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Poverty
A Persistent Global Reality
This book addresses the long-standing global issue of poverty. An introductory chapter explores concepts and definitions of poverty, the subsequent chapters providing detailed examinations of poverty in ten different countries: UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Malta, The Netherlands,...
Published April 1st 1998 by Routledge
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Environmental Management and Governance
Intergovernmental Approaches to Hazards and Sustainability
Problems for environmental management are taking on a new urgency. This book addresses aspects of environmental management that raise fundamental questions about governmental roles and the relationship of humans to the environment. It examines the interaction of local and national governments and...
Published August 21st 1996 by Routledge
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UPTIME
Strategies for Excellence in Maintenance Management
In order to facilitate true change in an organization, its thinking patterns need to be the first thing to change. Your employees need more than empowerment. They need to move from doing their jobs to doing whatever is needed for the good of the entire organization.Thoughtware is the underlying...
Published December 31st 1994 by Productivity Press
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Social Welfare with Indigenous Peoples
Series: Comparative Social Welfare Series
In many areas of the world, there has been an earlier indigenous population, which has been conquered by a more recent population group. In Social Welfare with Indigenous Peoples, the editors and contributors examine the treatment of many indigenous populations from five continental areas: Africa (...
Published November 16th 1994 by Routledge
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Economic Analysis of Environmental Impacts
2nd Edition
This revised and updated guide to the environmental economics of development projects demonstrates how the environmental impacts of projects can be translated into monetary values. The theoretical bases are examined, and the techniques themselves given detailed exposition, supported by extensive...
Published October 31st 1994 by Routledge