Frankfurt Rights

Your Search Results

      Filter your results
      Filter your results
      • Events
      • Category
      • Seller
      • Publication Year
      • Original Language
      • Rights Available in Language
      • Publish Status
      • Publication Country or region
      • Rights Available in Territory
      • Offer Type
      • Permission selling companies
      • More
      View items
      • Trusted Partner
        Restoring Community Connections to the Land
        Development economics
        November 2011

        Restoring Community Connections to the Land

        Building Resilience through Community-based Rangeland Management in China and Mongolia

        by Edited by María E Fernández-Giménez, Xiaoyi Wang, Batkhishig Baival, Julia Klein, Robin Reid

        The rangelands of China and Mongolia encompass diverse landscapes of global environmental and cultural significance. Pastoralists in these two nations share much common history and tradition, including their nomadic heritage and twin eras of collectivized production under different centrally planned socialist regimes. This unique collection of case studies describes the change, loss, re-emergence and resilience of seven herder communities located in distinct socio-ecological settings ranging from the Gobi desert of Mongolia to the Tibetan Plateau regions of China's Sichuan and Gansu Provinces. Useful for policy makers within international development and conservation policy, this book is also of interest for researchers and students of rural economics and agriculture.

        More
      • Trusted Partner
        Vegetable Production and Marketing in Africa
        Development economics
        June 2011

        Vegetable Production and Marketing in Africa

        Socio-economic Research

        by Edited by Dagmar Mithöfer, Hermann Waibel.

        Vegetables are a significant component of agricultural farming systems in Africa and have recently moved into the focus of research organizations, development partners and policy makers. Beyond income generating opportunities for producers, vegetable production for domestic and export markets is an important driver for growth due to employment opportunities in production, processing and trade. Providing the latest socioeconomic research methodologies alongside empirical examples, this volume explores the potential for vegetable production to alleviate poverty, the impact of food production standards on various stakeholders, an assessment of markets and marketing potential for different crops and advanced economic approaches to production.

        More
      • Trusted Partner
        Next Rural Economies
        Development economics
        December 2009

        Next Rural Economies

        Constructing Rural Place in Global Economies

        by Neil Argent, Claire Aragau, Chris Bryant, Mary Cawley, Jean-Paul Charvet, Deborah Che, Owen Furuseth, Hugh Gayler, Lisa Harrington, Bruno Jean, Salma Loudiyi, Masatoshi Ouchi, Doug Ramsey, Bill Reimer, David Storey, Kelly Vodden, Nigel Walford, Mike Woods. Edited by Greg R Halseth, Sean Markey, David Bruce.

        Rural policy in industrialized countries is currently undergoing significant change. 'Place-based economies', where the unique attributes and assets of individual places determine their attractiveness for particular types of activities and investments, are increasingly important for rural development. The Next Rural Economies debates the future of rural development and highlights successes and failures to inform research, policy and community action. Case studies present discussions of the current state of rural community and economic restructuring and provide research and policy directions for constructing resilient and sustainable rural economies.

        More
      • Trusted Partner
        Agro-industries for Development
        Development economics
        August 2009

        Agro-industries for Development

        by Edited by Carlos da Silva, Doyle Baker, Andrew Shepherd, Chakib Jenane, Sérgio Miranda-da-Cruz

        The development of competitive agro-industries is crucial for creating employment and income opportunities as well as enhancing the demand for farm products. However, in order to avoid adverse effects to vulnerable countries and people, sound policies and strategies for fostering agro-industries are needed. This book has been developed from a meeting of policy makers, governments, UN technical agencies and agro-industry specialists. It addresses the strategies and actions required for improving agro-industrial competitiveness in ways that can contribute to broad-based economic development and poverty reduction. This book is a co-publication with FAO and UNIDO

        More
      • Trusted Partner
        Prioritizing Agricultural Research for Development
        Development economics
        July 2009

        Prioritizing Agricultural Research for Development

        Experiences and Lessons

        by Aliou Diagne, John Dixon, Keith O Fuglie, Peter Gardiner, Patti Kristjanson, Ronald Mackay, Victor M Manyong, Jupiter Ndjeunga, Kamel Shideed, Stanley Wood. Edited by David A Raitzer, George Norton.

        Systematic empirical analysis is needed to help guide limited public resources to those research areas that have the greatest potential to produce benefits for the poor and the environment. Focusing on priority setting practices utilised in different international agricultural research institutes, this book discusses real world experiences and innovations with priority assessment methods. Chapters present approaches that have been used to articulate, explore and assess impact pathways and research priorities, while also considering their strengths and weaknesses and drawing together methodological lessons.

        More
      • Trusted Partner
        Degrowth in Tourism
        Business, Economics & Law
        July 2018

        Degrowth in Tourism

        Conceptual, Theoretical and Philosophical Issues

        by Konstantinos Andriotis

        The modern-day world faces a hostile climate, depleted resources and the destruction of habitats. The dream that growth will lead to a materialistic utopia is left unfulfilled by a lack of ecological and economic capacity. The only choice is to find alternatives to increased growth, transform the structures and institutions currently shaping the world, change lifestyles and articulate a more credible vision for the future and lasting prosperity. As a reaction to the problems accrued by capitalism, new development approaches such as the concept of degrowth have evolved. Degrowth in Tourism explores newly-emerging development and philosophical approachesthat provide more equity for host communities and offer a low-carbon future by looking at alternatives to the classic models of development and applying the concept of degrowth in a tourism context. Proposing that we need to shift tourism research from models which prioritize commodified tourism experiences to those that offer alternative decommodified ones, this book: - Provides topical analysis and illustrates the key themes of degrowth; - Discusses the relationship between tourism and degrowth from both a historic perspective and through contemporary patterns of activity; - Includes international examples and case studies to translate theory into practical new approaches. A comprehensive review of the subject, this book will be of great interest to researchers and practitioners within tourism, development, environment and economics, as well as those specifically studying degrowth.

        More
      • Trusted Partner
        Capacity Building for Sustainable Development
        Business, Economics & Law
        April 2018

        Capacity Building for Sustainable Development

        by Valentine Udoh James

        Capacity building is a topic of intense focus in many industrialized countries. This book explores the theoretical underpinnings of capacity building to sustain the natural, cultural and human resources of communities. It reviews the extensive literature on capacity-building strategies and policies and examines the implications of sustainable development in communities around the world. The book's approach is both theoretical and applied. It offers methods of operationalizing sustainable development and sustainability theories and explores capacity building methods at different levels of government. Successful practices in non-governmental and governmental agency roles are examined. By considering the path towards embracing whole, or partial, sustainability, it provides a comprehensive analysis and examination of how to build capacity in tackling many development problems, especially those linked to infrastructure accumulation and land-use development. Contributors shed light on the overall impact of globalisation and many concepts related to sustainable development and sustainability of the economic socio-cultural and environmental systems. This book: · Examines the links between environment and sustainable development; · Provides models for capacity building; · Considers the role of globalization in sustainable development; · Renders a theoretical and applied examination of the issues; · Provides multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches. This book is recommended for research libraries, for graduate studies in economic development, sustainable development, environmental management; and undergraduate studies relating to developing and emerging countries. It is also useful for government officials, researchers, decision makers and policy analysts involved in sustainable development.

        More
      • Trusted Partner
        Born White, Zulu Bred
        Memoirs
        April 2023

        Born White, Zulu Bred

        A Memoir of a Third World Child

        by GG Alcock

        Born White Zulu Bred is the story of a white child and his brother raised in poverty in a Zulu community in rural South Africa during the apartheid era. His extraordinary parents, Creina and Neil Alcock, gave up lives of comfort and privilege to live and work among the destitute people of Msinga, whose material and social well-being became their mission. But more than that, this is a story about life in South Africa today which, through GG’s unique perspective, explores the huge diversity of the country’s people – from tribal Zulu warriors to sophisticated urban black township entrepreneurs. A journey from the arid wastes of Msinga into the thriving informal economies of urban townships. GG’s view is that we do not live in a black and white world but in a world of contrast and diversity, one which he wants South Africans, and a world audience, to see for what it is without descending into racial and historical clichés. He takes us through the mazes of township marketplaces, shacks and crowded streets to reveal the proud and dignified world of township entrepreneurs who are transforming South Africa’s economy. This is the world that he moves in today as a successful businessman, still walking those spaces and celebrating the vibrant informal economies that are taking part in the Kasinomic Revolution. GG’s story is about being truly African, even as a white person, and it draws on the adventures, the cultural challenges, the informal spaces and the future possibilities of South Africa.

        More
      • Trusted Partner
        Imperialism and the development myth
        Business, Economics & Law
        March 2023

        Imperialism and the development myth

        How rich countries dominate in the twenty-first century

        by Sam King

        China has moved from being one of the poorest societies to a level now similar with other relatively developed Third World societies - like Mexico and Brazil. The dominant idea that it somehow threatens to 'catch up' economically, or overtake the rich countries paves the way for imperialist military and economic aggression against China. King's meticulous study punctures the rising-China myth. His empirical and theoretical analysis shows that, as long as the world economy continues to be run for private profit, it can no longer produce new imperialist powers. Rather it will continue to reproduce the monopoly of the same rich countries generation after generation. The giant social divide between rich and poor countries cannot be overcome.

        More
      • Trusted Partner
        Imperialism and the development myth
        Business, Economics & Law
        September 2021

        Imperialism and the development myth

        How rich countries dominate in the twenty-first century

        by Sam King

        China and other Third World societies cannot 'catch up' with the rich countries. The contemporary world system is permanently dominated by a small group of rich countries who maintain a vice-like grip over the key parts of the labour process - over the most technologically sophisticated and complex labour. Globalisation of production since the 1980s means much more of the world's work is now carried out in the poor countries, yet it is the rich, imperialist countries - through their domination of the labour process - that monopolise most of the benefits. Income levels in the First World remain five and ten times higher than Third World countries. The huge gulf between rich and poor worlds is getting bigger not smaller. Under capitalist imperialism, it is permanent. China has moved from being one of the poorest societies to a level now similar with other relatively developed Third World societies - like Mexico and Brazil. The dominant idea that it somehow threatens to 'catch up' economically, or overtake the rich countries paves the way for imperialist military and economic aggression against China. King's meticulous study punctures the rising-China myth. His empirical and theoretical analysis shows that, as long as the world economy continues to be run for private profit, it can no longer produce new imperialist powers. Rather it will continue to reproduce the monopoly of the same rich countries generation after generation. The giant social divide between rich and poor countries cannot be overcome.

        More
      • Trusted Partner
        Imperialism and the development myth
        Business, Economics & Law
        September 2021

        Imperialism and the development myth

        How rich countries dominate in the twenty-first century

        by Sam King

        China and other Third World societies cannot 'catch up' with the rich countries. The contemporary world system is permanently dominated by a small group of rich countries who maintain a vice-like grip over the key parts of the labour process - over the most technologically sophisticated and complex labour. Globalisation of production since the 1980s means much more of the world's work is now carried out in the poor countries, yet it is the rich, imperialist countries - through their domination of the labour process - that monopolise most of the benefits. Income levels in the First World remain five and ten times higher than Third World countries. The huge gulf between rich and poor worlds is getting bigger not smaller. Under capitalist imperialism, it is permanent. China has moved from being one of the poorest societies to a level now similar with other relatively developed Third World societies - like Mexico and Brazil. The dominant idea that it somehow threatens to 'catch up' economically, or overtake the rich countries paves the way for imperialist military and economic aggression against China. King's meticulous study punctures the rising-China myth. His empirical and theoretical analysis shows that, as long as the world economy continues to be run for private profit, it can no longer produce new imperialist powers. Rather it will continue to reproduce the monopoly of the same rich countries generation after generation. The giant social divide between rich and poor countries cannot be overcome.

        More
      • Trusted Partner
        Imperialism and the development myth
        Business, Economics & Law
        September 2021

        Imperialism and the development myth

        How rich countries dominate in the twenty-first century

        by Sam King

        China and other Third World societies cannot 'catch up' with the rich countries. The contemporary world system is permanently dominated by a small group of rich countries who maintain a vice-like grip over the key parts of the labour process - over the most technologically sophisticated and complex labour. Globalisation of production since the 1980s means much more of the world's work is now carried out in the poor countries, yet it is the rich, imperialist countries - through their domination of the labour process - that monopolise most of the benefits. Income levels in the First World remain five and ten times higher than Third World countries. The huge gulf between rich and poor worlds is getting bigger not smaller. Under capitalist imperialism, it is permanent. China has moved from being one of the poorest societies to a level now similar with other relatively developed Third World societies - like Mexico and Brazil. The dominant idea that it somehow threatens to 'catch up' economically, or overtake the rich countries paves the way for imperialist military and economic aggression against China. King's meticulous study punctures the rising-China myth. His empirical and theoretical analysis shows that, as long as the world economy continues to be run for private profit, it can no longer produce new imperialist powers. Rather it will continue to reproduce the monopoly of the same rich countries generation after generation. The giant social divide between rich and poor countries cannot be overcome.

        More
      • Breaking the Oil Spell
        Business, Economics & Law

        Breaking the Oil Spell

        The Gulf Falcons' Path to Diversification

        by Reda Cherif, Fuad Hasanov, Min Zhu

        Breaking the Oil Spell sheds light on what constitutes true economic diversification and the role of the state in achieving it. Ultimately, this book aims to demonstrate that the great aspirations of the people of the Gulf countries and other oil exporters can become a reality. It distills lessons from the experiences of the Gulf countries today.

        More
      • The Power of Thought and Wealth
        Business, Economics & Law
        January 2015

        The Power of Thought and Wealth

        by Dina Marielle

        Self-development in personal finance and prosperity. This book will provide the readers useful ideas and tips to improve their personal economic and prosperity. Do you experience complex debt and growing pile of bills you can`t maintain? Do you want to clean up and streamline your expenses? Do you want to earn more money? Are you confronted with unrealized goals? Do you want to do something extraordinary and become really rich? Do you think wanting lots of money makes you greedy? Do you want better harmony and quality of life? This book is about you, your mind as well as improvements in finance and prosperity. Rightholder: dina.marielle@getmail.com All rights available, excluding English language rights. I am also lookin for agent representation.

        More
      • Financialisation, Capital Accumulation and Economic Development in Nigeria
        Development economics
        July 2018

        Financialisation, Capital Accumulation and Economic Development in Nigeria

        A Critical Perspective

        by Author(s): Ejike Udeogu

        The inadequacies of many past studies that have tried to highlight the causes of the persistent underdevelopment in developing countries—such as Nigeria—have been noted to derive mainly from the focus and, in some cases, the methodologies adopted by the researchers. It has been suggested that, although many researchers recognize the inability to reproduce sufficient profit as undermining the capitalist accumulation process (and as a result the development of an economy), they have nevertheless often tended to ignore the importance of the political-economic arrangement and historical factors in the formation of expectations about the rate of profit. Indeed, in some cases, they have failed to provide a substantive account of these critical variables. This book highlights how the inherent contradictions of the contemporary political-economic arrangement and some historical factors undermined the peculiar capital accumulation processes in Nigeria, which, in turn, has slowed economic development in the country. This book contributes to the field of Nigeria studies by filling gaps that exist in both theoretical and empirical literature on growth and development in the country, deviating from the orthodox approach of analysing the nation’s problems purely based on the factors internal to the country and by imposing ready-made theoretical logics on history. Rather, it studies Nigeria’s problems in juxtaposition with the world system and imposes historical evidence on theoretical logics. This book represents a good resource for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses on area studies. Researchers and policy-makers will also find it useful as a reference.

        More
      • The development and change of Chinese capital markets
        Business, Economics & Law
        January 2019

        The development and change of Chinese capital markets

        by Hu RuYin

        This book focuses on the history and the whole process of China’s organized capital markets, especially the stock markets from scratch since the end of the planned economy, and presents the dynamic evolution in the China’s capital markets. In order to reveal the internal logic of China's capital market development and changes with the transitional and emerging characteristics, this book builds the "capacity to endowment-induced capital market development theory" architecture, and integrates it into the "government-led capacity-building" which is a factor with Chinese characteristics. This book strives to reveal the early development of China's stock market chaos and serious disorder and the structural reasons and historical conditions behind the rapid shift of the central government administrative control, and presents a panoramic view of China's capital market institutional arrangements, the rules of the game and behavioral patterns and how they shaped and evolved, and also studies future orientation and strategic focus of the development of China’s capital markets.

        More
      • China’s Miracle in Foreign Trade
        Business, Economics & Law
        January 2019

        China’s Miracle in Foreign Trade

        40 Years of Opening Up Towards a Strong State

        by Yu Miaojie

        During 40 years of economic reform and opening-up policy, China has experienced a long period of rapid economic growth, and foreign trade has played an important role in this process. This book mainly focuses on the miracle of China’s foreign trade in the past 40 years from five perspectives: first, it briefly reviews the import substitution strategy China adopted before its opening-up; second, it analyzes the export-oriented strategy that contributes a lot to China’s economic growth since 1980s; third, it discusses the impacts of trade liberalization and China’s participation in WTO on Chinese firms; forth, it addresses the deepening opening-up in the context of global financial crisis; last, it provides policy advice on China’s newly conducted all-around opening-up strategy. By dividing China’s opening-up into five stages, this book offers a comprehensive discussion to understand and analyze the reason, performance and challenge of China’s economic growth from the perspective of foreign trade.

        More
      • La fuite des capitaux hors d’Afrique (Capital flight from Africa)
        Business, Economics & Law
        March 2024

        La fuite des capitaux hors d’Afrique (Capital flight from Africa)

        by Léonce Ndikumana / K. James Boyce

        The Capital Flight from Africa examines the dynamics of capital flight from South Africa, Angola, and Côte d'Ivoire, countries that have witnessed significant and large-scale illicit outflows of capital in recent decades. For each of these countries, quantitative, qualitative, and institutional analysis is employed to investigate the modus operandi of capital flight. This includes identifying the key domestic and foreign actors, understanding the mechanisms of capital acquisition, transfer, and concealment, and determining the locations and destinations involved in capital transactions. The evidence reveals a complex network of actors and facilitators engaged in orchestrating and facilitating capital flight, as well as accumulating private wealth in secret offshore jurisdictions. It underscores the global nature of capital flight and the fact that efforts to mitigate it are a shared responsibility of Africa and the global community. Global efforts, with a high level of coordination, will be necessary to address the issue of capital flight and related concerns such as false invoicing, money laundering, tax evasion, and the misappropriation of public assets by political and economic elites.

        More

      Subscribe to our

      newsletter

      Powered by:

      (c) Copyright 2024 - Frankfurt Rights. All Right Reserved