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Forced Migration eBook Series

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  • The Myth of Self-Reliance

    Economic Lives Inside a Liberian Refugee Camp

    by Naohiko Omata ...
    Series Book 36 - Forced Migration
    For many refugees, economic survival in refugee camps is extraordinarily difficult. Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative research , this volume challenges the reputation of a ‘self-reliant’ model given to Buduburam refugee camp in Ghana and sheds light on considerable economic inequality between refugee households.By following the same refugee households over several years, The Myth of ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

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  • When States Fail

    Causes and Consequences

    Edited by Robert I. Rotberg ...
    Since 1990, more than 10 million people have been killed in the civil wars of failed states, and hundreds of millions more have been deprived of fundamental rights. The threat of terrorism has only heightened the problem posed by failed states. When States Fail is the first book to examine how and why states decay and what, if anything, can be done to prevent them from collapsing. It defines and ... Read more

    $25.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Why Africa Fails

    The case for growth before democracy

    by Elly Twineyo-Kamugisha ...
    Africa should accept that its present malaise is largely due to its own mistakes: greed, poor policies and a lack of leadership. Blaming colonialism for Africa’s failings belongs to the past. Africa has been lessed with great wealth, but where has this wealth gone? Why are so many countries in need of aid? And why has this wealth not filtered down to poor people? Elly Twineyo-Kamugisha surveys ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The World Trade Organization

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Amrita Narlikar ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The World Trade Organization (WTO) is scarcely ten years old, but even in these early years of its existence it has generated debate, controversy and even outrage. Rulings on beef hormones and tuna-dolphin cases provide graphic examples of how the organization regulates and intrudes into areas of individual consumer choice, ethical preferences, and cultural habits. This deep and far-ranging impact ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • The Essential UN

    by United Nations DPI ...
    Everything you always wanted to know about the United Nations in one book! This primer to the United Nations is designed for all global citizens. It covers the history of the UN, what it does and how it does it. As the world’s only truly global organization,the United Nations is where countries meet to address universal issues that cannot be resolved by any one of them acting alone. From ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • China in Africa

    by Chris Alden ...
    Series series African Arguments
    Nowhere in the world is China's rapid rise to power more evident than in Africa. From multi-billion dollar investments in oil and minerals to the influx of thousands of merchants, labourers and cheap consumer goods, China's economic and political reach is redefining Africa's traditional ties with the international community. This book investigates the emerging relationship between China and Africa ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • The Wealth of Refugees

    How Displaced People Can Build Economies

    by Alexander Betts ...
    We live in an age of displacement. Refugee numbers are increasing due to a proliferation of fragile states, and this problem will be exacerbated by climate change and the impact of COVID-19. And yet, rising populist nationalism has undermined the political willingness of rich countries to accept migrants and asylum seekers. Given these contradictory trends, how can we create sustainable refugee ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Rwanda

    History and Hope

    by Margee M. Ensign, William E. Bertrand ...
    Imagine a nation with the highest proportion of women legislators in the world. Imagine a country where a democratically elected president is committed to gender equality and poverty reduction, where urban and rural schools are being wired to the Internet, and where the government is committed to becoming a middle-income country by 2020. Imagine that this country is located in the heart of sub ... Read more

    $52.99 CAD

  • The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

    The Politics and Practice of Refugee Protection

    by Alexander Betts, Gil Loescher, James Milner ...
    Series series Global Institutions
    This revised and expanded second edition of The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) continues to offer a concise and comprehensive introduction to both the world of refugees and the organizations that protect and assist them. This updated edition also includes:up to date coverage of the UNHCR’s most recent history and policy developmentsevaluation of new thinking on issues such ... Read more

    $90.99 CAD

  • The New Economic Diplomacy

    Decision-Making and Negotiation in International Economic Relations

    Edited by Nicholas Bayne, Stephen Woolcock ...
    Series series Global Governance
    The New Economic Diplomacy explains how states conduct their external economic relations in the 21st century: how they make decisions domestically, how they negotiate internationally and how these processes interact. Although the previous edition, published in 2011, was able to reflect the impact of the financial crisis and the immediate reaction to it, a lot has happened since then, and the ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD

  • The Essential UN

    by United Nations ...
    Everything you always wanted to know about the United Nations—now fully updated for a new era. This expanded second edition of The Essential UN is designed for all global citizens. It offers an accessible, engaging overview of the United Nations, explaining what it is, how it works, and why it matters. With a new preface, up-to-date facts and figures, revised examples, and expanded coverage of the ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Transatlantic Free Trade

    An Agenda for Jobs, Growth and Global Trade Leadership

    by Fredrik Erixon ...
    Series series Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies Research Papers
    This paper presents the case for deepened trade and investment policy cooperation between the European Union and the United States. A trade deal between the two economic powers has become an increasingly popular notion, particularly given increased competition from China. Old arguments against a transatlantic deal have become weaker as the balance of the world’s economies has changed. Such an ... Read more

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