Chocolate nations

living and dying for cocoa in West Africa

FROM BEAN TO BAR - WHERE DOES YOUR CHOCOLATE COME FROM? Chocolate - the very word conjures up a hint of the forbidden and a taste of the decadent. Yet the story behind the chocolate bar is rarely one of luxury...From the thousands of children who ...

China, The United States, and global order

The United States and China are the two most important states in the international system and are crucial to the evolution of global order. Both recognize each other as vital players in a range of issues of global significance, including the use of force, macroeconomic ...

The political economy of Israel's occupation

repression beyond exploitation

The Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories since 1967 has many important economic aspects that are often overlooked. In this highly original book, Shir Hever shows that understanding the economic dimensions of the occupation is crucial to unravelling the Israeli- Palestinian conflict. Hever rejects the ...

Emerging giants

China and India in the world economy

Eds. Barry Eichengreen, Poonam Gupta, Rajiv Kumar. China and India are the two most populous countries in the world and now also two of the fastest growing. By sheer virtue of the fact that China and India are home to 2.4 billion people - two-fifths ...

La crisis alimentaria

movilizaciones en el sur

INDICE: África Subsahariana. Magreb y Medio Oriente. Asia. América Latina.

Iberoamérica 2020

retos ante la crisis

Ed., Felipe González. Los temas de los siete capítulos en los que se enmarcan las aportaciones de este libro, más la calidad de los autores, nos permiten hacer un repaso sobre las reformas necesarias en la región para enfrentar la crisis, ir más allá de ...

African countries in the New Trade Negotiations

interests, options and challenges

Natural gas in Asia

the challenges of growth in China, India, Japan, and Korea

The next decade will be crucial for Asian gas markets and determine whether natural gas will become a major fuel in the key energy markets of China, India, Japan and Korea, or will remain a "promising" but peripheral energy source. Natural Gas in Asia is ...

Global rice and agricultural trade liberalisation

poverty and welfare omplications for South Asia

Rice has long been one of the most protected commodities in world trade. Now the probable significant liberalisation of trade in rice is likely to have huge welfare implications for many countries dependent on its production and trade, particularly those in South Asia. This book ...

The second world

empires and influence in the new global order

This book provides a bold and visionary tour of the most important, and least understood, countries shaping the future of the global order. At the end of the Cold War, we found ourselves living in a world with one superpower, the United States. Now, at ...

Turquía y la UE

trazando el camino a seguir

América latina en construcción

sociedad, política, economía y relaciones internacionales

El incremento de los niveles de pobreza y desigualdad y el bajo crecimiento económico regional muestran que América Latina no ha encontrado todavía el camino más adecuado para alcanzar niveles satisfactorios de desarrollo social, político y económico. Esta situación, combinada con su marginalidad en la ...

El gigante dormido

el poder hispano en los Estados Unidos

¿Cuáles son los problemas, los sentimientos, las luchas y las aspiraciones de los cuarenta millones de hispanos que forman parte de la sociedad norteamericana? ¿Cómo se traduce el peso demográfico y el aumento de su poder adquisitivo en términos políticos? Nunca desde los años sesenta ...

A guide to countries of the World

This invaluable global handbook contains separate entries for every country in the world. Each entry gives a succinct overview covering the contemporary social, economic, religious and political issues that shape the country. It also contains maps (including two colour world maps on the inside covers ...

The East Asian development experience

the miracle, the crisis and the future

East Asia's development experience, at least until its crisis in 1997, has been a source of hope for other countries in the South. And in modern economic theory, it has been at the centre of the debate about how the role of the state ...

Desarrollo sostenible y medio ambiente en República Dominicana

medios naturales, manejo histórico, conservación y protección

INDICE: -Introducción: Geografía Física de Repúbliuca Dominicana y precedentes historiográficos. Situacion geiográfica y fisiografía regional. Rasgos climáticos. Distribución y riqueza del patrimonio biológico natural de República Dominicana. Diversidad de los bosques y sabanas. Régimen ecodinámico ombrófilo: las selvas. El régimen ecodinámico mesófilo: los bosques semideciduos ...

India

its expanding role in the global economy

In the last few years, India has emerged as a global economic power. It is one of the world's fastest growing economies, the leading outsourcing destination, and a favorite of international investors. But even with India's impressive recent achievements, the country continues to ...

China in the Global Economy

environment, water resources, and agricultural policies. Lessons from China and OECD countries

China's endowment of water resources is extremely low, poorly distributed, and increasingly polluted. With agriculture being one of the main consumers of water, China's future development depends on initiatives that will raise the efficiency and efficacy of water use. These workshop proceedings examine ...

Planet India

how the fastest growing democracy is transforming America and the world

From the award-winning author of "Motiba's Tattoos" comes a lively exploration of America's stake in India's gambit to transform itself from a developing country to a global powerhouse in record time.

Somalia

clanes, Islam y terrorismo internacional

Desde 1991, Somalia padece una situación de crisis que, lejos de remitir, corre el peligro de agravarse con el paso del tiempo. Azotada por las rencillas tribales y la ominosa herencia de las disputas y particiones del periodo colonial y las primeras etapas de la ...