use to conduct farther research in the developing countries like India and assess the impact of the developmental programmes of their country. Students of social sciences, academicians and policy makers will get help in formulating developmental projects in their priority areas. The shortfalls identified in implementation of the programme at grass root level will act as guiding principle for future rectification of such endeavour. ····· 1036125640
····· lezzter Preis 44.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This is the result of a study carried out on the activities of the UN in Kenya since independence in 1963. The study s main objective was to establish the role played by the UN in Kenya s development history. The study focused on both the ideas and practices, traceable to the UN, that have in one way or the other informed Kenya s development performance. The study looked at five thematic areas: socio-economic opportunities, agriculture, social security, environmental sustainability and governance. In all of these, it emerged that the UN has played a significant role in Kenya s development performance, and that in the last four decades, partnership between Kenya and the UN has borne fruit in both ideas and actual development. The contributions of the UN in Kenya`s Development has mainly been registered in Health, Agriculture, the environment, governance, as well as security and peace building. Some of these developments have been regional in character. ····· 1036125647
····· lezzter Preis 44.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The depletion of fossil fuel resources and the effect that their utilisation has on the global climate presents our civilisation with the challenge of finding new and cleaner ways to provide and use energy. Renewable Energy sources represent part of the solution to this problem, and their introduction into the energy mix of most OECD countries has been encouraged over the past decade. This book will look to the progress made by Italy, France, Germany and Denmark in their approach to the stringent EU targets for Renewable Generation. The different energy mix and natural resources of each country will be taken into consideration in assessing their progress, but special attention will also be paid to the different domesticsocial and political environments. Finally, Comparisons made with Germany, Denmark and France illustrate that Italian shortfalls may be the result of inflexible legislation, an overcomplicated bureaucracy and a delay in which the renewables agenda was addressed by the Italian Government. ····· 1036125652
····· lezzter Preis 44.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book deals with good governance and institutional capacity and their impacts on service delivery of local organizations in Bangladesh.The objective of this book is to look at how the major actors and the factors contribute to promote or confine good governance and service delivery. Qualitative case study method is used for this. Accountability, transparency, and participation are used as theoretical tools for understanding good governance. This book shows that good governance and effective service delivery are influenced by the management in the organization, sufficient human and financial resource capacity and government policies. Education, rural development, and technology have more of a significant impact on good governance and promoting service delivery. The public organizations are weak for providing efficient services because of political and bureaucratic constraints. Strengthening Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and enhancing NGOs capacity can establish good governance.This book assumes that a public private partnership approach of local government organizations can be a suitable policy recommendation and future research agenda of good governance in Bangladesh. ····· 1036125722
····· lezzter Preis 44.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Bangalore , in the process of becoming World Class city has initiated several infrastructure projects such as the mega-Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor. This involves land use change from agricultural rural and peri-urban areas to predominantly urban land uses under centralised State level agency. In this process, landscape surrounding the lake in the village appears to have transformed from a wetland-lake ecosystem, which acted as a village commons, to private property owned by private entity or fenced system disconnected from ecosystem. Thus, this has resulted in changing perceptions of the traditional local community usage of the lakes as they are increasingly looked as land property for profit-making. There is also a differential impact on the local village community as those marginalised section of local village community who don t have legal land tenure rights are denied legal water rights . This marks a paradigm shift of viewing lakes as common property to private property or social use to economic good . ····· 1036125819
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray At the foundation of most inequalities in expression of sexuality lie the social constructions of gender. Therefore this study focusses on sex and sexuality education as a possibility to challenge institutionalised sexism and enhance sexual well-being. As sex education has become a battle of morality, non-governmental and other organisations can be seen as alternatives to national curriculum plans encouraged by the government. This study therefore discusses the potential of NGOs in terms of sexual empowerment by examining beliefs and understanding, choices of information, strategies and methods, and approaches apparent in sex education programs and projects. Through interviews with staff, facilitators and experts, conversations with participants, and visits to workshops and other activities, this study outlines the creative power of local NGOs in New Delhi. ····· 1036186939
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Against the background of an interpretive theoretical framework and historical perspective of development, this study places a particular emphasis on development in the Ethiopian context. Thereafter, the investigation shifts more specifically to examine the roles of CBOs in terms of their contribution towards development, focussing on the selected case study area of Gubre, in Ethiopia. The analysis subsequently assesses the nature and extent of community participation in terms of development initiatives as well as identifies the potential and challenges of CBOs. Within the context of abovementioned analysis, the study finally brings in to focus general observations gained from the investigation and provides recommendations to policy makers and other stakeholders in the development arena. ····· 1036187099
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The city presents humanity, especially the youth, with opportunities not ever seen before in human history. However, such problems as filth, unemployment, inadequate housing facilities and many others have become the lot of many a city in the developing world. Management is the single most important tool for harnessing fully the opportunities that the city presents. However, management is as much a tool for sustainable development as it is a challenge. In many cases, management has created more problems than it has solved. Even where management has been able to find solutions to some of these problems, their sustainability and implications for sustainable development have been suspect. The question therefore is: How can cities be managed in such a way that sustainable development is achieved Participatory Management has been identified as possibly the best answer. This book attempts to apply this type of management to solving street trading and squatting in Kumasi and tries to find out what the challenges and prerequisites are. ····· 1036187856
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book examines the question of food security in Zimbabwe in the decade beginning from the year 2001 to 2010. It focuses on the food crisis, which started towards the end of the year 2001 and remained for much of the decade especially peaking in intensity and magnitude in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2008. The book interrogates various postulations about the causes of the food crisis that have come from various quarters of stakeholders. These postulations include drought, the fast track land reform program, the HIV and AIDS pandemic, and the human element (deliberate causation). The book analyzes various data to arrive at scientifically intriguing conclusions on the various postulations with key policy recommendations. ····· 1036188430
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Community participation is vital for the success of any rural development project. Under the conservancy wildlife management strategy, commercial farmers come together to manage wildlife jointly to generate income through wildlife tourism. The economic benefits generated must be shared with the impoverished surrounding communities. The rural districts can purchase wildlife and place them in the conservancy and they will be managed just as the concervancy`s own animals are managed. The districts will get profit from the animals they own. Wildlife management industry, if put to good use, has a greater potential to meaningfully increase the prosperity of the people of the neigbouring communal areas than any other land use option.The communities surrounding the conservancies must participate meaningfully in the management of wildlife to make the project a success. Once the local communites feel sidelined in the utilization of wildlife resources it will lead to conflict. Such conflict could possibly be resolved through joint management of the resource. The research is vital for Government Departments, NGOs and institutions that are into wildlife management. ····· 1036188576
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The issue of food security is a serious concern especially in arid and semi-arid regions like Tigray, which is vulnerable to climatic instability and frequent droughts. To see the positive effect of irrigation on livelihood, the management aspect of irrigation must be taken in to account. Nevertheless, the management aspect of irrigation is often neglected while priorities are given to the construction of irrigation. Therefore, the purpose of this study has been to assess irrigation management practices with special reference to Qorir Small Scale Irrigation Scheme, Klite-Awlalo Woreda, Eastern Zone of Tigray, Ethiopia. The study has been focused on examining how users were organized for self-management of the scheme and how water management, conflict management, operation and system maintenance issues were practiced and challenges that hinder the sustainability of the scheme also included in the study. ····· 1036188647
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Poverty, unemployment and inequality are crucial issues in development. This research identifies and analyses factors influencing rural employment promotion (REP) in southern Nigeria. It specifically describes and analyses the socio-economic characteristics (of rural women and men), which influence REP in the region. It also analyses the institutional, ecological and cultural variables promoting employment generation estimates/determines crucial factors, which might influence REP and identifies viable avenues for rapid REP. Over all, five major factors were extracted in the process of variable reduction in the analysis of data. These are the socio-economic attributes of the respondent institutional influence on his/her activities the ecology of the respondent`s immediate environment his/her financial and knowledge acquisition and the physical and social capitals at his/her disposal for appropriation in the process of establishing a cottage industry for production and or service purpose(s). These are some of the key policy issues, which require the attention of national governments and international donor agencies in their bid to drive employment generation. ····· 1036188854
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray As a branch of alternative tourism, volunteer tourism or `voluntourism` is responsible for introducing vacationers to parts of developing countries not usually seen through traditional forms of tourism. Broadly defined, voluntourism consists of `Those tourists who, for various reasons, volunteer in an organized way to undertake holidays that might involve aiding or alleviating the material poverty in some groups in society...`. These travellers interact with local and community development organizations in ways said to capacitate the organizations and contribute to development as a whole. This raises important questions about the implications of inserting unskilled and unprepared volunteers into what is said to be development work. Drawing on the development framework set out by various community development theories, and using a case study of American volunteer tourist groups working in Guatemala this manuscript examines claims that short-term, unskilled volunteers can engage in local development work and unpacks many of the issues associated with this new trend. ····· 1036188995
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Many development activities in the Third World countries involve the so-called donors. These are governments and other agencies that volunteer funds, material resources, and skills. It is such agencies that are technically described as trustees. That is, they conduct development activities on behalf of, or for the citizens of the Third World countries. This book addresses the trustee question by examining select projects funded by the United Nations Development Programme in Kenya. The book thus documents the myths and realities of development trusteeship in Kenya. The book argues that intentional development requires the input, or participation, of those people whose lives stand to be improved by the development activities or projects under investigation. That is, if development has to be meaningful and sustainable at the local level, it has to be informed by the desires and/or aspirations of the local communities. Development trustees are supposed to act as agencies whose activities are based on, and in direct conformity to what the members of the local population deem necessary for the improvements of their own lives. ····· 1036189139
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This study tries to analyze the effect of the privatization of the electricity sector in Cameroon on the poor drawing from the various literatures on the privatization debate. It addresses government inability to efficiently provide public utilities, due to accountability issues and the absence of competition present in the markets. The effects of privatizing electricity are examine in relation to the changes privatization has had on service quality, changes in price, area of coverage and rate of connectivity and unemployment, as determinants of access of the utility to the poor.These changes are attributed to the profit motive of private firms rather than general welfare and weakness of government regulatory systems to check market abuse.The study suggest pro poor tagetting strategies for private providers and mechanisms to improve public sector efficiency in providing basic utilities like electricity. ····· 1036191331
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Fiscal federalism in Kenya has been crippled by the sprouting culture of elite capture. Persons under whose jurisdiction the developed funds fall have stamped their control over the funds through appointing cronies to committees that manage the funds. The funds have in consequence been used to reward loyalty and punish the people on the opposing side. The beneficiaries have become spectators in the development process since their needs and priorities are decided upon by elite appointed committees. To this effect, the principles and fundamentals of Rights Based Approach to development are overlooked as participation is crippled. In case of participation by beneficiaries, it is at the basic level of information sharing about the prospected projects by the committees without necessarily taking into account the most pressing needs of a community. ····· 1036191346
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The Kyoto Protocol of UNFCCC which postulated that anthropogenic causes are the main drivers of global climate change was ratified by South Africa on the 31st of July 1997. As a result, South Africa has promulgated legislations in the form of progressive constitutions and NEMA, which aim at promoting sustainable development. This is evidenced by Section 24 of the South African constitution which contains Environmental Clauses addressing the national, provincial, and local governments. This book is grounded within the field of development studies and undertakes a case study of improving the socio-ecological resilience strategies of climate change in Nelson Mandela Bay Metropole. It provides an analysis of the barriers to climate change resilience initiatives. This analysis points to the need for the creation of a Sustainable Development Framework, which will provide a perfect platform for development, address threats posed by climate change and execute projects to this effect. This book is intended to form the basis for empirical research and act as a guide for policy makers in their efforts to implement proactive resilience and adaptation initiatives of climate change. ····· 1036191436
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This is another theory of organizational development which can be used to assess government or public institutions to effectively and efficiently handle its efficiencies and inefficiencies and, capabilities and inabilities. Much has been known for private and people`s organization but less has been known on how government institution works in the Philippines where the concept of entropy is close to impossibility. ····· 1036191582
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Agriculture occupies an important place in the economic life of Kerala, Republic of India as it provides the key to economic growth and fluctuations there in overall economic growth of the state is greatly influenced by growth achieved in agricultural sector. In terms of per capita income and production, Kerala is lagging behind many of the Indian States. But in terms of Human Development Index and life standard of the people, Kerala is much ahead of the most other states in India and on par with some of the developed countries. The book will help the students, scientists and policy makers to understand the intra-regional disparities of agricultural development in Kerala state. ····· 1036191778
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray To increase the share of renewable energy in the total energy mix, it is imperative to incorporate private sector. An increased number of Independent Power Producers can be attracted by better policies and improved practices which are rectified by decision-makers. This study on Options to Promote Investments in Renewable energy in Rwanda explores different options that seek to make electricity from renewable energy more cost effective for developers and more affordable for consumers. It addresses the barriers that hinder the involvement of private sector and determines which incentives are to be maintained, and which ones are to be improved. New options that could possibly promote increased investments have been designed and suggestions on how to implement the most feasible options have been developed. ····· 1036192345
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The international human rights system faces a lot of challenges with regard to the realization of the international human rights norms. It failed to achieve the main objectives of the international conventions. This failure is produced from various aspects: first some specific characteristics of the rights themselves as they lack clear standards, besides the unavailability of an international mechanism for enforcement. This calls for a new strategy to approach the implementation of human rights standards internationally. At the same time, the international development efforts that concentrate basically on achieving economic and financial progress of states and ignore the social and human dimensions of the economic strategies, were accused as the actor in the deterioration of the poor standard of human life. While both human rights activists and development practitioners are searching for a solution, they meet at a central point which is: `Human rights and human development are two sides of the same coin.` ····· 1036198494
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray There is a huge and more than twenty years into the epidemic-outrageous gap in what we know about HIV/AIDS. Although combating this serious development challenge have been rated by a panel of top international economists as having the higher priority, the pandemic remains a social, economic and at times political challenge. Since Thabo Mbeki s speech at the opening of the 13th International AIDS Conference held in Durban, governments, NGOs and funding agencies have started to consider lack of proper understanding and recognition of the relationship between poverty and HIV/AIDS as a major constraint in prevention and control policies and strategies. This book analyses how demographic and socio-economic determinates of poverty affects spread of HIV/AIDS based on a study conducted in Adama City,Ethiopia. It also indicates alternative and/or complementary strategy for actions of policy makers and practitioners who work to break the cycle of the pandemic. ····· 1036198547
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray A cross sectional study was conducted in Gambella, Ethiopia. The study revealed that multidimensional causes are uncovered for the relentless inter ethnic conflicts in the region. Some causes are historical while other dimensions are intensified in the new ethnic based Federalism. Three major causes are responsible for the Anywaa-Nuer Conflicts. Competing livelihood strategies and domination in population number and language are among the causes. Struggle for over regional power is another factor. Ethnic identity in regional political struggle is intensified under the federalism structure and taken as inclusion/exclusion strategy of getting upper hands with the argument of 1st level citizen versus majority-minority status in the area. The 1980s state sponsored resettlement program of highlanders in the area brought hostility of the locals over the settlers. In the Federalism structure, regional ownership and alliance induced conflicts are also noticed between the Anwaa and the Highlanders. Over centuries, the Anywaa-Nuer conflicts were negotiated through mediators to pronouncement of rules. Recently, dispute management is politicized and hence local efforts are gradually eroded. ····· 1036198638
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Both issues, poverty reduction and environmental degradation, are considered as the greatest global challenges of twenty-first century. Developing countries, which are the primary sufferers, are formulating and implementing different policies and programmes to address these problems. Most of the developing countries have signed for achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), an ambitious global development agenda, designed by the United Nations in 2000, in national level by 2015. This analyses the progress of Nepal towards MDGs, particularly, poverty reduction and environmental sustainability, and reviews the policies, programmes and activities. The analysis highlights the challenges and opportunities to achieve environment and poverty related to MDGs. The study also identifies how its goals are internalized into other policies and programmes, formulation and their implementation and activities, and what the causal relationships between poverty and environment in rural and urban areas of Nepal are. The analysis also highlights the situation of synergic efforts made by Nepal s government to address these challenges in cost effective manner. ····· 1036198754
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This work is motivated by the authors interest in conflict resolution mechanisms particularly at the international levels. The Lake Chad region which is the focus of this book presents an interesting scenario on transboundary water resource management.This study draws from the theory of institutional bricolage and shows that institutional arrangements following Elinor Ostrom s Design Principles do not always ensure pro-poor empowering outcomes. Ostrom s design principles do not necessarily result in empowering the less privileged because of lack of power and gender sensitivity during the institutional design. Drawing from Cleaver s view this research concludes that participation is context-specific. Not everyone benefits or pays the cost of participation equally and consequently participation is not necessarily a pre-condition for conflict resolution. Under these circumstances the poor, women and the less privileged have been identified as the losers in the new institutional arrangements in the Lake Chad basin of Northern Central Africa. ····· 1036198845
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The study proposes a new line of investigation into how organizational capacity attributes and climate change adaptation of local communities can help policy makers in addressing issues of decreasing livelihood capital and adaptability to climate change. The general objective of the study is to identify the best organizational attributes that can complement and contribute to governmental and intergovernmental processes that currently shape climate change adaptation strategies in Bangladesh. It is necessary for efficient fund allocation to the organizations that can implement the specific task efficiently and it also assists in developing their organizational capacity. It helps decision makers and donor communities to better understand organizational capacity which is needed to design better strategies for climate change adaptation. Finally, it can protect `development leakage` which means the impediments of development project implementation. ····· 1036198922
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This study discusses central government grants showing their effects on local government operational efficiency and effectiveness in Zambia. The Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) government, with a view to improving local government operational efficiency and effectiveness, enacted a new local government Act in December1991, replacing the local administration act of 1980. The study reveals that whilst the 1991 local government Act provides for all local authorities to receive grants from central government, the situation obtaining in Zambia s Third Republic is that the government decided to ignore its statutory obligation to provide funding to councils. Therefore, local councils in Zambia have remained chronically short of money to the extent that they are unable to buy and maintain vital equipment many of them have been unable to pay salaries and wages on time and services to the local communities have not been adequately delivered or even not delivered at all. The study has shown that even though stringent measures and various local initiatives have been taken the gap left by non-provision of grants is difficult to be filled by the local authorities own revenue. ····· 1036199291
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The study concerns the rights of the minorities amidst development policy interventions, a case of Basongora pastoralists who were at the centre of land conflicts as they claimed ancestral rights to ownership of Queen Elizabeth National Park and other neighboring pasturelands. The study identified the root cause of conflicts in the area, ascertained the outcomes in affecting social economic and political development and also identified possible strategies that are hoped to be adopted and those that had already been adopted to reconcile land claims conflicts in the region. Findings indicated that most ethnic minority groups in Uganda depend on traditional ancestral lands and they have a significant attachment for their survival. Most of them have been dispossessed of their land rights which make them unruly and violent in an effort to regain them. Conclusion was made and various recommendations were put forward. ····· 1036199958
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Public accountability measures help the government, ministries, institutions and agencies to deliver better services to the beneficiaries and the communities. As a process of NPM international donor agencies allocate financial aids to the government with the instruction for GO NGO partnership. NGOs are working with the government of Bangladesh in environmental management to ensure a safe and better environment for the country. The Bangladesh government has devised policies to ensure the NGOs accountability for Environmental Management. But, these NGOs have upward accountability to the donor agencies that deprives the beneficiaries. This book examines the public accountability and public value creation processes of the environmental NGOs of Bangladesh. The roles of government agencies, donor agencies and judiciary are also discussed. ····· 1036199973
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Off farm employment is crucial for the rural poor. Not only income from the off farm activities represents a significant share of the total income of rural households, but also off farm jobs absorb an increasing proportion of the rural labor among the rural poor without land. Although Uganda s agricultural sector has tended to receive some policy attentions like National Agricultural Advisory Development Services (NAADS) in rural areas, the rural poor derive their incomes from multiple sources. The data used in this study was from the Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) 2005/06. A LOGIT MODEL with the binary outcome being the off farm participation was used. The study concluded by suggesting that the supply and demand sides in the labor market shape off farm employment. Local village conditions and demand factors as well as individual characters from the supply side act as major key aspects in determining individual s decision to participate in off farm activities, typical policies such as improvements in human capital and rural infrastructure could act as important tools for promoting and making the poor benefit from the income opportunities from the off farm sector. ····· 10361100010
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book is written in reaction to the prevailing inequalities in Africa on the one hand and attempts to explain why it is difficult to achieve the kind of equality that many would love to see on the other hand. The book explores reasons for weak implementation of decentralization and gender policies in Cameroon despite increased effort made by the government and significant access gained by women into political bureaus and legislature both at the national and particularly at the local level. It addresses the wider socio economic and political environment as well as management and administrative factors, and how such factors are maneuvered to shape and influnce implementation of such policies. This book develops its ideas, discussions and conclusions based on concepts and insights of other reviews as well as related literature from the analysis and interpretations of relevant statutory reforms in force in cameroon. ····· 10361100313
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray People are poor since they have low skill. They are low skilled since they are poor. To break this vicious cycle, it necessary to empower people so that they can gain access to the capital market. The group lending is an important idea that helps to break the shackle. Generally such group formation are voluntary. In India, however, there is an active public support system to enhance, monitor and further this system. In our study, we try to understand the efficacy of the public system in fostering this job. Most of the standard studies in this field are oriented towards the individuals who form group. In our case, the focus is different. We try to see how far the public authorities are able to fulfill their job. Using data from a poor district in India, we study growth and sustainability of Self Help Groups . We find that the public system is not very effective in provision of the necessary impetus towards the group formation. The links are weak and often non-existent. A radical shift in the standard practice is highly required. ····· 10361100361
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book draws on the component of a two-phase study (2007 and 2008) that examined the linkages between community participation in decision making when it comes to the access to basic services such as electricity supply and its pricing mechanism, impact towards poverty reduction in the previously disadvantaged communities within eThekwini Municipality. It also attempt to reveal inequality between the previously disadvantaged majority and inheritors of spoils of apartheid in the highly celebrated democratic era. This book attempts to reveal the challenges faced by the vulnerable communities in access to energy in post apartheid era by looking at some of the surroundings area of eThekwini Municipality. Lastly, it also looks at the manner in which government through its institution in meeting challenges faced by the marginalised community. ····· 10361115884
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Nepal is among the poorest and least developed countries in the world. It has a highly diverse society and geography. However, Nepal is governed by various intersecting codes of hierarchy. Religion, language, caste, ethnicity, and gender are the most fundamental elements constituting its highly hierarchal structure. The hierarchal structure of the society, put enhances marginalisation of certain caste and women and put their livelihood in more vulnerable condition. Community forestry was introduced to improve Nepalese community livelihood and conserve country s fragile ecosystem. However, it has experienced major changes during its history. In this study, by utilizing a critical discourse analysis, position of Nepalese women in community forestry is examined. To do so, the interplay of formal and informal institutions in Nepal which constitutes patriarchal norms and practices, is revealed. Moreover, in order to discover underlying reasons of women s subordination in community forestry in Nepal and propose probable solutions, discursive relation of these gendered norms and practices with women, as active agents who can negotiate with those institutions, is unpacked. ····· 10361119034
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Access to and utilization of agricultural knowledge and communication/ICTs is a key to agricultural development. Hence, the purpose of this study was to assess the level of farmers awareness on the use of ICT, the barriers to access and utilization of ICT and the associated constraints by farmers in Dugda woreda of East Showa Zone of Oromia Region. A two stage random sampling procedure was used for the survey and the necessary data was obtained by face-to-face interview using a structured interview schedule and through focus group discussions.Data analysis was done through the use of simple descriptive statistics such as frequency counts, mean and percentages. ····· 10361131866
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Like many Sub Sahara African countries, agriculture in Cameroon is the backbone of the economy. It accounts for over 30 percent of GDP and 70 percent of total employment and therefore it is obvious that the agricultural sector is a key component to economic growth, development and plays a pivotal role in poverty reduction. The rising poverty situation in the world especially in Sub Sahara Africa (SSA) has led to the development of poverty reduction strategies in several countries and the world at large in an effort to abate poverty. While some of these strategies have witnessed success in some countries, others have failed to produce expected results or are still to produce significant results especially in Africa where these measures are widely implemented .This book presents a scientific and objective examination of Policy interventions in SSA Economies especially countries that have gone through the structural Adjustment Process. It therefore gives me the pleasure to commend it to scholars, policy makers, researchers and the general public. ····· 10361132062
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Main goal of this work is to present history of development of the European cross-border cooperation (CBC), in the context of cross-border impacts (and their evaluation), as added value of the projects realized within the European territorial cooperation. It is one of the tools in unification and integration of Europe. This goal was reached due to examining outputs of questionnaires and careful analysis of programme documents. The output of this work is a compilation of problematic fields, which were present during evaluation of cross-border impacts and cooperation within realized projects. Main problem seems to be the wide range of activities realized within individual programmes, and therefore it is very complicated to compile a single, complete system of evaluation and checking of projects. It arises from the analysis of programme documents as in OP CBC CZ-PL and OP CBC SK-CZ, that the ability of mixing soft and hard activities within one operational programme and within one area of support causes need of as most universal framework for evaluations as possible. That on contrary excludes the option of including all possible situations incurred during the evaluations. ····· 10361132793
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book is well suited to rural development experts, Development workers, university students who seek to familiarize and get involved in helping rural communities to get out of poverty.The experience presented in this book from Tanzania villages portrays the actual concern for rural underdevelopment for majority of developing countries particularly the Sub-Saharan Africa.Strategies geared towards supporting Food security programs need not to undermine marketing issues confronting agricultural products which is the only means of income earning for majority of rural smallholders. ····· 10361133068
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book seeks to explain the dynamics of community development and poverty reduction in rural communities of Bayelsa State in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. It achieves its aim by researching a the impact of a World Bank project on the lives of locals in rural communities.The book is structured in five chapters. The initial chapter introduces the theme of the research and explain the objectives, hypothesis and theoritical framework of the research, the second chapter undertakes a literature review of the theme of the research `Community Development and Poverty Reduction`. The Third Chapter explains the research setting, the fourth chapter documents the research outputs and the fifth chapter concludes the study by making recommendations.The book highlights the importance of participation in rural community development projects and recommends that poverty reduction projects should be implemented in a way that gives community the capacity to sustain projects even in the absence of donors. ····· 10361133916
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Countries around the world are interconnected through trade and financial channels. Consequently global financial crises affect them differently but indiscriminately. Adverse effects of the crises come in the forms of differentiated socio- economic shocks and impacts. Of more significance however is the fact that in some countries financial crises come on the back of localised crises making isolation of their impacts difficult at the macro level. However evidences from previous crises indicate that at the micro-level, it is possible to illuminate of impacts of independent crises. This report uses the case of the horticultural export industry in Kenya to illustrate how the shock of the financial crisis in 2009 interacted with local political upheaval and adverse weather conditions to affect the industry. ····· 10361134011
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 brought to light the comprehensive destruction of the Afghan state. Twenty years of continuous war had ravaged the country and with the Taliban s expulsion of western aid agencies, Afghans were further deprived of basic needs. The international community has rallied, donating nearly $40 billion in aid since 2001 to help develop Afghanistan. However, this investment has not yielded optimal results, as fundamental mistakes have limited the growth in capacity of the Afghan government and its people. Through analyzing the effectiveness of the major donor programs, it has become clear the absence of a unified development program has undermined the growth and capacity of the Afghan government. International aid programs in Afghanistan have revealed that providing a service of need trumps increasing the capacity of governance and rule of law. The status quo cannot persist. Short-term humanitarian efforts need to shift to long-term sustainable projects. To ensure the success of the Afghan state and remove its dependence on international aid, it is imperative to learn from past international aid mistakes and apply the proper changes to Afghanistan. ····· 10361134308
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray History of development proved that any planning of urban as well as rural areas in isolation never provided complete solution to the problems. Thus, it is now recognized that rural and urban developments are interdependent. There are economic and demographic linkages reflected in the flows of goods, services, people, labor, capital, and information across the two spaces. Even though different developing countries recognized and welcomed the importance of integrated rural-urban development, there is no much information regarding rural-urban marketing linkages. In line with this premise, this research is undertaken to explore marketing linkages between Kobo town and the surrounding rural areas. The study, indicated that, the existence of fertile plain areas coupled with practice of small scale modern irrigation projects, show strong consumption linkages with limited backward linkages and lack of forward production linkages. By identifying linkages, this study tried to provide some possible recommendations to strengthen the rural-urban marketing linkages for integrated development. Thus, it can help policy makers in the area of regional development planning. ····· 10361134585
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Peace building is a main goal on the international agenda, yet is unsuccessful. Since 1989 one quarter of armed conflicts are unresolved and half of modern conflicts return to war in five years. I argue the failure to sustain peace is a result of current liberal peace building paradigms. If peace is the process of achieving collective and individual freedom from structural violence, I argue foreign aid must use human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights (ESC). Using the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) and precedents set by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural rights I analyze the human rights impact of the practices of the United States Agency for International Development and the United Nations Development Programme. The past two decades of aid to the OPT reflects liberal paradigms of aid for peace and the prioritization of civil and political rights. By showing that ESC rights are justiciable obligations that can be applied to the practice of peace building, I am expanding the notion of liberalism to include ESC rights frameworks, so that peace building can address (in)securities avoided by liberal peace practices. ····· 10361135701
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Tsunami rehabilitation in Kerala has excluded a large section of victims from enjoying the right over natural resources. Standard of life of the victims is still incomplete project.The victims have been forced to relocate due to disaster risk.The income sources of the victims have affected by rehabilitation, however, the state and the NGOs seldom pay attention to this critical issue. This book is based on field experience ····· 10361135797
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book was written to contribute to the debate on the effectiveness of government participation in the development of an economy. The impact of government investment on growth constitutes one of the central issues in empirical and policy debates. It made use of Nigeria as a case study in the empirical analysis. The book is designed for undergraduate economics students and students who are taking public finance as an elective. It is also important to researchers who are interested in carrying out research in the areas Public Finance and Fiscal Policy as well as the use of current econometric methodologies. The text introduces students and policy makers to the very important but silent area about the impact of government expenditure. ····· 10361135939
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Since 1990s the provision of Microfinance services through NGOs has gained ground in international development discourse for ameliorating the plight of poor men and women in developing countries. Critical in this discussion are the issues of efficacy of NGOs` interventions in the face of cultural norms and values of the society and the political and economic circumstances in which poverty alleviation programmes are run in a society. This book is an attempt to critically analyse these issues in the context of Pakistani society. Our analysis reveals issues at four level that are not working towards the desired goal: the paradigm shift within microfinance industry, the government`s lack of will and capacity to initiate pro-poor and pro-women changes for their socio-economic development, the donor community`s laxity in rigorously pursuing what they purport about microfinance and normative structures at grass-roots level. The books should be helpful for students and readers of development studies, especially those wishing to understand and analyse complexities around the notion of women`s empowerment through poverty alleviation programmes. ····· 10361136065
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Este libro muestra que el territorio, entendido como una construcción social en la que confluyen distintos factores, se constituye en una unidad de análisis fundamental para el diseño de estrategias que permitan el mejoramiento de las condiciones de vida de las personas y del planeta. El pensar en el territorio, en lo local, ésto no entra en contradicción con la creciente internacionalización de los mercados y el avance de las tecnologías y los medios de transporte, que si bien son factores que hacen más complejos los territorios, los nutren y transforman. Las reflexiones están soportadas sobre dos ideas fundamentales: primero, el desarrollo debe conducir a una situación de Buen Vivir para las poblaciones, y en ese sentido es fundamental pensar el desarrollo desde la gente y su entorno tecnológico y natural segundo, dado que el desarrollo es un proceso que debe planificarse con y para la gente, la gobernanza local cobra un papel fundamental ante las necesidades que tienen hoy en día las comunidades de construir procesos autónomos de desarrollo, que generen mejoras reales sobre la calidad de vida, del planeta y la sustentabilidad de la vida humana. ····· 10361137410
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The benefit of trade liberalization is both theoretically and empirically inconclusive though literature emphasizes on the direct as well as indirect impacts. Hence, different empirical studies have been conducted to estimate these benefits even if it is rare to find a tariff pass-through which estimates the direct effects of tariff reductions at the border on domestic prices whereby determine the welfare impact on poor households for countries like Ethiopia. Thus, this study situates itself in this category that it estimates the tariff pass-through for six products by employing a competitive pass-through model to verify whether both the tariff and geographical pass-through are significant enough to affect the welfare of households in Ethiopia. The contribution of the study is therefore thriving to the theory of trade liberalization. The results of the model reveal insignificant coefficients which necessitate further analysis and scrutiny which is made in the discussion and explanation part of the study. The study therefore helps policy makers, researchers, trade economists and government advisors to consider a multiple of factors and undertake detail analysis before trade reforms. ····· 10361146492
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Professor Peter,J., Lor. Former IFLA Secretary General: `Former South African President Thabo Mbeki proclaimed the 21st century as the `African Century`, expressing a belief that in this century Africa will embark on a new trajectory of peace, stability and prosperity. Without a democratic culture this will remain a pipe dream. Opening up the actions of African governments to public scrutiny is a key ingredient for transparency, good governance and a healthy business climate. The right to information legislation discussed in this thesis, if enacted and implemented successfully, can be an important building block for democracy.` ····· 10361146591
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book is an evaluation of Zimbabwe s post-colonial Growth Centre Strategy with a special focus on Birchenough Bridge(BB) Growth Point in Manicaland Province. It examines issues such as the origins of the strategy both before and after the country s independence in 1980, activities at the centre, challenges confronting it and prospects for the future. Conclusions made at the end are not only relevant to BB but also other centres in Zimbabwe ····· 10361146749
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The study explores the Zabaleen s contested geography and spatial strategies in relation to their right to inner city areas and future relocation to Cairo s suburban new settlements . Over the decades, the Zabaleen waste (garbage) collectors of Cairo, have created what is arguably one of the world s most efficient and sustainable resource-recovery and waste-recycling systems. Yet the continuation of this intricate relationship between community, environment and livelihood is jeopardised by the official privatisation of solid waste services through contracts with technology-intensive multinational corporations which threatens the sustainability of the garbage collectors communities. This situation was aggravated by recent official measures during the swine flu pandemic, which were mainly directed towards the Zabaleen s pigs rearing and waste recycling economy. In addition the authorities plan to move the Zabaleen activities further out of the city, claiming that this will turn their neighbourhoods into cleaner living environments. ····· 10361146849
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Fiscal decentralization has formed an important component of recent institutional innovation, being widely adopted in many countries. But, in the empirical literature, there is little agreement in its effect on a number of policy goals. Accordingly, this study aims at evaluating the effects of fiscal decentralization on social services access in Ethiopia, which undertook a massive shift of fiscal resources to regions in 1994 and to districts in 2002. The results suggest that although the decentralization has been characterized by some kind of vertical and horizontal fiscal imbalances, it has had significant effects on primary gross enrollment rate, childhood immunization and infant mortality rate. Moreover, the policy has achieved a satisfactory equity in terms of both equality of opportunity and inter-regional equity by reducing disparity in access to social services between previously underserved and better-off regions, suggesting that fiscal decentralization has been a pro-poor policy. Thus, the study urges policy makers and development agencies to close the existing fiscal gaps, possibly via fiscal equalization approach, for better social service access at the grassroots level ····· 10361147046
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Dhaka Municipality, which has been upgraded to DCC, has grown from 6.1 sq. km. in 1906 to 360 sq. km. in 1997 having population from 276033 in 1951 to 6000,000 in 1997 (Islam, 1999 BBS, 1997). In recent years Dhaka City is facing extensive water logging due to unplanned urbanization during the monsoon (May to October) as a regular problem of the city. This study is concern about the inherent causes of such water logging and its effects on the city life from the perception of authorities of different development organizations, experts and local inhabitants of Tejgaon Industrial Area. From the study it is revealed that unplanned spatial development activities and rapid population growth are causing encroachment on retention areas and natural drainage paths. By analyzing the overall situation, this research paper has given some management measure for sustainable urbanization and save natural drainage system and water bodies through development control and a close coordination among urban authorities and collaboration between public and private sectors agencies. ····· 10361147075
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Agricultural cooperatives are established used and controlled by their members their basic objective is serving their members needs and expectation. primary societies integrate vertcally to form a cooperative union. the common problems that primary societies have necessitate the establishement of of a cooperative union A cooperative organization is essentially a business organization. It cannot afford to act in a business manner. Otherwise, its end would be as quick as its start. It should, therefore, either improve the standards of service available to its members or affect the price level so that the purchasing power of its members is increased.In short, the effect of cooperative or joint effort should be such that it is felt or is visible to members as well as non-members. But this cannot be possible unless cooperative society reach to size which allows its economic effects of cooperation to act in full swing small-scale cooperatives generally suffer from lack of viability and competitiveness. ····· 10361147135
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book studies the role of aid in the Palestinian development and its impact on economic development. The qualitative and quantitative analysis shows that the overall impact of aid has been limited in promoting economic growth, improving people s living standards, and achieving peace. Moreover, these aid flows helped in creating structural dependency rather than sustainable development, due to its failure to supplement local resources to enhance savings and investments, increase productivity, and decrease unemployment. Rather, it increased public and private consumption and reacted according to the severity of the political, economic, and humanitarian conditions. Thus, growth and poverty rates did not improve as a result of pouring more aid into the Palestinian war-torn economy. Furthermore, due to the particularity of the Palestinian case within the dilemma of aid-under-occupation and asymmetric containment, and the failure of aid for peace approaches, this book suggests pursuing a new approach based on the larger freedom concepts and the inclusion of non-distorting relief aid to the development process, which incorporates the national concepts of emancipatory human rights. ····· 10361147222
für 44.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray International Voluntary services have increased over the last couple of years. A lot of authors have written about this new phenomenon. One of the most visible forms of this phenomenon has been the emergence of third world volunteer-tourism programmes, which seek to combine the hedonism of tourism with the altruism of development work. Such programmes make the practice of international development doable, knowable and accessible to young travellers. Unfortunately most of the writers have been focusing on the North-South Exchange meaning volunteers from Europe, United States, Japan, Australia and New Zealand travelling to Africa, South East Asia, and Latin America, the Caribbean and the rest of the developing world to promote development as well as international understanding through voluntary services. This book focuses on the South- North exchange which has been neglected since time immemorial. The book is striving to raise awareness about the flow of volunteers from the developing countries to the developed countries as well as the flow f volunteer within the developing world. ····· 10361147332
····· lezzter Preis 49.00€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Water is an important public good which every individual in a community has the right to access. About 25 to 30 percent of the urban population in Latin America, Africa and Middle East lack access to water services. More than 48% of Dar es salaam population they lack access to water services. The government decides to enter into lease contract of 10 years with the Bi-water, a British private company to address water shortage in Dar es Salaam city but the contract was terminated after two years. The study aimed at exploring the factors that led to the failure of the institutional arrangement of PPP in water delivery services in Dar es Salaam City. The findings indicate that the main reasons for the contract termination were the failure to install the required number of meters, failure to follow procurement procedures as required by the procurement act, failure to pay the required level of equity contribution and failure to replace performance guarantee as required by Article 47.1 of lease contract. ····· 1036187586
für 49.00€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray There are five project management processes: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing the project. An effective project management requires knowledge of the characteristics of the project s environment as well as general management knowledge and skills, and interpersonal relations. This book is about preparation of a development project proposal for a developing country,Fiji.In the project design,risk analysis is one of the basic component.For an effective project management social analysis, stakeholders analysis and sectoral analysis should be conducted during the project designing.A well designed project proposal easily attracts the attention of international donors attention as well as the attention of the governmental bodies of the concern country. This book is based on an imaginary project that would be implemented by a Fijian NGO and the Fijian Government and that would be funded by the donor agency AusAID.The project is a community based bio-gas project which would be implemented in a remote and isolated Fijian village. Monitoring & Evaluation (M & E) strategy outline is communicated via various medium.It is a culturally viable project. ····· 1036191626
für 49.41€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The search for alternative development agents, global orientation towards neo-liberal policies and the shift in development approaches from modernization to social and human development boiled down to rapid proliferation of Local NGOs(LNGO) in the Global-South. The entry of LNGOs shifted the role of International NGOs (INGO) from direct implementers to partners whose major responsibility was to develop the capacity of the LNGOs. After more than two decades of INGO-NGO partnerships pursuing capacity building and sustainable development, whether or not greater capacity is attained by LNGOs and whether or not greater development effectiveness and sustainability are achieved is debatable. This book considers these issues and analyses the proximity of reality with the rhetoric through a case study of NGOs in Nepal. This book should help to inform the NGO partnership debate further and should be useful particularly to NGO workers, professionals, academicians and anyone who is interested in NGO and development sector. ····· 1036118168
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This thesis` empirical investigation is based on case studies from two places in Ethiopia Hagere Selam in Tigray Region in the north, and Kofele in Oromia Region in the south. The overall topic is climate change impacts and adaptations among farmers in these two communities. There are tendencies indicating a future with warmer climate and less rainfall in Hagere Selam and Kofele, even this is also in dispute. This study has shown that the majority of respondents are doing successful strategies to adapt to climate change. This is argued amongst others because the impacts of climate changes do not usually lead to increased poverty amongst the farmers. On the other hand, there are clear limitations and challenges to adaptations, related to amongst others economy and access to information, labor and land. Crop diversification, mixing of crop cultivation and livestock breeding, tree planting, taking off-farm work, soil- and water conservation, selling of assets, and use of new or suitable seed varieties are some of the most common adaptation strategies identified. ····· 1036141
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Sometimes governments of poor or developing countries take projects without considering the sustainability and in the long run those projects become disastrous for the environment and for the people. Sustainable development has three constituent parts: environmental sustainability, economic sustainability and social-political sustainability. Bangladesh government and people of Bangladesh faced a development disaster due to the blowouts that were taken place in Tengratila gas field popularly known as NIKO-Chhatak Gas Field. These blowouts took place while a gas exploration project was being implemented by BAPEX and its partner agency NIKO Resources Ltd. This book is based upon a study on the impact of the blowouts along with survey and some case studies. The Key findings of the study are: Number of unemployed persons increased. Thus poverty enhanced. People`s participation was not ensured in designing and implementation of the project. There was a huge degradation of natural environment caused by the blowouts. Both underground water and surface water became scarce and polluted. Social environment was also affected as there was destruction of roads, schools, and agriculture. ····· 10361683
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The Dutch development aid sector is up for big changes. Historically the sector was dominated by multilateral, bilateral and private organizations. Nowadays private sector s contributions from alternative sources are gaining in popularity endangering and shifting the roles of donors. Corporate Social Responsibility is becoming undeniable for companies and individuals due to societal pressure. One way of fulfilling a company s CSR policy is to participate in development aid projects. Due to tourism many individuals experience poverty in developing countries and decide to start a foundation/Private Initiative. The flow of global social justice has reached micro environment in the Netherlands. These days every part of Dutch society is connected to development aid. With many factors influencing Dutch donor positions and roles in the development aid scheme the following objective is formed for this dissertation: to analyze the flow of global social justice, and the position of Dutch donors on macro, meso and micro level in the Dutch society on basis of individuals perspectives working for Dutch organizations involved with some means of development aid . ····· 103613263
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This study investigates the relative attractiveness of new towns to different industries in the Midwest and the Sunbelt new communities and attempts to determine just how attractive new community living environments are to persons actually living or working in these environments. This study indicates that when attractiveness is assessed by economic base alone, the Sunbelt new communities are more attractive than the Midwest new communities. ····· 103613321
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray In Less Developing Countries, rural population in general and the women households in particular are victims of all developments including lack of access to credit and other social services. As a result of these evils of developments, they are terrible in the vicious circle of poverty.286 Micro-finance is a push factor that enables the poor to work to get out of poverty. Its application can be viewed from a long-term perspective and its benefits go beyond development through credit for poverty alleviation. The present study identified that micro-finance provision highly contributed for the community in general and the women households in particular. It enables them to engage in the new economic movements which created employment and improves their incomes, increase their participation in decision makings, improved their life standards and finally ensures their empowerment. This book can be serving as a quick reference for those who need to study further in the field of micro-finance interventions and its contributions in granting national development and growth. ····· 103613583
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Drought in the low-land areas of the Horn has increased in magnitude that it is now the representative image of the Afar Region of Ethiopia. The Afar pastoralists of Dubti District have been victims of drought since the 1950s. The 2002/03 drought, the most deadly one, has consumed up to 90% of grazers in the area. The loss of livestock has destructive effect on milk consumption and thereby exacerbates food security. When drought occurs, a special effect called the price-scissors effect happens whereby the price of cereals goes up and that of livestock goes down. The book argues that the evil edge impact of drought is eroding coping strategy of the pastoralists, especially the poor, the pure pastoralists and female-headed households. Above all, it is creating environmental bankruptcy to the already fragile and harsh environment. The book explains how natural factors coupled with the unwise utilization of resources by development interventions of the state and to a lesser extent, that of the pastoralists have aggravated the impact that drought brought to the area. It also explanis how the age long drought management blended with the scientific one, can be a remedy to drought. ····· 1036118745
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray In fact, there are various factors which affect the development effort of private house builders. lack of finance, shortage of building materials, rigid building standard etc. are few ones. However, the tradition that local governments provide raw-land to residential house builders, particularly in the expansion areas of Addis Ababa raises a question whether or not - local governments consider the housing services such as the provision of potable water, road access and drainage lines as the fundamental components of housing Or local governments may also perceive that the provision will come gradually after completing the Buildings Nevertheless, the situation becomes a big challenge to the private builders.This little book tries to show readers, the magnitude and the causes to the stated problem, taking a case study area in one of the ten sub-cities of Addis Ababa. Finally, based on the major findings of the study, the book comes up with some relevant & practical solutions. ····· 1036118797
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Local Development in Malawi has been decentralised and rural communities are provided with funds to manage their own development initiatives. Since 1995, MASAF has taken the lead in Malawi in providing resources to communities to implement local development activities using Community Driven Development (CDD) approaches. In implementing these activities, procurement of goods, labour and other services plays a critical role and accounts for over seventy percent of the project budget. The study was aimed at finding out how effective community procurement is, in the context of MASAF community managed projects. Through the study, community procurement has been studied to assess its effectiveness with a view to drawing out lessons for future Community Procurement frameworks. The study has revealed that local communities need to be more involved in processes of the design and budgeting for the required services. Communities have demonstrated capacity to implement local development projects of acceptable quality. There is, however, need for improvement of the procurement processes to enhance economy, efficiency, fairness and transparency. ····· 1036119150
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Problems of squatter settlements are becoming very serious day by day in Pakistan. Pakistan is poor developing country in the world which is facing different serious issues due to the lack of resources and lack of good governance, also economy of Pakistan is not good. Pakistan can not bear more Burden as issues in these situations. All problems regarding the Urban Sprawl of Islamabad are due to lack of proper management, non-implementation of policies, corruption and un awareness of Government towards the problems of squatter settlements.Government seems to fail to solve the problems of squatter settlements. This is big violation with the rights of slum dwellers. It is responsibility of the state to provide the basic rights to every citizen in a country. ····· 1036119635
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The introduction of innovative agricultural devices revolutionized rural farming sector and helped to improve the lives of the community whose mainstay is agriculture. The major concern of this book is to analyse how these modern technologies affect rural farmers, since the new technology should be appropriate for the local conditions in terms of system sustainability, stability and equity. Green revolution has been a successful movement in some aspects, but significantly widening disparities between large-scale and small-scale farmers, due to insecure land ownership, incidental increases in input costs and unpredictable market behaviours. This book assesses these economic and social impacts based on a case study of a rural community from Meegalawe, located in Mahaweli system H , in Sri Lanka. ····· 1036120531
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray In this mixed method study Palestinian adolescent refugees reflected on their aspirations and the possibilities and constraints to achieve them within their environment. The mixed method approach chosen provided enriching data. In addition, the use of participatory video proved to be valuable as an empowering tool for the participants. The findings showed - based on the concepts of human security, wellbeing, needs and fulfilment - that the participants showed all dimensions of wellbeing and needs in their aspirations. Behavior towards human fulfillment - assumed to be the aim of human development was found among focus group participants even though their safety needs were not met. Besides the conflict, social pressure proved to be the most important constraint for the adolescents. Notably, they indicated their possibilities to lie dominantly in their own capacities and agency. These findings show that local NGOs without the power to change the institutional environment have the possibility to enhance the wellbeing of the teenagers through stimulating their potential agency and coaching them to negotiate their aspirations within their environment. ····· 1036120558
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Rising income inequality is worrisome in developing countries because it manifests as hunger, poverty and conflict. It is harmful for the economic growth process because it creates a vicious cycle of underdevelopment. Poverty is deeply rooted in Northern Nigeria and linked to inequitable access to infrastructure, employment opportunities, wealth, human capital, and institutional support. These problems limit households earning potential and consequently make them vulnerable. Towards solving the problem income formation and redistribution strategies are suggested. ····· 1036120810
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Regulation of informal sector economic activities continues to be a fundamental and living challenge to many developing countries, Tanzania inclusive. In an effort to find better ways of regulating the informal sector economic activities, several strategies have been deployed. Some with notable achievements and others with failures. In the book, three key strategies that have been used in the regulation of the informal sector economic activities in Ilala Municipality have been analyzed. Highlighted also are the different actors involved. The book puts to light the existing opportunities that can be tapped, challenges existing and how they can be mitigated. The book draws lessons from the experiences in Ilala Municipality and suggests alternative ways to the regulation of informal sector economic activities. ····· 1036121246
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray El objetivo del presente libro es ampliar, más allá de los límites convencionales, el estudio teórico-analítico del desarrollo/atraso económico conforme a nuevas líneas de estudio que han empezado a perfilarse desde inicios de los 1990. Se efectúa un tratamiento de la dinámica socio-económica basado en la teoría del cambio institucional. Bajo dicha concepción las instituciones son estructuras cognoscitivas que determinan la dinámica socio-económica en virtud de su capacidad para determinar los roles conductuales y la visión de la realidad. Empero, las instituciones están subordinadas a los requerimientos del control de la propiedad (activos y flujos de riqueza). En tal sentido hay una unidad entre propiedad, poder e instituciones que debe tenerse presente para un estudio integral del desempeño socio-económico nacional. Bajo dicha perspectiva se clarifica por qué la prosperidad en el mundo actual está limitada a un grupo reducido de países. ····· 1036122023
····· lezzter Preis 53.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray La aproximación al estudio del desarrollo exige el esclarecimiento de la concepción del desarrollo socio económico en general para llegar al desarrollo socio económico local en particular, abordando además la necesidad de un desarrollo local perdurable que se sustente en el potencial endógeno de desarrollo con que cuenta una localidad y tomando como referente los antecedentes, retos y perspectivas del desarrollo socio económico local. El desarrollo distingue y se conforma como condición integral del desenvolvimiento de la sociedad, por tanto su investigación exige visión de totalidad en su enfoque y análisis, lo cual va más allá de la visión global, ya que enfatiza en las interconexiones internas del objeto de investigación, las cuales constituyen el núcleo cohesionador del sistema. La metodología de su investigación le otorga complejidad y le enfrenta a las concepciones metodológicas preponderantes en la literatura económica. No niega aspectos positivos de su investigación, sino que le integra bajo una nueva exigencia y perspectiva epistemológica. ····· 1036123420
····· lezzter Preis 53.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray En inicios del tercer milenio, las profundas transformaciones productivas, tecnológicas e institucionales registradas a escala global, han producido cambios significativos en la geografía de las actividades económicas. En América Latina se evidencian fuertes reestructuraciones espaciales producto de los intentos de inserción del continente dentro de la economía mundial y de la aplicación diferenciada de nuevos modelos de sustitución de importaciones, que intentan administrar las tensiones de la apertura externa. En este contexto, se han registrado cambios estructurales a través de la ocupación de nuevos espacios y la resignificación de otros, tanto de carácter urbano como rural, que han resultado funcionales a las necesidades del comercio internacional, al crecimiento del mercado interno, a las estrategias de expansión de las grandes empresas y a objetivos de políticas públicas. El presente trabajo analiza como la región del sudoeste bonaerense intenta adaptarse a estas nuevas realidades socioeconómicas, a partir del impulso de estrategias que involucran mecanismos de acción colectiva e innovación de tipo empresarial. ····· 1036123484
····· lezzter Preis 53.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray While the Packaging Waste Management System has been implemented by the European Union, however the Member States applied it in a different system of compliance. Recently the European Union stipulated a new initiative called Integrated Product Policy which based on the concept of Extended Producer Responsibility. This policy is still on establishment state and awaiting implementation. This research shows that Packaging Waste Management System can be adjusted effectively in Integrated Product Policy implementation by widening Packaging Waste Management System`s position in the Integrated Product Policy building blocks. ····· 1036125056
····· lezzter Preis 53.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Decentralization in Indonesia has been perceived as the most ambitious program of modern times by transferring responsibilities and financial resources to more than 500 sub-national governments affecting more than 200 million people. The study presents an overview and assessment of political and fiscal decentralization policies and its relation with the promotion of citizen participation using case studies from two different municipalities in Indonesia. Despite huge performance disparity amongst the local governments in Indonesia and the level of citizen participation in different districts, decentralization still has the potential to enhance government s responsiveness to its citizen and at the same time strengthens local government s accountability through the enhanced participation. ····· 1036125093
····· lezzter Preis 53.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Northern Ethiopia and Tigray region in particular is one of the most degraded areas in the world. Several intervention measures to rehabilitate the degraded environment have been implemented since the 1980s. This book provides political ecology readers with a glimpse of the situation in the Northern highlands of Ethiopia. Environmental degradation and its causes, solutions designed to reduce degradation and the effectiveness of the solutions/measures are explored from the perspective of different actors and mainly the local farmers. It applied the political ecology approach with an extended ethnographic fieldwork in the area. ····· 1036125753
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray When the characteristic of mass violence is primarily intrastate rather than interstate in nature, as was the case during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, geographical separation among conflicting groups is not always a viable solution. In such cases, reconciliation can present a way to recuperate and rebuild broken relationships amongst former adversaries. Reconciliation itself, however, is not a general concept or set of rules to be equally applied towards different groups or countries. This thesis is centered on a key question: what are the meanings of reconciliation and development in post-genocide Rwanda, and how are they related To examine this relationship, three possible connections are conceptualized: social healing and community development, reparations and economic development, and shared views on history and political development. This research contends that in a post-conflict setting, development without reconciliation is an incomplete process. ····· 1036186743
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This thesis provides an analysis of the sustainability of Haydom Lutheran Hospital (HLH) in Tanzania. Moreover, it discusses the local community s dependency on the hospital, while a smaller part of the paper looks at HLH as a corporate social responsibility (CSR) object for Xstrata Plc. Haydom Lutheran Hospital has since its inauguration by Norwegian missionaries in 1955 been highly funded by public and private financial, human and technological resources from abroad, especially from Norway. The empirical findings show that HLH has become too dependent on the Royal Norwegian Embassy, and has wrongly seen it as a secured long-term funding source. The activity level has been continuously increasing, though the financial resources have been unclear. Even though quality of care is higher at HLH than at most other mission hospital in Tanzania, a question arose within the paper about the cost of adhering to such high quality. The organizational structure has moreover been overly dependent on one person the ardent soul leaving a gap with him leaving this position. In the thesis second part it is suggested that Xstrata has the possibility to adhere to strategic philanthropy CSR. ····· 1036186847
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The women s SHG model is a home grown Indian model.Based on the principles of self-help, self-management, self-responsibility and self-reliance, the groups were mobilized by promoting institutions (often NGOs).The self help promoting institutions found that saving and loans could be the binding factor for groups to remain active and pursue their own agenda. NABARD launched a pilot to link SHGs to banks in 1992 which provided these institutions with a boost. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) permitted banks to open saving accounts in the name of informal SHGs and lend to those groups without cash collateral and without asking for the purpose of the loan. Since 1996, SHG banking has been recognized as regular banking activity. In the process SHGs emerged as mass movement across the country and the largest community based micro finance model in the world.Two decades of the SHG movement has demonstrated positive impact on poverty. The model offers great potential to have millions of member-owned, member-managed and member-used organizations of the poor. In a nutshell this book is highly useful for those who want to do further research on SHGs & women empowerment. ····· 1036189270
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The study investigated the levels of awareness of leadership and grassroots members of Disabled People s Organisations (DPOs) on the African Decade of Disabled People (ADDP). Qualitative and descriptive research methodological approaches were used to explore and explain the factors that facilitate the levels of awareness and participation in the activities of the Decade, targeting specifically members of the National Council of the Disabled Persons of Zimbabwe (NCDPZ) in Bulawayo, the second largest city in Zimbabwe. The results revealed that grassroots members were not aware of the existence of the ADDP, its purpose as well as activities hence they were not engaged in any of its programmes whilst leadership participated in all national and international activities. It emerged from the study that the success of national and national programmes depend on the commitment of critical stakeholders that include leaders of DPOs, governments, regional and global partners such as the Secretariat in propagating and disseminating appropriate information to grassroots that are the intended beneficiaries. ····· 1036191741
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Climate change is no longer a distant concern, but a serious threat to development and poverty eradication. The Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change draws attention to the fact that the impacts of climate change will fall disproportionately upon developing countries and the poor persons within all countries, thereby exacerbating inequities in health status and access to adequate food, clean water, and other resources. The Delhi Ministerial Declaration on Climate Change and Sustainable Development, adopted at CoP-8 (the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), also affirmed this: Developing countries are particularly vulnerable Effective and result-based measures should be supported for the development of approaches at all levels on vulnerability and adaptation, as well as capacity-building for the integration of adaptation concerns into sustainable development strategies. The present study is an attempt to study the impacts of climate change in the context of ongoing economic changes, and how these will affect the adaptive capacity of Indian farmers. ····· 1036199412
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Adaptation technologies to climate change in African Agriculture, is a study of smallholder farmers in Kenya who perceive local micro-climate change as a reality. The consequences are decreased agricultural productivity impacting negatively on food security and adaptation capacity. Their adapting practices are socially embedded in their livelihood strategies. Their adaptation practices are compared with a scientific practice of Tradeoff Analysis (TOA) model, testing technologies in potato and sweet potato production for their economic, environmental and policy sustainability. The comparison of the two gives synergies, diverging points and trade offs which demonstrate the need and the value of integrating the two institutional frameworks through the approach of Social Shaping of Technology (SST). The study contributes to adaptation science by outlining the adaptation activities on the play ground of the smallholder farmers in Africa, analyzing the mode of integrating them with scientific modeling for future anticipatory, planned and public adaptation. The integration will facilitate adequate development and deployment of adaptation strategies for current and future climate change. ····· 1036199705
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This study investigated the role of Community Development Associations (CDAs) in the initiation and execution of policies and programmes aimed at poverty alleviation at the grassroots in selected communities in Akwa Ibom State. It relied mainly on the use of primary and secondary data collection. The study revealed that CDAs could act as catalyst of rural development and poverty alleviation if properly positioned. It was also discovered that the positive impact of CDAs is not felt equally across various communities in Akwa Ibom State. Thus, CDAs in urban Local Government Areas have much impact on poverty alleviation than their counterparts in rural LGAs. Again, when the intended beneficiaries are allowed to play active role in the administration of the poverty alleviation programmes, such programmes stand better chances of succeeding. The study recommended, as a way forward, proper repositioning of various rural development committees in the state, partnership of the CDAs with some NGOs and development agencies as well as popular election of CDAs leaders across the state. ····· 1036199773
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The result of this study may be useful in providing adequate information, knowledge and better understanding with regard to the diverse portfolios of livelihood strategies and activities employed by many people to pursue the their secured and sustained survival. The finding of this study could serve as a source of information and knowledge to different stakeholders at different levels with respect to the rural livelihood diversification. This book is organized in to six chapters. Chapter one briefly introduces about the background of the study. Chapter two discusses the literature review (theoretical and empirical literature). Chapter three describes the methodology of the research. Chapter four is about the description of the study area. Chapter five discusses the results and discussion of the study. Chapter six summarizes the major findings of the study and the policy implications. ····· 10361100374
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray In this book, we consider two different development strategies for the rural people: (i) the micro finance program and (ii) National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS). In the micro finance program, we consider both types of systems i.e. individual liability loan contract and joint liability loan contract system under SGSY scheme operated by the Government of India separately. In different chapters of this book, we mainly on the basis of Social Experiment evaluate the comparative effectiveness of those two types of micro finance system in the presence of availability of job through NREGS to enhance different socio-economic factors of the rural people ····· 10361114140
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray ¿De qué depende el desarrollo de las ciudades y regiones Partiendo de este interrogante, el libro ofrece una reflexión sobre el concepto de desarrollo y una análisis de las políticas de desarrollo territorial en Argentina y América Latina. Apoyándose en la bibliografía latinoamericana sobre el desarrollo local y en la literatura europea de los últimos veinte años, polemiza con posturas tradicionalmente vigentes en la región, en particular aquellas que tienen una idea determinista y exógena del desarrollo y una concepción pasiva de las sociedades locales, y plantea la necesidad de nuevas interpretaciones que modifiquen la manera de abordar el tema territorial, así como el papel de los gobiernos nacionales, regionales y locales en el desarrollo. Analiza los cambios introducidos en la política territorial y muestra la relevancia de las políticas basadas en la articulación dinámica entre sujetos, prácticas sociales y proyectos políticos, ya que permiten desplegar capacidades locales que explican cómo y porqué se desarrollan los territorios. ····· 10361116545
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book is a modest but far reaching case study of Tajikikistan`s 1992 to 1997 civil war and post-war transformation. From a third sector perspective, the author makes informed analysis of events during and after the war by applying contemporary peace and conflict theories and concepts to verify achievements of various Peace Accords in Tajikistan. It observes the corrupt and authoritarian regimes with unstable economy. It underscores the positive interventions of the non-governmental sector including local and international NGOs and CBOs in traditional forms of local self-governance in peacebuilding and local empowerment.This is why author applies merits and demerits analysis to third sector participation in conflict transformation. The research engages effectively in government policy and collaboration with NGOs. Using empirical research, it suggests that despite inherent challenges imposed on civil society building, coupled with absense of social contract and features of negative peace, it is impossible to undermine traditional approaches in reconciliation, peacebuilding and development projects. Highly recommended for negotiators, NGOs and researchers in development studies. ····· 10361133432
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray In the last years the EU went through a process of significant territorial reconfiguration as a consequence of the intensified cooperation between regions beyond national borders. The European Spatial Development Perspective certainly gave the momentum for such changes. Even though the ESDP never gained a statutory force at the EU level, it clearly stimulated pioneering actions towards more meaningful provisions for a spatial development across Member States and their regions. Eventually, it paved a way to the demarcation of 13 transnational zones within the EU and the launch of the INTERREG initiative to support cooperation within these territories. This book provides a unique glance at the transnational cooperation within the North Sea Region and investigates the impact of the EU financial support allocated to the region through the INTERREG IIIB North Sea Programme. ····· 10361133474
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Microcredit has been considered one of the most significant innovations in the field of development in the last thirty years. It has contributed positively to the natural resource management by forming social capital, creating alternate income and diversifying livelihoods of resource dependent rural people. In recent years, the notion of government as the only decision-making authority in natural resource management has been replaced by multi-scale, polycentric governance, which recognizes that a large number of stakeholders in different institutional settings contribute to overall management of resources. Improving the management and empowering local communities, community-based management has become a common strategy in the last two decades and community-based organizations are grassroot institutions that involve rural communities in co-management. This book provides a comprehensive synthesis of the role of microcredit in socio-economic development of a wetland resource dependent community and factors involved in sustainability of community-based organizations. It also offers evidence of social learning that evolved through microcredit and grassroot institutional interventions. ····· 10361133671
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray A complete centralization of provision of public services had increasingly led to different problems in services delivery. As a result many countries have implemented a decentralization policy to provide effective public service delivery and local self-rule. Most developing countries engaged decentralization policy as part of development strategy. To assess actual implementation, a study were conducted at district level in Ethiopia. The findings showed that decentralization at district level remains challenging by lots of problems and a top down hierarchical relationship between sector offices and service units. This book explains in detail the state of decentralized service delivery, in regards to the required institutions and their performance, the power/authority of local governments, the financial and human resources as well as the level of community participation. It also describes mechanisms how to make decentralization meaningful and improve service delivery. ····· 10361136002
für 53.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Based on the continued prevalence of teacher-student sexual relationships in the Beninese education system post progressive 2006 legislation, this research aims to explore community stakeholders perceptions, attitudes, and responses to this phenomenon in several northern, rural Beninese communities. As the use of the term `sexual harassment` proves inadequate in describing actual relationships occurring in schools, the goal here is to uncover more accurate descriptions, causes, motivations behind and consequences of individual actors acceptance (either willful or via coercion) or refusal of engaging in these relationships. With poverty and development disparities as motivating factors, sex between teachers and students emerges as a transactional process: a direct exchange of sex for money and/or grades. Many relationships in schools are perceived as consensual, although poverty induced, and involve complex levels of silent or overt parental encouragement and societal acceptance. By more explicitly describing the complexities of these sexual relationships, researchers, NGOs and the Beninese government can more successfully address the phenomenon and its impact on girls education. ····· 10361146400
····· lezzter Preis 54.90€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Virtual or Online Publications have become very essential especially in academic fields where both students and teachers has had valuable access to information at little or no cost at all. The online publication of this text is projected to be of handy to many lecturer, students and practitioners alike. There has been some dark clouds pertaining definitions, origins and concepts of sustainability. Issues in Sustainability has been a great light, enlightening the dark corners in sustainability practice and theory. Whilst more researches need to be done in this field, academics are doing wonderful a job for practitioners to have clarity in this field. With this publication handy, one will over-simplifications of sustainability that practice will be easy. ····· 1036125349
für 55.71€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The intent of this qualitative study was assessing the overall livelihoods situation of MSE operators specifically by examining their issues related to context, capital assets, role of institutions, policies and processes, and finally the livelihood outcomes of working in MSEs. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews, key-informant interviews, focused group discussion, and non-participant observations, while subsequent analysis was done in light of the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework. The studied operators were vulnerable to many contextual factors, consequently had unequal access to and levels of various types of capital assets. A number of formal and informal governmental, non-governmental, private and commercial institutions have played helpful/hindering role during the establishment and operation of the enterprises. It was found that the problems challenging the targeted MSEs were market, institution, operator, MSE and society-related. The study mainly suggests such measures as alleviating the market problem of the MSEs improving the provision and current state of public infrastructures and increasing the capacity of executives and the operators themselves. ····· 1036118835
für 61.20€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray What are the implications of HIV and AIDS on household agricultural productivity and food security This book provides an indepth qualitative understanding of emerging dynamics focusing on new farmers in the context of the pandemic. Using a case study approach, this book reveals that the epidemic reduces a poor household`s capacity to sustainably produce enough food. HIV and AIDS mortality and morbidity specifically diverts household income away from agro-related investments into non-productive expenditures. Income reduction translates into further impoverishment of affected households. Indigenous intergenerational knowledge tranfers are also disrupted. Cropping patterns and household decision-making processes have experienced drastic changes. Vulnerability of households to chronic food problems appears to be worsening. A sustainable future requires development planners to put HIV and AIDS at the centre of agricultural policy and rural livelihoods programming. In addition, Public policy and programming must be informed by a gendered framework that also puts value on the role of indigenous coping mechanisms. ····· 1036118632
für 61.20€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The debate surrounding land reform is back on the development agenda with a consensus amongst academics that the severe unequal distribution of land in developing countries is the main cause of persistent levels of poverty and inequality in the countryside. In Venezuela, a state-led agrarian reform programme is being pursued. This programme is designed with the most promising elements to offset strong landlord resistance, alleviate poverty, and increase agricultural productivity in the context of food sovereignty but key weaknesses in the implementation and institutionalization of the programme hinder its ability to be fully effective. Three key weaknesses have been identified corruption and political sabotage private intermediaries and a lack of regulation. The ability of the state and society to overcome these key weaknesses will dictate whether this agrarian reform programme can make for a successful and productive agrarian transformation or whether its inconsistency and its lack of capacity will lead to a crisis of legitimacy and increased conflicts. The state-society relationship and ability to confront and adapt to such challenges will determine long-term outcomes. ····· 1036119776
für 61.20€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Rural poverty and underdevelopment are challenges to African governments, donor community and the world over. In South Africa, rural poverty is severe in the former homelands. This poverty is attributed to policy failures of the apartheid administration. The policies marginalised the African people. The current study focuses on the feasibility of rural agriculture in dealing with the poverty and underdevelopment in the post-apartheid South Africa. This study is ethnographic and the researcher lived in Amathole District in the Eastern Province for more than three years. The researcher established that dealing with the poverty in the district is a complex matter that calls for a deep involvement of the various stakeholders in the country. This study would benefit policy makers, development studies practitioners, researchers, and academics interested in rural development. ····· 1036188129
für 61.20€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Educational development in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries has long been delayed due to weak capacities in the production and management of relevant knowledge. The lack of adequate and reliable education management information systems continues to impede the formulation and implementation of sound educational development policies. Hence, there has been considerable interest within the international community, including organizations such as the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), SSA Governments and other multilateral and bilateral institutions in building relevant capacities in SSA countries. The dissertation on which this book is based was designed to contribute to our understanding of how such development policies are internationally coordinated and implemented through national programmes. It examined the coordination and implementation of the National Education Statistical Information Systems (NESIS) capacity building intervention in SSA, particularly in Senegal and Zambia, and shed some light on how capacities are built as well as on the top-down/bottom-up debate on development interventions. ····· 1036189077
für 61.20€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book investigates the role of farmers participation in Lenche Dima Watershed management interventions as well factors that act as bottlenecks to the active participation of the community in the watershed. The study assumed that if these factors are not investigated and analyzed, they are likely to cause a continuous impediment on farmers participation in on-going developments as well as on the viability of development efforts in the country itself. Thus the study helps to increase the concerned parties understanding and commitment towards the full course of the growth and empowerment of rural farmers participation by eliminating plans, policies and projects that constrain participation in development practices. in a nut shell, as a passing mark this paper ultimately address the issues farmers in general and women s role in particular, the nature of conservation approaches in the watershed, the role of stakeholders including the intervened donor organizations participatory approach versus with its short comings has also included in the research. The finding finally presented suggestions that will be helpful for the ultimate credit of the proceeding. ····· 1036198980
für 61.20€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Making the state - society synergy a reality by bridging the great divide between the state and the society is vital for achieving prosperity. Of the several attempts in Sri Lanka to bridge this divide, Samurdhi , the current main social safety net in Sri Lanka, can be considered the most significant attempt. This book places its emphasis on researching the factors that influence the Samurdhi program s potential for creating a constructive engagement between the state and the civil society, thus empowering the civil society and contributing to achieving economic development. The study shows that state - society interaction has created a number of mutual benefits for both the state and society. Yet, some of the positive impacts of this synergy have been diminished by the absence of a proper policy direction. The political involvement in the program has created a distorted form of state - society interaction , thus negating some of the benefits of the synergy between the two actors. The book also suggests that current theories on the state - society synergy should pay more attention to causes of social fragmentations such as ethnicity and caste in the South Asian societies. ····· 10361118082
für 61.20€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The essence of integral development is such that all people have access to economic, social, political, cultural and spiritual resources to enable them to meet individual and societal needs. To be sustainable, integral development requires the participation of various actors of development working together. Among these actors is the church which complements the efforts of the state, civil society and private sector through the promotion of the spiritual aspect of development. However, the Catholic Church has for a long time emphasised spirituality at the expense of the socio-economic aspect of development while at the same time remaining heavily dependent on foreign aid, particularly from Europe and the United States of America. With outside funding dwindling away, the church through the laity has no choice but to promote self-development, that is, development from within. As this book shows, plans, programmes and projects for integral development took shape in the 1980s in Bukoba Diocese, Tanzania. The role played by the Kolping Society of Tanzania, the Union of Catholic Women in Tanzania (WAWATA) and the AIDS Control Programme is commendable. But this is just the beginning. ····· 10361132368
für 61.20€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The main objectives of this book are three-fold. Firstly, we surveyed the participants in the GB, BRAC and ASA in order to see the income status of the rural in Bangladesh which shows that income of the participants of these MFIs have not been increased. So the outcomes of the studies which showed earlier that the income of the participants of the MFIs had been increased that helped the rural poor to break the poverty circle in Bangladesh are evidently misleading. This study also makes a humble attempt to identify the factors that are prohibiting the rural poor in becoming the participants in the MFIs in Bangladesh. The result shows that there have been at least seven reasons and two of them are religious factors which are responsible for discouraging the rural poor to become the participants in the MFIs. This fact implies that we need an alternative way which can involve those rural poor who remain outside microfinance scheme can try to improve their own economic condition by self-employment in the micro-enterprises operated by themselves. In this respect, we explored the potentialities of three Islamic MFIs (IMFIs) operated in Bangladesh and recommended a paradigm shift. ····· 10361133037
für 61.20€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The book is trying to answer one of the most hot questions related to the development of Syrian agriculture: how to sustain high agricultural productivity to provide acceptable level of incomes to farmers and at the same time preserve the most scarce natural resource of the Country, namely water. The research is based on quantitative analysis of data collected at the field level and from secondary sources. Due to time and financial constraints, the research was confined to the north-eastern region of the Country where the problem of water shortages is mostly observed. The region farms are classified in small number of representative farms and then a mathematical programming model was built for each. The models allowed tracing the demand function for water by each representative farm. By takig the weighted sum of the individual functions, we get demand function for water at the regional level, which allow us to trace the impact of many policy scenarios on cropping mixes and water use consequently. Then correspondent changes in farm gross margins and so-called certainty equivalents are used to shed light on the impacts of these scenarios on incomes and their stability. ····· 10361133734
für 61.20€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray In Egypt, Open-door Economic Policy initiated in the 1970s paved the road for major transformation towards market economy. The dismantling of the socialist state in Egypt added more challenges in order for Egypt to meet the Millennium Development Goals. This research focuses on roles played by Egyptian development NGOs in realizing social development. The purpose of the study is to examine the validity of the `third road` thesis that emerged from the dominant Neo-Liberal development discourse. The author interviewed prominent experts in the field in Egypt and reviewed relevant literature. For the empirical part of the study, ten Egyptian Development NGOs were thoroughly studied. Although Egyptian NGOs exist and operate in an environment constrained by bureaucratic siege and security surveillance, they are blazing a trial in creating new dimensions of civil activism through changing people`s perception from waiting for solutions for problems they barely consider theirs, to feeling empowered by owning the problems and solutions. NGOs lacked collective vision for how to deal with their environment because they live in isolated islands due to the absence of constructive dialogue ····· 10361134586
für 62.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray La explicación de las diferencias de desempeño económico entre lo que genéricamente se llamó el mundo Occidental (más Japón) y lo que se denominaba corrientemente como la periferia, Tercer Mundo o países subdesarrollados, ha sido una de las principales preocupaciones de los institucionalistas históricos. Empero desde los 1970 perdió vigencia la idea de separar el mundo en dos áreas: países desarrollados y subdesarrollados. Estaba comenzando a irrumpir el milagro asiático, obligando a abandonar la noción de una Periferia monolítica y la expectativa de la convergencia en las tasas y niveles de desarrollo. No había lugar a duda que los patrones del desarrollo mundial estaban cambiando. El problema a explicar pasó a ser, por ende, por qué el atraso ha sido la regla y el desarrollo la excepción en la llamada periferia. ····· 103611736
····· lezzter Preis 62.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray En el presente libro se identifica y describe la tendencia que promueve el mercado en la estrategia de reforma judicial implementada por el BID desde la década de los noventa en América Latina, a partir de I) La formulación de un modelo ideal que abarca los elementos definitorios de una tendencia pro-mercado desde la aproximación al análisis económico del derecho II) La descripción de las relaciones entre reforma judicial y reforma y modernización del Estado del BID III) La caracterización en sentido estricto de la reforma judicial a partir de la identificación de sus objetivos y componentes de acuerdo con el análisis de una muestra significativa de programas de reforma y IV) La comparación entre las áreas de reforma conforme a la caracterización efectuada y el modelo pro-mercado propuesto. De esta forma, se demuestra con claridad en que consistió el rol estratégico atribuido a los sistemas judiciales en la promoción de un modelo de desarrollo orientado hacia el mercado se aportan herramientas para la reflexión teórica sobre las relaciones entre derecho y desarrollo y se contribuye al esclarecimiento del impacto de las refomas en la región. ····· 1036124137
für 62.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray `Globalización de la economía: mitos y realidades de un debate`, tiene en lo esencial un doble propósito en principio proporcionar un esquema de la tradición teórica en el campo de la globalización de la economía desde la crítica de la Economía Política Marxista y conjuntamente, hacer un balance de las sinergias y contradicciones de la llamada escuela sobre la globalización, tomando como base el pensamiento alternativo y convencional, y en lo particular de este último, dado su papel definitorio en los estudios sobre el tema. El análisis se enfrasca en la crítica del pensamiento convencional de la globalización, estableciendo las coordenadas del cambio de paradigma que lo explica. La conclusión central a la que se llega es que el conocimiento de las interacciones entre globalización y desarrollo, y de la heterogeneidad del pensamiento que la explica, contribuye a la comprensión de las modalidades más recientes de inserción en el mundo actual. ····· 1036190695
····· lezzter Preis 67.41€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray My Research studies contribute to know the status of financial inclusion among rural households that helps fill some of the gaps in knowledge about financial inclusion. It also draws on existing insights and experience to contribute to the policy discussion on this critical development issue. The new evidence demonstrates that financial inclusion can significantly reduce poverty and boost shared prosperity, but underscores that efforts to foster inclusion must be well designed. This research study showed that while assessing the status of financial inclusion, it was found that one third the households in three districts are still marginalized with limited or no access to basic financial services including that of microfinance and insurance. While existing initiatives in measuring financial inclusion are estimated it is found that there is a need for greater focus on the micro and distributional dimensions of financial resources. The analysis results indicated significant regional variances in banking outreach across districts of Andhra Pradesh, as also in terms of their income characteristics. More importantly, the regressions indicate an important role of SHGs, financial literacy ····· 1036125098
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This is a `how-to` book, intended for community mobilisers who want to stimulate social change in a community to work towards poverty eradication, good governance, increased transparency -- in short community empowerment. This book identifies key steps in the community mobilisation process it stresses the role and responsibility of the community leader or coordinator of an activity, community networks and other Civil Society groups, including local citizens. This book examines the theory of group dynamics, advocacy, social mobilisation and grassroots communications. The major objective of the book is to enhance knowledge and skills among students, development workers, managers and support agencies on the management of Community Based Organizations (CBO) as basic civil society units for realizing community transformation and sustainable development. ····· 103611187
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Can Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) contribute to human development and poverty reduction in Egypt The author argues that poverty alleviation, human development and disaster risk reduction are strongly interdependent in the case of Egypt. Progress towards the attainment of the first two objectives will not be achieved unless more attention is given to the DRR discourse. The thesis explores various initiatives undertaken by the Government of Egypt (GOE) for disaster risk reduction from the year 2000 until 2007 the research covers the various methods and systems employed to reduce risk and vulnerability. The 2006 outbreak of Avian Influenza is the case study, which shows the interconnection between the failure to reduce disaster risk and stagnation of sustainable development efforts. The case study reveals the impact of AI on the livelihoods of traditional polutry keepers in Fayoum. The author investigates the methods of risk reduction implemented by various government agencies and the coping mechanisms carried out by the affected communities. ····· 103613806
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book is about the issues that have arisen in watershed management as seen through social, economic, geographical, political perspectives. It argues for a more inclusive understanding of watershed management practices and in fact all community-oriented practices and development initiatives by showing the importance and role of good governance and expanding the base of participation. It shows through extensive case studies and participant observations of the functioning of watershed committees at the ground level that there is significant correlation between governance of watershed management and its democratic impact.It also shows the alarming lack of feedback mechanisms in developmental initiatives in India and argues for concrete steps in building-in such feedback loops at the policy-making stage itself.This will help students,policy makers, NGO activists,bureaucrats,and legislators. ····· 1036118793
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book rejects the assumption that women are passive recipients in local governance since they contribute significantly in fulfilling household and community needs and interests. Through knowledge and understanding to construction of power at the local level, women creatively produce and use alternative strategies which are based on their sexuality and traditional gender roles in challenging and transforming gender inequity at the local level and in improving the quality of everyday life. By raising women s self esteem, confidence and solidarity in reconstructing gendered relations at the household and community levels, women s grassroots organisations open up alternative arenas for political expression for women which is crucial for the realisation of good local governance. ····· 1036118877
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray In Mauritius, complex linkages between ethnicity and poverty exist. In an economic domain, discrimination emerges as a critical factor, affecting experiences with poverty and exclusion. Discriminatory processes play a role in the creation and maintenance of an ethnically-segmented labour market, and also reduce the mobility potential of education. In a political domain, the ethnically unrepresentative state distributes key resources and services with bias and some people face additional obstacles in their access to state institutions and resources. In a social domain, ethnic values play an important role in the social exclusion and isolation of some people within their ethnic groups. The causes and manifestations of poverty differ according to ethnicity. For Creoles, their experience with income poverty is largely shaped by their economic and political exclusion as a group. They are discriminated against in the economic domain, and are inadequately represented in state bureaucracy and politics. For many Hindus (especially widowed Hindu female-heads), and ethnically-mixed persons, an inability to draw upon social networks leads to poverty and further social isolation. ····· 1036119944
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book uses a Gramscian perspective to examine the marginalization of trade unions as part of the reconfiguration of civil society in post-liberalization Tanzania. The liberalization of the Tanzanian economy, which started during the 1980s, has led to conflicts within civil society. Since liberalization, influential donors have pushed the state to reconstitute civil society, based on a consensual vision, where, in theory, a wide variety of associational groups participate freely in national policy-making processes. However, in practice, the donors have supported the rise to prominence of a few non-governmental organizations versed in the dominant discourse, which revolves around the concepts of partnership, participation and ownership. In contrast, trade unions, by organizing industrial action and rhetorically challenging the state s treatment of the workforce, are regarded as a threat. They have consequently been marginalized. In responding to their marginalization, trade unions are hampered by two substantive problems: an ideological vacuum concerning perceptions of their role and structural constraints caused by lack of finance, falling membership and poor facilities. ····· 1036120107
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Watershed approach as area development programme is implemented by a variety of agencies in India with active participation of the stakeholders. Peoples Participation is indispensible for the effective performance and outcomes of watersheds and for ensuring its sustainability. This work assessed the impact of participatory watershed management on the society and on the environment. It makes a thorough study of the level of awareness and attitude of the participants the nature and extent of stakeholder participation the socio-economic and environmental impact of watershed activities. This work also assessed the empowerment effect of the watershed programme on the community. This book is useful to the rural development practitioners and scholars interested in understanding the effect of peoples participation in the management of watershed and other similar programmes implemented with strong peoples participation. ····· 1036120368
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The pattern and impacts consequent upon tourism development in coastal settings, one of the most enduring human aspects of modern times, is rather intriguing. In many ways, it exemplifies the most manifestive aspect of tourism development since 1960s`. In India, hosting the sun-sea-sand drifters of Western origin has history of over six decades and in course many patches of its long coast has been transformed into virtual paradise for holiday-makers! Equally interesting has been tourism`s evolution as powerful agent of change, largely organic and bereft of meaningful State and/or corporate patronage. Indeed, conspicuous indifference of the planning machinery has virtually left tourism a lame-duck, subjecting for it to mend itself and sustain. In spite of this, tourism`s influence on the socioeconomic fabric of coastal areas has been tremendous and many such cases can be located in Kerala and Goa. Tourism also transforms many components of destinations, often irreversibly, inviting criticism. Idea for present work emerged out of this and specifically it endeavours mapping a trajectory of tourism-induced transformation processes in coastal places and space along India`s West Coast. ····· 1036120587
····· lezzter Preis 71.10€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The present work on the Role of Self Help groups in Strengthening Reproductive and Child Health Programme is a original piece of work combining the modern theories with age old values inherent in the society in which the programme was applied. It sets out to explore a model which helped the poor women to start their economic life with the help of micro finance in an innovative manner in the health sector. The processes, applied in the development of the programme, have helped in bringing out a Sustainable Reproductive and Child Health Programme through increasing use of RCH knowledge, capacity building, social capital formation, network building, continuous needs assessment and fulfillment and development of an intra-sectoral linkage for sustaining the programs which were started to bring about the changes in their life. Most importantly, this work highlights the methodology applied in maintaining the development efforts for improving the Reproductive and Child Health Programme. ····· 1036125759
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book is the publication of a highly praised doctoral thesis exploring the role of social capital theory in Australian regional development policy and practice. The author provides a trenchant critique of the concept `social capital` and the link between social capital and regional economic development which has been propagated in Australia and around the world. The author draws attention to the `missing links` in social capital theory, exploring how the concept has mutated from its origins as a tool in a tightly theorised framework for the explanation of social structure and inequality, into a community development tool which many believe can be used to remedy such inequality. With reference to a case study of the local government area of the City of Playford in South Australia, the author argues that not only are current understandings of social capital unable to adequately address issues of class and structural inequality in Australian regional development, they may also be contributing to their exacerbation. ····· 1036187159
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray To cooperate or not . This is the question that participants in Community Development Projects pose to themselves on each venture. It has not an easy answer since cooperation is costly as Alejandro Natal shows in this book. The author describes how communities have to devote time and effort to actually produce collective action, manage it and prevent freeriding and other individual and colective conflicts. The Costs of Cooperation is an interesting concept that the author develops to argue that Community Particpatory Development as it has geen generally thought. The insights of this book may offer interesting points for reflection to NGos, development practitioners,donors and sccholars interested in the field of development adminsitration. ····· 1036187375
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The book focuses on policies of environmental inclusion within the development ethos in Malaysia. It examines the environmental pressure brought by developmental goals using water pollution in Peninsular Malaysia as its unit of analysis. It explores the trend and magnitude of development indicators such as urbanization, population and industrial growth in the country and the impact on water resource. The price of developmental goals is always an environmental degradation of natural resources such as water pollution. In the light of this, the book evaluates the various policy measures, actions and mechanisms put forward by the government to overcome the problem of water pollution in Peninsular Malaysia. Interestingly, the work also identifies issues associated with some policy instruments used by the government and administrative constraints likely to hinder the implementation of such policies and/or make them ineffective. The book recommends some policy initiatives that can be adopted as a way forward for sustainability of the environmental resources in the country. ····· 1036187744
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs are a recent and popular approach in developing countries to improve health and education prospects of poor families through conditional financial incentives. However, due to sub-optimal transfers and administrative difficulties in identifying needy families, many CCT programs suffer from incomplete coverage of needy families and/or low financial efficiencies. De Janvry and Sadoulet (2003) have shown that their targeting method (the DJS method), which uses binary regression models to identify needy families and optimal transfer amounts, can effectively overcome these problems. This dissertation tackles two issues encountered in implementing the DJS method: the need for an appropriate methodology to compare binary models, and the need to develop binary models with high external validity. For targeting of CCT programs, binary models need to be analyzed comprehensively beyond the overall goodness-of-fit. For example, policy makers may need to know the rates of false positive and false negative predictions of various models and choose the most appropriate model for given policy priorities. ····· 1036188597
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This work is an attempt to examine the effect of non-economic factors in economic development focusing on the case of Iran. After distinguishing non-economic and economic factors, to tackle the topic, a wide and deep literature review was undertaken to see how development economists as well as other social scientists viewed economic and non-economic factors in their theories. The practical focus was on non-economic factors. A broad study considering the attitude of Islam towards material life and economic progress was also undertaken. This study suggested that Islam has great potential to promote a society to achieve a reasonable level of economic development though interpretations and practices often fail to follow Islamic texts. The main investigation involved fieldwork in Iran to identify obstacles to production. The results were strongly supportive to the idea that severe lack of an appropriate culture, especially amongst officials and politicians, fostering economic development and the existence of a biased world view towards socio-cultural values unsympathetic to development have caused wastage of resources, frustration of management, and consequently backwardness in Iran. ····· 1036188644
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This research investigates the livelihoods of artisanal fishing families at Lake Malawi. The research addresses the question of how artisanal fishers adapt their behaviour to cope with fluctuations in fish availability that occur naturally.Results show that fishers adapt to the fluctuating fish stocks either by specialising mainly in fishing and emphasing on mobility so that short and medium term movements around the lake are made in pursuit of the resource or by maintaining diverse livelihoods, combining fishing with farming and other non-farm income generating activities. There are, of course, also intermediate cases between these two opposing poles. Movement is another way of getting around the fluctuation and results show that over and above getting the fish migration for fishing purposes brings benefits both to migrants and resident communities migrants bring cash and they allowe access to the beaches. In this regard, it is argued that this sort of fishing requires minimal management, in which mobility and diversity are recognised and encouraged. ····· 1036189243
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray After Africa India comprises a largest mass of natives (tribes) in the world. Amongst, the de-notified and nomadic tribes (DNTs) are an essential element of the Indian native s society. Nevertheless, ethnographic research have been conducted on some of them, it is only comparatively new that they are finding a few citations in academic and non-academic discourses across India. The Government of India has Constituted National Commission for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic tribes to shed light on various developmental issues for these Tribes. Social inclusion of the denotified communities is a very important concern of the every government. Various Governments have initiated noted social policies and programames to bring DNTs in to the main stream of the society. Originally this book is a collection of articles presented In the national conference on Denotified tribes and this book presents the social , educational and general conditions of the denotified tribes and suggests ways and means to improve their quality of life. This book would be useful to policy makers, academic sections, researchers, NGOs and general public. ····· 1036189287
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Infrastructural facilities are necessary incentives for, and prerequisites of development, good quality of life and community cohesion. Whereas the majority of Nigerians live in rural areas, the rural dwellers have no voice in decision making on matters that concerned their lives. Consequently, the rural area is characterised by low accessibility, high degree of socio-economic and infrastructural deprivation that accelerate urbanisation. This infrastructural deprivation occasioned by official inadequacy in the rural sector gives rooms for rural populace to adopt collective action to solve problems of daily life. Thus, this book brings to the fore, through empirical analysis, how people in rural areas collectively respond to the problem of infrastructural deprivation through shared strategies and problem-solving interdependencies, relying on the principles of equity, fairness and mutual behavioural expectations they derive from their tradition. In order to overcome the problem of infrastructural deprivation, problem-solving models that are anchored on collective action, associational life, mutual trust, reciprocity, and common understanding are proposed for adoption. ····· 1036189296
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This research considers the benefits and disbenefits of ecotourism development in Brunei Darussalam, derived from the economic, social and cultural impacts, as described and experienced by Iban and Dusun communities in selected villages at Ulu Temburong National Park and Merimbun Heritage Park, the influence of ecotourism on their traditional resource use, and their involvement in the planning and decision-making process. The impacts of tourism on local people have been studied in developing and developed countries, but the impacts of ecotourism development in national parks have not been commonly researched in a holistic approach, such that they often lack the positive aspects, notably for the socio-cultural dimension. The researcher develops a conceptual model of sustainability in ecotourism that fulfils some of the specifications established by Budowski (1976) and Valentine (1997), which establishes the symbiotic relationship of local communities in ecotourism represented by the benefits that local communities can acquire. ····· 1036189340
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray La autora busca generar conocimiento en materia de planeación metropolitana, haciendo una propuesta metodológica para el diseño y formulación de Planes Estratégicos de Desarrollo Metropolitano Integral (PEDMI), los cuales consideren e integren los diferentes ámbitos que se vinculan con la compleja realidad de las metrópolis. Para ello, establece la diferencia y complementariedad existente entre la planeación tradicional, la planeación estratégica y la prospectiva territorial y evidencia el potencial del vínculo: prospectiva territorial-políticas públicas, para fortalecer el quehacer gubernamental. Además, para identificar los factores estratégicos que han dado lugar al diseño y formulación de planes metropolitanos a nivel internacional, lleva a cabo un estudio comparativo de tres casos de éxito: Barcelona, Curitiba y Montreal. Y es a partir de los principales hallazgos emanados del análisis comparativo, de la aplicación de herramientas prospectivas, así como del análisis del caso de la Zona Metropolitana de Monterey (ZMM), que hace una propuesta metodológica y plantea lineamientos de política pública para el diseño y formulación de un PEDMI en el caso de la ZMM. ····· 1036189743
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray La presente investigación tiene como objetivo identificar la contribución que realizan las asociaciones de productores sobre el desarrollo económico local. Específicamente, se abordan tres aspectos: el primero, un análisis de estudios de caso en México que incluyen asociaciones de productores versus empresas independientes en el sector ornamental en el estado de Morelos. En este sentido, se observa si como lo establece la teoría, las asociaciones de productores tienen un mayor impacto sobre el empleo, ingresos y bienestar generado que las empresas independientes. El segundo, una propuesta metodológica (cadena laboral) que permitirá en un futuro cercano sistematizar el estudio sobre el impacto de las iniciativas de desarrollo local en el empleo, ingresos y bienestar de los individuos en cualquier parte del mundo. El tercero, identificar a las asociaciones de productores en el sector ornamental en el estado de Morelos que contribuyen en mayor medida al desarrollo económico local y las razones detrás de su impacto (tecnología, innovación, entre otras). ····· 1036191025
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The book is divided in two parts. The first analyzes macro-issues and government policies. It begins with analyzing the effects of the global financial crisis of 2008 on Sub-Saharan African economies. It also looks at global private capital flows for development finance in Sub-Saharan Africa with focus on best performing economies. This is followed by a review of the sources of global private capital and implications for Sub-Saharan Africa. Moreover, the financial sector and capital account liberalization in economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa are discussed. Finally, strategies to market Sub-Saharan African economies and create wealth are outlined. The Second section of the book focuses on micro-issues such as individuals and firms and their role in economic development. It starts with an analysis of self-management and personal leadership of highly effective people and implications for political and business leaders in Sub-Saharan Africa. Also discussed are the role of conflict in organizations, exemplary leaders in organizations, firm innovations,and the process of entrepreneurial opportunity-identification with implications for Sub-Saharan African businesses. ····· 1036191957
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book presents a value-laden understanding of development that acknowledges that development is human centered. The book re-emphasizes that human development which has become a powerful element of current development discourse is not just a social, economic and technological challenge it is also an institutional and political challenge. The emphasis therefore is to analyze the notion of human development with the intention of improving it by placing more emphasis on the aspect of politics and human agency (the ability to act and be an agent of one s life). Politics here is understood beyond its usual institutional focus or identification with government, politicians and parliaments to include a much wider and much more important and dynamic range of activities found in all human groups such as institutions and societies. ····· 1036192089
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Indigenous tourism entrepreneurship assumes a critical role in the livelihoods of the poor communities and in poverty alleviation in rural areas. However, empirical studies disclose that most of the indigenous tourism enterprises (ITEs) are marginal and dependent upon dominant larger tourism enterprises. Using a descriptive survey design, the author presents indigenous tourism-related enterprises in Samburu District, Kenya in terms of their: typologies performance and, spending level of tourists. She found that indigenous tourism-related businesses were low income informal micro-businesses housed in temporary structures and hence made relatively little economic contribution beyond employing their owners. Though there is a viable market for the products, the total expenditure by tourists is dependent on group size and composition and country and region of origin. Dr. Imbaya argues that there is need for indigenous people to access education both general and entrepreneurship specific, to equip them with knowledge and skills needed for effective exploitation of existing tourism resources. This book is recommended for development researchers and tourism entrepreneurs. ····· 1036198552
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book has designed to meet the requirements of the university students who studying the courses of economics, and management at graduate and post graduate levels, and preparation of the civil services etc. For groups, essential principles and concepts of the development that are particularly relevant for understanding development problems are highlighted throughout the book. This study was based on the survey reports under the project entitled: Evaluation of Rural Technology conducted by NISTADS from 1996-98. During this survey I visited 19 districts of Bihar include Patna, Mokama, Barh, Bakhtiyarpur, Barauni, Khagaria, Purnia Katihar, Bhagalpur and Chapra. I visited Kenya (2000), Six years of living and teaching experiences of development economics at Addis Ababa University (2005-07) Gondar University (2007-10) Debre Birhan University (2010-11) in Ethiopia, and UUM, Malaysia (2011-12), have helped shape and refine a book that is unique in approach, organization, and pedagogy in the context of a major set of problems of Development. ····· 1036198877
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Broadening the view of development beyond economics is necessary to reduce poverty. Alternative development with a special focus on rural areas and communities is proffered as a more diverse way to address pressing international development needs. Community capacity provides a framework for understanding the comprehensive nature of alternative development. This book unpacks the concept of community capacity and its important relationship to governance, elaborating on the understanding of community to include the local government, organizations and all stakeholders. Governance issues such as decentralization, localization, democracy and participatory practices are advocated to build community capacity and affect development. Tools to improve governance, including the logical framework, policy management cycle and evaluation are explored. The new concepts of community-driven economics and community leadership are introduced to address alternative development and community capacity building. The new A-A-A framework of community capacity develops through a post-modernist, post-positivist, qualitative look at case studies of rural revitalization in Japan and the Philippines. ····· 1036199131
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The project is an explanatory research investigating the status and future of the rural development of a mountainous region in Cyprus. The primary objective was to stimulate the economically depressed region by developing its productive resources and by improving its social and institutional services, in order for rural exodus to be controlled and rural population to remain in their communities. A methodological research approach called triangulation was used, in order to gather primary information for analysis from three focus groups. [Farmers, Moukhtars (community leaders) and Migrants]. The analysis of the research findings and the clarification of its issues, produced the final outcome of the survey, which is a set of recommendations that have real potential of implementation for the socioeconomic development of the region. This will be presented and brought to the attention of the pertinent stakeholders for materialization and for the development of the region. ····· 1036199299
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Mixed results from empirical studies concerning the effectiveness of Technology business incubators (TBI) raise questions of the role of local government as a legitimate sponsor of incubators. In response to the current debate on the role of government in incubator program, this study undertakes a comparative evaluation to assess the differences both in selection of inputs and in outcomes between public and private technology incubators. The primary question examined through this research is whether publicly funded technology business incubators could be substituted by private ones. Using case study methodology, this research studies exemplar incubators of different sponsorship types to observe roles of public engagement for different sponsorships. Using National Establishment Time Series (NETS) data base, this research then conducts two-group comparison to exam whether performances of TBIs differ by sponsorships, in terms of sales, wages and employment. ····· 1036199906
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Using the Malawi Social Cash Transfer Program, this paper examines whether local community people have relevant knowledge about household poverty which can help them conduct successful targeting with minimal errors. The findings challenge the skepticism that local people cannot successfully conduct targeting when properly guided. They have knowledge about poverty as well as its categories and causes, which are similar to those being used by development practitioners, though theirs is up-to-date. The paper argues that community-based methods have great potential of reaching out to the most needy people or households at affordable cost since there is cost sharing with community people, most of whom volunteer their time. The study further confirms that the method works better when the following factors are considered institutional set up and capacity, financial flow and sustainability, and technical and political support to implementing agencies and agents. ····· 10361118550
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray The problematic that has gripped the Sub-Saharan African milieu and has perturbed philosophers, political scientists, economists, sociologists, and development partners, intellectually and Splanchnically , is the combined phenomenon of corruption, nepotism, embezzlement graft, abuse of office and cronyism. While Sub-Saharan Africa has for a number of decades received substantial chunks of aid, ostensibly to improve living standards of the masses, in the majority of countries, living standards seem to be falling and the numbers of those who are destitute increasing. In addition even Ombudsmen and other integrity monitoring institutions, set up to ensure that ethical standards are observed in both public and private domains seems to be whipping a dead horse . The book critically assesses the fundamental causes of the integrity crisis in which Sub-Saharan is currently enmeshed. ····· 10361132628
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Development scholars seem to have now accepted that cultural attributes and values actually matter in development, but there is still much debate over actually how they matter and play a role in development processes. This book argues that the development industry needs to carefully reconsider cultural assets and incorporate them into its work at both conceptual and programmatic levels. By viewing cultural traditions as complex practices and meanings which are embedded in people s lives, this analysis demonstrates the significance of culture and its positive and negative roles in development processes. Cultural Capital is recognized here as a crucial concept for incorporating culture into livelihood analysis and rural development planning and implementation. This study is based on field-based research by the author in Sri Lanka, but its findings have much wider relevance for international development efforts. The study identifies and celebrates those who are inspired by their ancestors, their traditions, knowledge and value systems, and who believe that their cultural values are the back-bone of who they are and how they live . ····· 10361132794
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book explores the application of mobile technologies for health in rural areas in developing countries, so as to provide reflections about the potential of the nascent m-health field. It sheds light on the gaps in the literature through a case study in two regions of Peru, but is not limited to this specific context and provides wider reflections on current topics of discussion in the field. A qualitative approach was used, including a combination of methods both in traditional face-to-face and online settings. The book highlights three important advantages of m-health in developing countries: the value of the immediacy in the communication for emergencies, the multimedia capabilities and the improved reliability of this technology. However, it also reflects on the recent limitations for their adoption and use in isolated communities, providing realistic considerations about the constraints of this potential for the poorest groups. Furthermore, it shows how the most relevant benefits of m-health in developing countries are derived from the natural use of the technology among the population, rather than through externally conceptualised and driven m-health programmes. ····· 10361134036
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Most models about global sustainability treat the world as if it were a homogeneous, single-nation system. However, the clustering observed among nations with respect to their economic development levels results in two distinct blocks developed (North) and developing (South). Interaction of these blocks and their local actions affect the global sustainability, as they are two interrelated actors in a closed system, namely the world. In this study, population, economic growth, welfare gap, energy supply and related pollution are identified as the key issues related to both global sustainability. These issues are analyzed in a systems perspective, focusing on their systemic, inseparable nature. A dynamic feedback model is constructed in order to simulate the long-term dynamics for key variables related to the above issues. The results obtained from a set of scenarios clearly demonstrate the fact that the obstacles that would be encountered by North and South will be quite different in nature and magnitude. ····· 10361147400
für 71.10€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This monograph Socio-Economic Journey of an Impoverished Eastern Indian State and Way Ahead contains chapters with optimistic approach to the down trodden economy of Odisha state reaching unto a panoramic outlook. This second poorest state in India is affected by the pangs of draught, flood, famine, super-cyclone and superstitions. These calamities have deprived and shattered the fabric. However, the emerging globalization and liberalization in the Indian economy has provided a ray of hope to development at the cost of natural resources and environment. The narrative has dealt on issues and challenges adopting change management perspectives. It augmented a resurrecting method of new thinking, creative strategies, managing newness, strategic alliance, new business, creation of new powerful political leaders and policy to final solve these perennial problems with creativity. It provided alternative solutions with new models for implementation with a holistic blend. It redefined a host of feasible strategies to capitalization of natural resources for encashment of human resources to mobilize resources with qualitative factorization and governance. ····· 10361147402
····· lezzter Preis 74.90€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray El trabajo sobre políticas de desarrollo rural en el Departamento Andalgalá, Provincia de Catamarca, República Argentina, es abordado desde un enfoque histórico-político-institucional y propone indagar cómo ha sido la construcción del desarrollo rural desde la percepción de los actores sociales sobre el desarrollo, que aparecen o se invisibilizan en las políticas públicas del Estado a través de distintos programas gubernamentales, considerando la progresiva extinción de la agricultura y la ganadería, proceso que se profundizó con la puesta en marcha de la explotación de la minería a cielo abierto. ····· 1036123542
····· lezzter Preis 79.00€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray A systematic evaluation of dispersion models as a tool for air quality assessment and management in a Vietnamese context was conducted with focus on technical as well as management aspects. The research studied the application of dispersion models in line with the Integrated Monitoring and Assessment (IMA) concept. The research mainly focused on the application and evaluation of Operational Street Pollution Model (OSPM) and Operational Meteorological Air Quality Model (OML) which are operational and applicable dispersion models for assessment of street and urban background air quality. An evaluation of model calculations against available measurements was carried out. This study contributed to a systematic evaluation of air pollution conditions in Hanoi and identified factors that influence air quality. ····· 1036187240
····· lezzter Preis 79.00€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray This book is about the changes and reformation of public sector auditing to provide greater transparency, accountability and public trust in Indonesia. The changes taking place over one decade, starting from 2001 based on the third Amendment of the Indonesian Constitution. Since then, the way of public sector auditing functions in scope and criteria has been changed. The great change movement of public sector auditing lead the government to become more transparent and accountable to the public. This book described some of the building blocks of this new face of public sector auditing in Indonesia. Besides, the book reviews the way of public accountability is reshaping through how public sector auditing examining government`s financial and performance reports. ····· 1036188017
····· lezzter Preis 88.20€ ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray La presente investigación estudia las vinculaciones entre transporte y desarrollo económico en Bolivia, Colombia y Venezuela entre 1990 y 2005 y la trascendencia del sector como una relevante estrategia de desarrollo para estos países, encuadrándose este estudio dentro del enfoque sistémico de la competitividad y de la perspectiva de la Nueva Geografía Económica (NGE). A través de este trabajo se demuestra que, durante dieciséis años, ha habido una deficiente provisión del transporte en estos países, traduciéndose en un importante rezago socioeconómico. Además de hacerse referencia a la contribución que, en general, ha tenido el transporte a lo largo de la historia, se establece el perfil y la importancia del sector para estos países andinos, estableciéndose las razones de la configuración del transporte para cada uno de ellos y las consecuencias generadas por esta disposición. ····· 1036122922
für 88.20€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray Las reformas estructurales de la economía colombiana han conducido al País y a Bogotá a una apertura de las importaciones de bienes y servicios, así como al mercado de capitales y los flujos de inversión lo que implicó el abandono definitivo de una política activa de industrialización, acarreando una pérdida relativa de participación del sector industrial en la estructura económica de Bogotá, aunque también a que algunos subsectores de la industria manufacturera de Bogotá pierdan producción y valor agregado. Este libro trata sobre la industrialización en Bogotá, capital que históricamente ha concentrado la producción industrial del País. Se propone demostrar que en el período 1990-2007 se ha producido una desindustrialización en Bogotá, relativa y absoluta, enmarcada en una industria básica de bajo valor agregado y en la deslocalización productiva, que viene buscando en la periferia de la Ciudad una alternativa de producción, a menores costos y barreras, sin dejar de usufructuar las ventajas estáticas y dinámicas de los bienes y servicios ofrecidos en la Ciudad, que debe de mantener sus condiciones de competitividad aun perdiendo su tejido industrial. ····· 1036189919
für 88.20€ kaufen ···· Rheinberg-Buch.de - Bücher, eBooks, DVD & Blu-ray El libro que el lector tiene en sus manos, consiste en una serie de notas que buscan exponer de manera sucinta las principales ideas y motivaciones intelectuales que respaldan esta muestra de ensayos. De tal forma que se abordan temas generales sobre las dimensiones de los diálogos regionales, cuyas particularidades son retomadas en las secciones del libro. Es importante mencionar que la materialización parcial de esta empresa académica ha implicado seguir una agenda de investigación de largo plazo y varios equipos de trabajo investigando de forma independiente pero coordinada. Estrategia que sirvió de base para organizar el simposio internacional titulado: EPS-4 Diálogos regionales entre América Latina y Europa Central: Cambio institucional, Transformación Sistémica y Adaptaciones Regionales a Finales del Siglo XX , en el marco del 51° Congreso Internacional de Americanistas celebrado del 14 al 18 de julio de 2003 en Santiago de Chile. ····· 1036190609
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