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Explores a number of themes of interest to those engaged in researching and teaching academic genres. This book is of interest to students on Master's programmes in Teaching English as a Second Langauge and Applied Linguistics, and to scholars researching issues of academic literacy.

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Under pressure from the World Bank, the International Monetary Funds and the World Trade Organization governments of both industrialized and less developed nations have undertaken extensive reforms and reorganization to streamline their public sectors.

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What is the relationship between social science research and public health policy, particularly in the developing world

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This book suggests a unique conceptual framework for designing and conducting economic policy in developing countries, particularly those in Africa.

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A comprehensive look at the African emigrants in the USA, exploring the contributions they can make toward greater economic and political freedom in Africa. It studies the reasons why they came to America and what types of reforms are needed to allow them to contribute to Africa's development.

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The complexity of African society entering the 21st century necessitates an interdisciplinary examination of Africa's political, social, and cultural developments and challenges.

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The contributors to the book contend that development is about human beings, so they do not rely exclusively on statistical estimates and projections.

The essays in this book discuss the advances African states have made in spite of, and at times because of, their experiences of European colonial rule.

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A provocative study of the ways in which peasant and indigenous movements across Africa and Asia are resisting global capitalism.

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A critical, in-depth analysis of the Rwandan governments controversial agricultural reforms.

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This book critically examines the history of humanitarianism and intervention on behalf of Armenia and Armenians from the late nineteenth century to the post-Soviet era. Examining a diverse set of case studies, the contributors show how the case of Armenia informs histories of humanitarianism and, in turn, how the history of humanitarianism illuminates the history of Armenia.

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This book critically examines the history of humanitarianism and intervention on behalf of Armenia and Armenians from the late nineteenth century to the post-Soviet era. Examining a diverse set of case studies, the contributors show how the case of Armenia informs histories of humanitarianism and, in turn, how the history of humanitarianism illuminates the history of Armenia.

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This dictionary provides information on the writers, editors and publications that have carried on a strong American tradition of peace advocacy that goes back to colonial times. It contains entries for some 400 individuals and more than 200 periodicals.

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The study of diverse yet comparable regions uncovers structural similarities that override the defective culture theory of developing regions as well as the belief that they are unique ecological phenomena.

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This work is a unique exploration of modern Argentina, combining narrative historical chapters with a reference section covering the nation's most important cultural figures, places, and events.

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Included are thought-provoking discussions on the impact of war and promise of peace on women, the American perception of peace as an opportunity for profit and as a private political issue, the avoidance of war, and the possible obsolescence of war in our own era.

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This has led to a disequilibrium in the world telecommunications market that raises complex questions: Can evolving domestic deregulation be reconciled with an international regulatory regime How does international trade regulation affect multinational governmental cooperation and private collaboration

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If you want to understand the drug problem in America, you first need to know how the government is making it worse. Bad Trip is the place to start.

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Severely threatened by climate change, Bangladesh is showing the world how to take an active role in adapting to this situation. Learning from its own experience in coping with floods and cyclones, Bangladesh is taking the lead in international climate change negotiations and attempting to persuade the industrialized world to curb emissions.