Routledge Research on Asian Development – serie
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24 produkter
Child and Youth Well-being in China
Av Lijun Chen, Dali L. Yang m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
997 kr
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The true measure of any society is how it treats its children, who are in turn that society’s future. Making use of data from the longitudinal Chinese Family Panel Studies survey, the authors of this timely study provide a multi-faceted description and analysis of China’s younger generations. They …
Rethinking World Bank Influence
Governance Reforms and the Ritual Aid Dance in Indonesia
Inbunden, 2023
2510 kr
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Why is it so hard for international development organizations—even ones as well-resourced and influential as the World Bank—to generate and sustain change in the way things are done in those countries where they work? Despite what, in many cases, is decades of investment and effort, why do partner …
Modern Slavery and Bonded Labour in South Asia
A Human Rights-Based Approach
Inbunden, 2019
2510 kr
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This book investigates one of the most pervasive forms of modern slavery: bonded labour, whereby labour is linked with a credit agreement, leaving a debtor bound to repay their debt through long-term servitude. Drawing on cases from Nepal and India, the author adopts a human rights-based approach, …
Development and Gender Capital in India
Change, Continuity and Conflict in Kerala
Av Shoba Arun
Häftad, 2019
749 kr
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The Indian state of Kerala has invoked much attention within development and gender debates, specifically in relation to its female capital- an outcome of interrelated historical, cultural and social practices. On the one hand, Kerala has been romanticised, with its citizenry, particularly women, …
Community Welfare Organisations in Rural Myanmar
Precarity and Parahita
Inbunden, 2019
2510 kr
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This book provides an in-depth study of the moral economies emerging from within conditions of precarity in rural communities in contemporary Myanmar. James C. Scott’s seminal work on ‘The Moral Economy of the Peasant’ argued that peasant notions of subsistence and expectations of reciprocity …
2006 Crisis in East Timor
Lessons for Contemporary Peacebuilding
Häftad, 2023
681 kr
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This book argues that the international community must share responsibility for contributing to the conditions that resulted in violent conflict in Timor-Leste, four years after it declared independence from Indonesia. Its failure to tailor interventions to Timor-Leste’s specific political economy …
Bangladesh's Graduation from the Least Developed Countries Group
Pitfalls and Promises
Häftad, 2020
691 kr
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Since the group of least developed countries (LDCs) was identified in 1971, only five countries have graduated from the group, all of which are characterised by small size or population. The projections are that the next decade will see a rapid increase in the pace of graduation, with Bangladesh in …
Child and Youth Well-being in China
Av Lijun Chen, Dali L. Yang m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
371 kr
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The true measure of any society is how it treats its children, who are in turn that society’s future. Making use of data from the longitudinal Chinese Family Panel Studies survey, the authors of this timely study provide a multi-faceted description and analysis of China’s younger generations. They …
Regional Cooperation for Peace and Development
Japan and South Korea in Southeast Asia
Av Brendan Howe
Häftad, 2020
385 kr
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Faced with significant security challenges, in recent years Japan and South Korea have both sought to raise their international profile through peacebuilding, development, humanitarian assistance, and human security. This book assesses the past, present, and future potential of these niche …
Modern Slavery and Bonded Labour in South Asia
A Human Rights-Based Approach
Häftad, 2020
720 kr
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This book investigates one of the most pervasive forms of modern slavery: bonded labour, whereby labour is linked with a credit agreement, leaving a debtor bound to repay their debt through long-term servitude. Drawing on cases from Nepal and India, the author adopts a human rights-based approach, …
Social Development and the Sustainable Development Goals in South Asia
Av Nitya Mohan Khemka, Suraj Kumar
Häftad, 2021
691 kr
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This book assesses the roadmap for the implementation of the SDGs in South Asia, focusing in particular on the areas of poverty reduction, inequality, health/well-being and water and sanitation. South Asia is amongst the fastest growing regions in the world, with an aggregate GDP in excess of two …
Community Welfare Organisations in Rural Myanmar
Precarity and Parahita
Häftad, 2021
691 kr
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This book provides an in-depth study of the moral economies emerging from within conditions of precarity in rural communities in contemporary Myanmar. James C. Scott’s seminal work on ‘The Moral Economy of the Peasant’ argued that peasant notions of subsistence and expectations of reciprocity …
China's Economic Development
Decoding and Reframing its Rise
Av Lee Pei May
Inbunden, 2024
2585 kr
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Through a rigorous examination of “China’s rise”, Lee addresses an important question—Did China catch up? Or more specifically, can growth be automatically translated to catching up with the advanced industrialised countries or has it only allowed limited progress (if any) to be made?To answer …
China's Economic Development
Decoding and Reframing its Rise
Av Lee Pei May
Häftad, 2025
706 kr
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Through a rigorous examination of “China’s rise”, Lee addresses an important question—Did China catch up? Or more specifically, can growth be automatically translated to catching up with the advanced industrialised countries or has it only allowed limited progress (if any) to be made?To answer …
Rethinking World Bank Influence
Governance Reforms and the Ritual Aid Dance in Indonesia
Häftad, 2024
667 kr
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Why is it so hard for international development organizations—even ones as well-resourced and influential as the World Bank—to generate and sustain change in the way things are done in those countries where they work? Despite what, in many cases, is decades of investment and effort, why do partner …
India's Role in the Geopolitics of the Global South
Av Shantesh Kumar Singh, Radha
Inbunden, 2026
2475 kr
Kommande
This book investigates India’s contribution to the geopolitical landscape of the Global South, highlighting its increasing impact in shaping both regional and global dynamics.Since the formation of the United Nations, India has supported international organisations, whilst also backing …
Chinese Development in Late-Socialist Laos
Negotiating Debt and Desire
Av Phill Wilcox
Inbunden, 2025
2513 kr
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This book uses the case of Chinese development in Laos to ask what development is and why it happens as it does.Development may seem self-evidently positive, but it is fraught with different agendas and seemingly competing visions of what so-called developing countries should become and how they …
Development and Gender Capital in India
Change, Continuity and Conflict in Kerala
Av Shoba Arun
Inbunden, 2017
2510 kr
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The Indian state of Kerala has invoked much attention within development and gender debates, specifically in relation to its female capital- an outcome of interrelated historical, cultural and social practices. On the one hand, Kerala has been romanticised, with its citizenry, particularly women, …
Regional Cooperation for Peace and Development
Japan and South Korea in Southeast Asia
Av Brendan Howe
Inbunden, 2018
997 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Faced with significant security challenges, in recent years Japan and South Korea have both sought to raise their international profile through peacebuilding, development, humanitarian assistance, and human security. This book assesses the past, present, and future potential of these niche …
Social Development and the Sustainable Development Goals in South Asia
Av Nitya Mohan Khemka, Suraj Kumar
Inbunden, 2019
2510 kr
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This book assesses the roadmap for the implementation of the SDGs in South Asia, focusing in particular on the areas of poverty reduction, inequality, health/well-being and water and sanitation. South Asia is amongst the fastest growing regions in the world, with an aggregate GDP in excess of two …
Bangladesh's Graduation from the Least Developed Countries Group
Pitfalls and Promises
Inbunden, 2018
2510 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Since the group of least developed countries (LDCs) was identified in 1971, only five countries have graduated from the group, all of which are characterised by small size or population. The projections are that the next decade will see a rapid increase in the pace of graduation, with Bangladesh in …
2006 Crisis in East Timor
Lessons for Contemporary Peacebuilding
Inbunden, 2020
2474 kr
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This book argues that the international community must share responsibility for contributing to the conditions that resulted in violent conflict in Timor-Leste, four years after it declared independence from Indonesia. Its failure to tailor interventions to Timor-Leste’s specific political economy …
Social Development and the Sustainable Development Goals in South Asia
Av Nitya Mohan Khemka, Suraj Kumar
E-bok, 2019
814 kr
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This book assesses the roadmap for the implementation of the SDGs in South Asia, focusing in particular on the areas of poverty reduction, inequality, health/well-being and water and sanitation. South Asia is amongst the fastest growing regions in the world, with an aggregate GDP in excess of two …
Social Development and the Sustainable Development Goals in South Asia
Av Nitya Mohan Khemka, Suraj Kumar
E-bok, 2019
814 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book assesses the roadmap for the implementation of the SDGs in South Asia, focusing in particular on the areas of poverty reduction, inequality, health/well-being and water and sanitation. South Asia is amongst the fastest growing regions in the world, with an aggregate GDP in excess of two …
