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1	Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide more books like this by Nicholas D Kristof, Sheryl Wudunn add to wishlist Two Pulitzer Prize winners issue a call to arms against our era's most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women in the developing world. see all copies from $14.74! new only from $14.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time more books like this by Jeffrey D Sachs add to wishlist Economist Jeffrey Sachs brings a lifetime of scholarship and experience to the complex problem of the wealth and poverty of nations. He reviews two centuries of history, explaining the reasons behind the uneven dispersal of wealth, and provides a holistic way to assess a nation's resources. Sachs is no ivory-tower thinker; he has been to the ... see all copies from $2.94! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Globalization and Its Discontents more books like this by Joseph E Stiglitz add to wishlist Joseph Stiglitz served as chairman of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers for seven years, and he was also chief economist at the World Bank. In this book, Stiglitz recounts his experiences in such places as Ethiopia, Thailand and Russia. He finds repeatedly that the International Monetary Fund puts the interests of its "largest ... see all copies from $2.42! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done about It more books like this by Paul Collier add to wishlist Global poverty is falling rapidly, but in around fifty failing states, the world's poorest people face a tragedy that is growing inexorably worse. This bottom billion live on less than a dollar a day and while the rest of the world moves steadily forward, this forgotten billion is left further and further behind with potentially serious ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $9.59! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Development as Freedom more books like this by Amartya Sen add to wishlist In this scholarly work, a Nobel Prize-winning economist recommends the adoption of integrated socioeconomic policies that view social freedom and economic development as complementary pursuits. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $8.53! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good more books like this by William Easterly add to wishlist A professor of economics pens an informed and excoriating attack on the tragic waste, futility, and hubris of the West's efforts to date to improve the lot of the so-called developing world, and provides constructive suggestions on how to move forward. see all copies from $6.47! new only from $7.62! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Economic Development more books like this by Michael P Todaro add to wishlist The most current economic development text on the market, this engaging text includes extensive country-specific examples and up-to-date information. Todaro's broad experience and the text's social-political framework make Economic Development accessible even to those with little economic background. With his unique problem- and policy-oriented ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.00! \| first editions \| SVS
8	World Regional Geography: A Development Approach more books like this by Christopher A Airriess (Editor), Robert L Argenbright (Editor), Samuel A Aryeetey-Attoh (Editor) add to wishlist For introductory courses in World Regional Geography. This unique volume covers the world's regions by 11 experts in their respective fields who are intimately familiar with their material through research, fieldwork, and teaching. Each author employs the central theme of human development to present a vital, issues-oriented overview of the topic. ... see all copies from $8.85! new only from $23.78!
9	The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics more books like this by William Easterly add to wishlist Since the end of World War II, economists have tried to figure out how poor countries in the tropics could attain standards of living approaching those of countries in Europe and North America. Attempted remedies have included providing foreign aid, investing in machines, fostering education, controlling population growth, and making aid loans as ... see all copies from $7.48! new only from $13.28! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Location of Culture more books like this by Homi K Bhabha, Homi K Bhadha add to wishlist This text sets out the conceptual imperative and political consistency of the post-colonial intellectual project. This series of essays explains why the post-colonial critique has altered forever the landscape of postmodern discourse. It examines, among other things, the displacement of the colonizer's legitimizing cultural authority and looks at ... see all copies from $9.94! new only from $19.58! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Upside Down: A Primer for the Looking-Glass World more books like this by Eduardo H Galeano add to wishlist This Third World perspective on the First World sees nothing but folly, lies, terror, and misuse of power. Galeano is one of Latin America's most respected historians, and his trenchant analysis of a world-turned-upside-down teaches as it entertains. A New York Times Notable Book for 2000. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $12.02! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12	Where There is No Dentist more books like this by Michael Blake (Editor), Murray Dickson, Joan Thompson (Illustrator) add to wishlist see all copies from $13.89! new only from $13.89! \| first editions
13 view cover	The Urban World more books like this by J John Palen add to wishlist Long the leading text in urban sociology, "The Urban World" continues to provide a comprehensive, balanced, up-to-date, cross-cultural look at cities and suburbs around the world. Offering a 21st century view of the changing urban scene, the text covers evolving urban patterns and the changing nature of urban life. Combining expert scholarship ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.01! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Fair Trade for All: How Trade Can Promote Development more books like this by Joseph E Stiglitz add to wishlist How can the poorer countries of the world be helped to help themselves through freer, fairer trade? In this challenging and controversial book Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz and his co-author Andrew Charlton address one of the key issues facing world leaders today. They put forward a radical and realistic new model for managing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.59! \| first editions
15 view cover	Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity more books like this by Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Chandra Talpademohanty add to wishlist Bringing together classic and new writings of the trailblazing feminist theorist Chandra Talpade Mohanty, "Feminism without Borders" addresses some of the most pressing and complex issues facing contemporary feminism. Forging vital links between daily life and collective action and between theory and pedagogy, Mohanty has been at the vanguard of ... see all copies from $14.94! new only from $16.39! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Other World: Issues & Politics of the Developing World more books like this by Joseph N. Weatherby add to wishlist This accessible text takes an interdisciplinary approach and explores the dimensions of contemporary global issues in the non-Western world. The Other World, Fifth Edition is designed to give students an overview of contemporary issues in the developing world. Using an engaging and informative interdisciplinary approach, it provides students with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.94! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times more books like this by Odd Arne Westad add to wishlist The Cold War shaped the world we live in today - its politics, economics, and military affairs. This book shows how the globalization of the Cold War during the last century created the foundations for most of the key conflicts we see today, including the War on Terror. It focuses on how the Third World policies of the two twentieth-century ... see all copies from $8.50! new only from $8.50! \| SVS
18 view cover	The Challenge for Africa more books like this by Wangari Maathai add to wishlist The 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and founder of the Green Belt Movement offers a refreshingly unique perspective on the challenge facing Africa, even as she calls for a moral revolution among Africans themselves. see all copies from $14.92! new only from $14.92! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Emerging Markets Century: How a New Breed of World-Class Companies Is Overtaking the World more books like this by Antoine Van Agtmael add to wishlist The investing pioneer who coined the term "emerging markets" offers a vital in-depth look at the top multinationals that will soon take the lead in the global economy, forever shifting the balance of power. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.97!
20 view cover	Case Studies in Global Health: Millions Saved more books like this by Ruth Levine, What Works Working Group add to wishlist see all copies from $45.11! new only from $47.20! \| first editions
21 view cover	Wars, Guns, and Votes: Democracy in Dangerous Places more books like this by Paul Collier add to wishlist The author of "The Bottom Billion" investigates the violence and poverty that plague the countries at the bottom of the world economy. Collier argues that the spread of elections and peace settlements in the world's most volatile countries may lead to a brave new democratic world. see all copies from $5.99! new only from $16.11! \| SVS
22 view cover	Understanding Development: Theory and Practice in the Third World more books like this by John Rapley add to wishlist This lucidly written book, thoroughly updated, provides both an assessment of the current state of development theory and an extensive survey of the impact of evolving policies and practices throughout the developing world. Rapley critically traces the evolution of development theory from its strong statist orientation in the early postwar period, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $23.00!
23 view cover	Woman, Native, Other: Writing Postcoloniality and Feminism more books like this by Trinh T Minh-Ha, T Minh-Ha Trinh add to wishlist see all copies from $3.00! new only from $16.95! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Economics of Development more books like this by Dwight H Perkins, Steven Radelet, David L Lindauer add to wishlist Economics of Development is renowned for its accessibility and emphasis on the real-world perspectives of developing countries, using concrete empirical data and case studies to illustrate key concepts. see all copies from $24.95! new only from $60.46!
25 view cover	The World Since 1945: A History of International Relations more books like this by Wayne C McWilliams add to wishlist The fourth edition of "The World Since 1945" moves beyond the demise of the Soviet Union into the uncertain post-Cold War age - the chaotic "new world order". The text has been updated to discuss issues at the forefront of world politics today: the changing character of the European Union, events in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.51! \| first editions

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