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Figures of Thought
Mathematics and Mathematical Texts
Rarely has the history or philosophy of mathematics been written about by mathematicians, and the analysis of mathematical texts themselves has been an area almost entirely unexplored. Figures of Thought looks at ways in which mathematical works can be read as texts, examines their textual...
To Be Published September 26th 2013 by Routledge
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Structural Adjustment, the Environment and Sustainable Development
Series: Environmental and Resource Economics Set
This is a pioneering study which should serve as a model for future research and will to a wide audience' Dharam Ghai, Director United Nations Research Institute for Social Development Structural Adjustment and the Environment (Earthscan, 1992) was the first book to fully examine the effects of '...
Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
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Ecosystem Responses to Mercury Contamination
Indicators of Change
As rising levels of mercury in the environment pose an increasing threat of toxicity to humans and wildlife, several laws already call for industries to reduce mercury emissions at the source. Ecosystem Responses to Mercury Contamination: Indicators of Change outlines the infrastructure and methods...
Published March 4th 2007 by CRC Press
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Escaping Poverty's Grasp
The Environmental Foundations of Poverty Reduction
Despite decades of macroeconomic reforms, poverty reduction plans and rural growth strategies, poverty is persistent and environmental degradation is accelerating in the developing world. Though traditional economic indicators have improved in some countries, little has worked to open enduring...
Published May 31st 2006 by Routledge
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Economic Change Governance and Natural Resource Wealth
The Political Economy of Change in Southern Africa
This volume analyzes the ways in which natural resource wealth has shaped authoritarian political regimes and statist economic systems in the countries of southern Africa in the post-colonial period. It consists of five essays. The first sets out the historical framework and emergence of natural...
Published December 31st 2001 by Routledge
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Fundamentals of Corporate Communications
The Fundamentals of Corporate Communications gives professionals and students in marketing a comprehensive and incisive overview of what modern corporate communications is, and what it can achieve. The author has drawn on extensive business experience in the area and wide ranging research in major...
Published October 25th 1998 by Routledge