In this new volume from the International Food Policy Research Institute, economists, demographers, sociologists, and anthropologists collaborate in the study of how resources are allocated within households in developing countries and why it matters from a policy perspective. S…
"Poverty and governance are both issues high on the agenda of international agencies and governments in the South. With urban areas accounting for a steadily growing share of the world's poor people, an international team of researchers focused their attention on the hitherto li…
Examines and provides a historical context for the development of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, based on case study analysis of working conditions in four countries where this industry is large or growing, Argentina, Brazil, India and the Philippines. Policy a…
Examines and provides a historical context for the development of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, based on case study analysis of working conditions in four countries where this industry is large or growing, Argentina, Brazil, India and the Philippines. Policy a…
Examines and provides a historical context for the development of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, based on case study analysis of working conditions in four countries where this industry is large or growing, Argentina, Brazil, India and the Philippines. Policy a…
"The book explores and explains how children have been excluded from our conceptualization of the world and our research about globalization. The contributors represent a variety of perspectives from different disciplines including anthropology, sociology, psychology, politics, …
by Olavarría, José, United Nations Fund for Population Activities, Valdés, Teresa, FLACSO (Organization)., Programa Chile, Conferencia Regional "La Equidad de Género en América Latina y el Caribe: Desafíos desde las Identidades Masculinas", Santiago, Chile)
by Olavarría, José, United Nations Fund for Population Activities, Valdés, Teresa, FLACSO (Organization)., Programa Chile, Conferencia Regional "La Equidad de Género en América Latina y el Caribe: Desafíos desde las Identidades Masculinas", Santiago, Chile)
Protein food technologies and the politics of food: an overview; The amino acid fortification of cereals; The amino acid fortification of intact cereal grains; The protein enrichment of bread and baked products; Legume foods; New approaches to the marketing of red meats; New app…
Study analysing economic growth, employment creation and income distribution in Brazil - challenges the orthodox view of inequitable economic development; reviews productivity patterns and employment trends since 1945; examines economic indicators of standard of living, absolute…
In the wake of the global financial crisis, there is a new impetus for industrial policy. In Europe and the United States, where the crisis emphasized that markets are by themselves imperfect, industrial policy has re-entered the dialogue about restoring growth. And in emerging …
For more than a decade, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and grassroots movements have formed transnational coalitions to reform the World Bank and the governments that it funds. This text examines their success in achieving this objective.
The use of participatory research techniques to provide policy-makers with information about poor people's perspectives on poverty became increasingly common in the 1990s. This book focuses on the use of participatory research in poverty reduction policies and presents a series …
