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  • Globalization and Urbanization

    The Global Urban Ecosystem

    par James H. Spencer ...
    Collections series Globalization
    During the past decade, the world reached the point of becoming more urban than not, as the majority of people on the planet now live not in small towns or villages but in provincial, national, and global cities. Scholars have long been fascinated by so-called global cities, world cities, and the urban engines of the global economy. James H. Spencer argues, however, that such an emphasis misses ... En savoir plus

    $42.74 CAD

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  • Connectography

    Mapping the Future of Global Civilization

    par Parag Khanna ...
    From the visionary bestselling author of The Second World and How to Run the World comes a bracing and authoritative guide to a future shaped less by national borders than by global supply chains, a world in which the most connected powers—and people—will win.Connectivity is the most revolutionary force of the twenty-first century. Mankind is reengineering the planet, investing up to ten trillion ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $16.99 CAD Maintenant $14.99 CAD

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  • The Capitalism Papers

    Fatal Flaws of an Obsolete System

    par Jerry Mander ...
    In the vein of his bestseller, Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television, nationally recognized social critic Jerry Mander researches, discusses, and exposes the momentous and unsolvable environmental and social problem of capitalism.Mander argues that capitalism is no longer a viable system: "What may have worked in 1900 is calamitous in 2010." Capitalism, utterly dependent on never–ending ... En savoir plus

    $15.83 CAD

  • No-Nonsense Guide to International Development, 2nd Edition

    par Maggie Black ...
    Collections Livre 17 - No-Nonsense Guides
    “Overseas aid” and “international development” are catch-all terms that cover a multitude of activities and abuses. Building dams in India, planting treesin Burkina Faso, and rescuing street children in Brazil are images of development with which we can all identify. But what few people realize is that the terms “aid” and “development” often mask confusion, contradiction, and even downright ... En savoir plus

    $7.82 CAD

  • Welcome to the Urban Revolution

    How Cities Are Changing The World

    par Jeb Brugmann ...
    In Welcome to the Urban Revolution, internationally recognized urbanist Jeb Brugmann turns traditional thinking about globalization on its head to show that the city isn't a backdrop to global change; it is a central driver of change—political, economic, social, and environmental. This powerful reappraisal of the global role of cities brilliantly synthesizes urban studies, economics, and sociology ... En savoir plus

    $14.99 CAD

  • State of the World 2014

    Governing for Sustainability

    par The Worldwatch Institute, David W. Orr, Tom Prugh, Michael Renner, John Gowdy, Robert Engelman, Michael L. Weber, Conor Seyle, Matthew Wilburn King, Matt Leighninger, Diana Lind, Monty Hempel, Peter Brown, Jeremy J. Schmidt, Cormac Cullinan, Isabel Hilton, Sam Geall, Shakuntala Makhijani, Aaron Sachs, Inge Kaul, Maria Ivanova, Rick Worthington, Sean Sweeney, Dr., Thomas Palley, Gar Alperovitz, Colleen Cordes, David Bollier, Burns Weston, Petra Bartosiewicz, Marissa Miley, Evan Musolino, Katie Auth, Nina Netzer, Judith Gouverneur, Josephine Mitschke, Ian Johnson, Yu Hongyuan ...
    Collections series State of the World
    Citizens expect their governments to lead on sustainability. But from largely disappointing international conferences like Rio II to the U.S.’s failure to pass meaningful climate legislation, governments’ progress has been lackluster. That’s not to say leadership is absent; it just often comes from the bottom up rather than the top down. Action—on climate, species loss, inequity, and other ... En savoir plus

    $36.53 CAD

  • High Noon

    20 Global Problems, 20 Years To Solve Them

    par Jean-francois Rischard ...
    In this ambitious, challenging, yet superbly readable book, Jean-Francois Rischard first tells us what constitutes a "global" problem and then offers a brief overview of the twenty most important. He finds they all have two things in common: They're getting worse, not better, and the standard strategies for dealing with them, such as international treaties, are woefully inadequate to the task. The ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • Asia Alone

    The Dangerous Post-Crisis Divide from America

    par Simon S. C. Tay ...
    An insightful examination of the changing relationship between Asia and the United StatesIn this lucidly written and thought-provoking book, author Simon Tay highlights the accelerating trends that point to Asia increasingly forging its own path, independent of the United States. He also describes the fundamental changes and new policy directions needed to maintain and strengthen the bonds between ... En savoir plus

    $27.99 CAD

  • Offshoring

    par John Urry ...
    The concealment of income, wealth and profits in tax havens has brought the topic of offshoring into public debate, but as John Urry shows in this important new book offshoring is a much more pervasive feature of contemporary societies. These often secretive activities offshore also involve relations of work, finance, pleasure, waste, energy and security. Powerful and pervasive offshore worlds ... En savoir plus

    $27.99 CAD

  • Economic Globalization: The Era of Corporate Rule

    par Jerry Mander, Hildegarde Hannum ...
    Collections series Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures
    The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.Long in the forefront of the anti-globalization movement, Jerry Mander sets forth in clear and impassioned terms the devastating effects of the current global economy—"the most fundamental redesign of the planet's systems since the Industrial ... En savoir plus

    $1.11 CAD

  • The Social Roots of Risk

    Producing Disasters, Promoting Resilience

    par Kathleen Tierney ...
    Collections series High Reliability and Crisis Management
    "This book about risk and disaster—and how they get amplified—is fascinating and hugely important as we face an ever-more-turbulent world." —Rebecca Solnit, award-winning author of A Field Guide to Getting LostThe first decade of the twenty-first century saw a remarkable number of large-scale disasters. Earthquakes in Haiti and Sumatra underscored the serious economic consequences that ... En savoir plus

    $25.19 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Imperial Nature

    The World Bank and Struggles for Social Justice in the Age of Globalization

    par Michael Goldman ...
    Collections series Yale Agrarian Studies Series
    Why is the World Bank so successful? How has it gained power even at moments in history when it seemed likely to fall? This pathbreaking book is the first close examination of the inner workings of the Bank, the foundations of its achievements, its propensity for intensifying the problems it intends to cure, and its remarkable ability to tame criticism and extend its own reach.Michael Goldman ... En savoir plus

    $22.99 CAD