The Varieties of Capitalisms (VOC) approach focuses on institutional complementarities. These complementarities explain how and why different types of capitalist systems are able to co-exist and co...
Civil society and constitution making in Kenya explores the role played by non state actors in advocating for comprehensive political and constitutional changes in Kenya. Its theme is evoked part...
Research concern in demography has focused mainly on socioeconomic effects of population dynamics such as its size and rate of growth with its two major indicators i.e. birth rate & death rate. Thi...
This dissertation contributes to our
understanding of the mechanisms behind the development of
the state's ability to coercively enforce. In so doing, the
disser...
The buoyant construction activities in
Dubai have attracted many multinational companies and
professionals from across the globe. One of the main
drawbacks of su...
A Wreath For The Dead is an anthology of short stories and poems about life in colonial and post- colonial Zimbabwe. Its main themes are the fragility of hope and the often overwhelming nature o...
A wave of financial liberalisation occurred in most developing countries during the 1970s and 1980s. Since the mid 1980s the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) started to prescribe...
Discrimination against women and their lack of involvement in public and private spheres indicated in the 1960s the need for separate programmes for women. Being aware of these problems, various...
Maize is one of the raw materials for the production of dextrose by hydrolyzing of the starch. Maize dextrose is widely used in many countries as a sweetener and immediate energy sources for pharma...
Interest in amenity focused development strategies has exploded in recent decades as policy¬makers and community leaders realize that most natural resource based and manufacturing jobs are no lo...
The European integration has progressed rapidly in the last decade. The European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) reached its final stage with the introduction of the euro in 1999, while the Europ...
This research examines the important issue of labor market dynamics of Bangladesh during 1987-2009. First, it investigates the relevance of Phillips curve and analyzes the two important extensi...
This thesis advances game theory by formally analysing the implications of some of its most stringent assumptions. The approach followed here consists in examining the consequences of replacing som...
This book, a revised and updated version of Ergün's thesis, is currently the most comprehensive source on the social, medical, and legal construction of virginity in the historical context of Turke...
This book explored the relationship between regional disparity, inequality and economic growth for the period 1972-2007 of Bangladesh. Except from others, it deals with two distinct but related ...
Sustainable rural development in the Uplands of the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) has been extremely challenging for farming communities. While government agricultural policy aims to re...
This book examined the linkage between exchange rate variability and currency Substitution in Nigeria. Specifically, the study tested for the existence of currency substitution and attempted to gau...
The present book aims at analyzing two works of Manju Kapur-Married Woman(2002), Difficult Daughters (1998) and two works of Anita Nair-The Better Man (1999) and Ladies Coupé (2001) in the light of...
Organization of the book : The contained chapters in this book demonstrate how empowerment can be a comprehensive strategy in resisting domestic violence against women of rural communities in Bangl...
Bentley's research examines the experiences of five lesbian and bisexual young women who were homeless in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Based on key informant interviews, Bentley ...