President MARTTI AHTISAARI was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2008 for his important efforts, on several continents, to resolve international conflicts. Recently he has been actively involved in coordinating the peace process in Kosovo, which resulted in the Kosovo declaration of independence in Febryary 2008. In this book, Ahtisaari describes his work and methods, and depicts the course of …
The book assesses whether a negotiation to create a comprehensive agreement on investment should be included in a multilateral negotiating round at the World Trade Organization in the near future. Graham indicates that, while many developing nations would accepts such rules, it might be premature to press for a comprehensive agreement at this time. Rather, a limited investment agenda might be b…
This Book Series is part of a nine-country collaborative research program entitled "Religion, Public Policy and Social Transformation in Southeast Asia”. The three-part Book Series deals with religion and its interface with the state and society in Southeast Asia. It examines the multidimensional facets of politics, public policies and social change in relation to contemporary forms of religi…
This book series deals with religion and its interface with the state and society in Southeast Asia. It examines the multidimensional facets of politics, public policies and social change in relation to contemporary forms of religions, religious communities, thinking, praxis and ethos. All articles in this book series were a direct result of a policy-relevant research collaboration conducted by…
Creating a World Without Poverty tells the stories of some of the earliest examples of social businesses, including Yunus's own Grameen Bank. It reveals the next phase in a hopeful economic and social revolution that is already under wayand in the worldwide effort to eliminate poverty by unleashing the productive energy of every human being.
Debating Singapore, a volume of thirty essays, offers perceptive observations, acerbic commentary and judicious critiques from academics and professionals on key economic, social and cultural issues that have shaped discourse on Singapore since 1990. Written between 1990 and 1994, these concise essays capture the essence of debate during a particular moment in time. They also convey a sense of …
This collection of essays traces the development of a range of social ideas, then addresses questions about society and the international order. With its balanced inclusion of historical and contemporary selections, Social Ideals and Policies is the most comprehensive anthology available in social and political philosophy
This book contains: 1. Prologue--Women and the League of Nations 2. The founding mothers of the United Nations 3. Human rights are women rights 4. The United Nations decade for women (1976-1985): A decade of development 5. All issues are women's issues 6. The Beijing conference--A grand consolidations 7. Five years later--Progress and drawbacks 8. Epilogue--Will the world change?
The ever-shrinking, globalizing world presents challenges environmental limits, new epidemics, humanitarian crises, accelerating gaps between rich and poor-that exceed the mandates and capacities of existing institutions. Civil society organizations are emerging as increasingly critical sources of innovative ideas and new resources to fill these breaches. Often solutions require generating new …
This contents of this book: Chapter 1: Development countries and the concept of development Chapter 2: Development of the international economic order, 1450-2000 Chapter 3: Growth and stagnation: theories and experiences