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'A masterpiece of succinct analysis.'New Statesman
'Penetrating in analysis and closely packed in thought.' Financial Times
Analysing and examining the history of the economic events of the inter-war years, this book gives the reader both a sense of perspective of the larger scene of events on an international scale, whilst introducing facts and theories.
National policies of the UK, France, Germany, the USA, Japan and the former Soviet Union are discussed as are developments in international trade.
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"Water Resources in the Mediterranean Region summarizes and collates scientific developments around water resources in the Mediterranean socio-economic environment through a multidisciplinary framework synthesizing hydrology, hydrogeology, climate, bioclimatology, economics, and geography. As such, it provides essential information for any reader looking to learn more about the Mediterranean which is experiencing the impact of climate change and concurrent complex issues of anthropogenic effects, especially in agriculture and other resource uses"--
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In den 1960er Jahren wurde "Entwicklung" zu einem universalen Ziel und umkämpften Politikfeld im Spannungsverhältnis von Kaltem Krieg, Dekolonisierung und konkurrierenden Sozialismen. Die Regierung Tansanias setzte beim Aufbau eines eigenständigen Afrikanischen Sozialismus auch auf Expertise, Kredite und Stipendien aus Ost und West. Diese Unterstützung galt als Notwendigkeit, aber auch als Bedrohung, konnte es sich beim Entwicklungspersonal aus kapitalistischen und kommunistischen Ländern doch immer um "trojanische Pferde" handeln. Wie übersetzten sich die Rivalitäten und konkurrierenden Ideen tatsächlich in die Praxis? In globalhistorischer Perspektive diskutiert dieses Buch Felder, Akteure und konkrete Arenen der Entwicklungsarbeit anhand der entwicklungspolitischen Verflechtungen zwischen Tansania und den beiden deutschen Staaten. Auf der Grundlage umfangreicher neu erschlossener Aktenbestände in deutschen und tansanischen Archiven sowie über 100 Interviews zeichnet es die Handlungsspielräume in der globalen Entwicklungsarbeit multiperspektivisch nach und zeigt auf, wie visionäre Zukunftsentwürfe in Politik und Alltag immer mehr dem Primat ökonomischer Krisenbewältigung wichen. In the 1960s, "development" became a universal goal and contested policy field in the tense relationship between the Cold War, decolonization and competing models of socialism. The government of Tanzania also relied on expertise, loans, and grants from East and West to build an independent African socialism. In a global history perspective, this book discusses fields, actors, and concrete arenas of development work as linkages between Tanzania and the two German states and shows how visionary concepts for the future increasingly gave way to the primacy of economic crisis management.
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Working People in Alberta traces the history of labour in Alberta from the period of First Nations occupation to the present. Drawing on over two hundred interviews with labour leaders, activists, and ordinary working people, as well as on archival records, the volume gives voice to the people who have toiled in Alberta over the centuries. In so doing, it seeks to counter the view of Alberta as a one-class, one-party, one-ideology province, in which distinctions between those who work and those who own are irrelevant. Workers from across the generations tell another tale, of an ongoing collective struggle to improve their economic and social circumstances in the face of a dominant, exploitative elite. Their stories are set within a sequential analysis of provincial politics and economics, supplemented by chapters on women and the labour movement and on minority workers of colour and their quest for social justice. Published on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Alberta Federation of Labour, Working People in Alberta contrasts the stories of workers who were union members and those who were not. In its depictions of union organizing drives, strikes, and working-class life in cities and towns, this lavishly illustrated volume creates a composite portrait of the men and women who have worked to build and sustain the province of Alberta.
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Africa is a fast-changing continent and an area of rising global relevance, where major transformation processes are currently underway, from demographic expansion to economic development, from social progress to environmental challenges, from technological innovation to continental integration, from political change to migratory pressures. How will these complex transformations shape the Africa of tomorrow? This Report sets out a vision for Africa's future based on five key traits: an archipelago of heterogeneous growth trajectories; the revolutionary impact of technological leapfrogging; regional integration and the growing role of sub-regional processes; the clustering of instability mainly around the core of the region; and the migration movements that originate from - but also predominantly remain within - the African continent. [Publisher's text].
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Im Unterschied zu anderen Politikbereichen sind die lateinamerikanischen Arbeitsmärkte in den vergangenen 20 Jahren kaum reformiert worden. Eine Ausnahme stellt Argentinien dar: Dort stehen Arbeitsmarktreformen seit dem Beginn der 1990er Jahre auf der politischen Agenda - nicht weniger als fünf Reformen wurden bisher verabschiedet. Diese Arbeit bietet sowohl für den Erfolg als auch für das Scheitern von Reformen eine Erklärung, die auf den Kräfteverhältnissen der jeweiligen Interessengruppen basiert. Vor diesem Hintergrund stehen die folgenden Fragen im Mittelpunkt: Welche gesellschaftlichen Gruppen bedrohen den Erfolg von Arbeitsmarktreformen? Welche Faktoren erhöhen die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass gesellschaftlicher Widerstand Reformen des Arbeitsmarktes verhindert? Und vor allem: Welche Reformmaßnahmen sind besonders schwer durchsetzbar?.
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This collection brings together thirty-three articles by Jean Andreau, all of which have already been published elsewhere, in journals or collective works. The oldest date from the 1970s and the most recent from the 2010s. Some of them deal with the work of the great Russian historian of the ancient economy, Michel I. Rostovtzeff. The others deal with some of the major aspects of the economic and social life of the ancient Roman world: currency and markets; the economic and financial policy of the Empire; the economic interests of the elites; the milieu of the former slaves, the freedmen, who played a major role in manufacturing and trade; and finally, social relations and social mobility.
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Amongst other European and US focussed topics, Volume 27 addresses: the macroeconomic aggregates for England, 1209-2004; capital accumulation in Spain, 1850-2000; British Estate Acts, 1600 to 1830. Notably there is also a contribution from the late William Parker , who chapter discusses historical trends in food consumption in the United States.
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