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This work concentrates on the concept and changing role of the state in influencing Third World development and on the wider ramifications of various forms of public action. It also examines the extent to which state action helps or hinders other forms of public action. The first part of the book deals with the changing concept of the State in the 1980s and the implications for public action, and discusses the shift in mainstream theory from the public interest view of state action to the private interest view. It sets out a framework for understanding the macroeconomic context of public and private action, and considers forms of public action within and outside the realm of the state sector, investigating the connections between finance and the development of public autonomy and capability. The second section contains a body of case study material selected to illustrate and reinforce the theoretical frameworks of the first section. The case studies are mainly, but not exclusively, country-based and consider pertinent topics. ... Read more

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Development is not merely a question of project-based interventions, or of quantifiable inputs and outputs, but rather is a complex process of negotiation over meanings, values, and social goals within the sphere of public action. This collection includes in-depth accounts by academics and development managers that range from civil society organizations in Brazil to NGO workers in Egypt, government departments in Tanzania and Poland, donor agencies in Bangladesh, and black feminist activists in the United Kingdom. ... Read more

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Toby and Trish invite you to open up your Bible and meet Daniel. He's brave and determined. He's fearless and confident. He's good-looking too! Daniel was a young nobleman, living in the important city of Jerusalem. When the city was captured by Babylon's King Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel had to put all his trust in God - and what happened to him after that is really amazing! With stories to read, things to do, and light-hearted comments from Toby and Trish, this book uses single-page undated units to unpack the story of Daniel in an accessible, flexible way. Each block of five units is punctuated by "to do" activities relevant to the preceding text. ... Read more

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Toby and Trish invite you to open up your Bible and check out the promises that God made to his people. Matthew was a man who saw how these promises came true. In his Gospel we meet Jesus, who God had promised would come to be our special friend. We find out what happened on the mountain-tops and by the sea. And we hear great stories about wise men who followed a star, and Peter walking on water. This is the fifth title in a range of books which set out to help 7-11s see individual books of the Bible as a whole, rather than as fragmented pieces of a jigsaw that never quite fits together. In this title, Matthew's Gospel is handled in page by page sections which move sequentially through the text, complete with vignette drawings, key verses and focused one-point comments. There are five pages to each section, followed by a "Things To Do" page which forms a natural break. ... Read more

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This is the first title in a range of books which set out to help 7-11s see individual books of the Bible as a whole, rather than as fragmented pieces of a jigsaw which never quite fits together. In this book, Mark's Gospel is handled in manageable page by page sections which move sequentially through the text, complete with vignette drawings, key verses and focused one-point comments. There are five pages to each section, followed by a "Things to do" page which forms a natural break. ... Read more

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Hewitt tells of his experiences rescuing children who would otherwise be lost to a life of homelessness, addiction, prostitution and AIDS. A true story of new direction for a forgotten generation struggling to find their place in the new South Africa. ... Read more

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This is the second title in a range of books which set out to help 7-11s see individual books of the Bible as a whole, rather than as fragmented pieces of a jigsaw which never quite fits together. In this book, the story of Jonah is handled in manageable page by page sections which move sequentially through the text and highlight key issues of the story. Each page is complete with vignette drawings, key verses and focused one-point comments. There are five pages to each section, followed by a "Things to do" page which forms a natural break to the readings. ... Read more

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This is the fourth in a range of books which set out to help 7-11s see individual books of the Bible as a whole, rather than as fragmented pieces of a jigsaw which never quite fits together. In this title, we find that John was always close to Jesus. He watched. He listened carefully. He talked to witnesses. For many years he examined the evidence. Others may have helped him to write it down, but here we have the book that tells us who Jesus is, where he came from, why he came and what he meant by the things he said. Together with Toby and Trish we become detectives, finding out what all this has to do with us! This page-by-page introduction to John's Gospel picks out the key stories; includes key verses, focused one-point comments and illustrations on every page; and has "Things to do" pages as breakpoints in the readings. ... Read more

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Toby and Trish invite you to open up your Bible and meet Luke who wrote stories of Jesus for people like us. Luke was a scholar, writer, artist and researcher, and when his close friend, Paul, told him about Jesus, Luke wanted to find out more. So he used his inquiring mind to find out every last detail about Jesus' life. Then he took up his pen and painted a picture in words to share his great love of Jesus the man for all people. This is the sixth title in a range of books which sets out to help 7-11 year olds see individual books of the Bible as a whole, rather than as fragmented pieces of a jigsaw which never quite fits together. In this title, Luke's Gospel is handled in manageable page by page sections which move sequentially through the text, complete with illustrations, key verses and focused one-point comments. There are five pages to each section, followed by a "Things to Do" page which forms a natural break. ... Read more

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Joseph was mummy's pet and daddy's favourite. He was a show-off, a tell-tale. If he had lived in your street, you wouldn't have played with him. But God sees things that nobody else can see - things like courage, kindness and talent. God saw a spoiled brat and made him Governor of all Egypt. He took a trendy teenager and made him a trusted leader. Like the other titles in the "Amazing Books" series, this title uses the characters of Toby and Trish to aid reader identification and offers biblical application via Tom Hewitt's cartoon drawings. Picking up the key events in the story, the book aims to draw together the individual pieces of the jigsaw of Joseph's story and show how they fit together to form a pivotal episode in the history of God's people. Through Joseph the themes of family dynamics - sibling rivalry; half and step-brothers and sisters; favouritism and emotional mix-ups - are highlighted and applied to contemporary life. ... Read more

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Chapters: James Blaylock, Vernon L. Smith, Tibor R. Machan, Bruce Dehning, Hugh Hewitt, Tom Mankiewicz, Paul Apodaca, Alicia Kozameh, Bart Wilson, Muzammil H. Siddiqi, Kyndra Miller Rotunda, Yakir Aharonov, Jerome Arkenberg, Leonard Schrader, Mary Carr Moore, Maureen Furniss, Carol Neblett, Jonathan Kolkey, Milena Kitic, Grace Fong, David S. Ward, Peter Coffee, Earl Babbie, Jeff Mccracken, Marvin Meyer, Everett Lewis, Joel Kotkin, Fletcher Beasley, Eleanor Coerr, Bob Bassett, Anna Leahy. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 128. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Tibor Richard Machan, Ph.D. (born 18 March 1939), professor emeritus in the department of philosophy at Auburn University, holds the R. C. Hoiles Chair of Business Ethics and Free Enterprise at the Argyros School of Business ... Read more

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The restruturing of industrial production, the international division of labor, and continual technological change place developing countries in a global process of industrialization. This book clarifies the positive and negative aspects of this process and examines two different theoretical approaches used to achieve industrialization.The book first focuses on the international economy through examining in detail two relatively successful Third World industrializers--Brazil and South Korea, and than shifts its emphasis to the specific aspects of industrialization such as technology, gender relations, culture and the environment. ... Read more

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This revised and updated second edition provides more than a collection of maps. It explores alternative ways of defining and mapping "Third World" and "development". It offers both historical and contemporary contexts discussing, for instance, Europe's colonization of Asia, Africa and Latin America and current issues such as environment degradation, famine, migration and gender. The text examines three main questions: What is the Third World? How was it "made"? What changes are taking place in the Third World today? More generally, the atlas presents a variety of perspectives and explores how data can be presented and interpreted, and how much reliance we can place upon it. Students of geography, sociology, politics and international history, as well as development specialists, should find this guide useful. ... Read more

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I ask my students to use this book in an anthropological course on globalism.It is a gold mine of information--historical, economic, social.It is a must-have reference book for the historically and geographically challenged.However, the information is aging.I fervently hope that there is an update in the wings.

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Present-day Basques want independence from Spain, Kurds from Turkey, Quebec from Canada, to name a few. Somalia seeks to unite all Somalis under one flag and Inner Mongolia to unite with Outer Mongolia. Now you can acquaint yourself with the world's main ethnic separatist and unification crusades, organizations, parties, campaigns, political events, and leaders in this first-of-a-kind reference work. ... Read more