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Book Synopsis NoNonsense International Development by : Maggie Black
Download or read book NoNonsense International Development written by Maggie Black and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2015-10-19 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Development" is often misunderstood and can embrace everything from large infrastructure projects to small-scale environmental initiatives. The idea can often mask confusion, contradiction, deceit and corruption. This book is essential reading for anyone wanting to know what development actually is. It covers all the key themes and critically suggests ways to bring the poor and marginalised into the process. Maggie Black has written numerous books including titles for OUP, UNICEF and OXFAM. She has worked as a consultant for a number of NGOs (UNICEF, Anti-Slavery International and WaterAid amonst others) and has written for the Guardian, Economist, and BBC World Service.
Book Synopsis No-Nonsense Guide to International Development by : Maggie Black
Download or read book No-Nonsense Guide to International Development written by Maggie Black and published by Between the Lines. This book was released on 2007 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The No-nonsense Guide to International Development by : Maggie Black
Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to International Development written by Maggie Black and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2007 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building dams in India, planting trees in Burkina Faso, rescuing street children in Brazil - these are images of aid and international development with which we can all identify. However, what passes for development all too often improves life for the better off while actively hurting the very people the venture was meant to support. Maggie Black exposes the hypocrisy and reveals a more accurate picture of what is happening in development's name, arguing for a process to be put inplace that trule defends the interests of poor people.
Book Synopsis The No-nonsense Guide to Globalization by : Wayne Ellwood
Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to Globalization written by Wayne Ellwood and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2010 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalisation has become one of the most used and encompassing words over the past decade, of undeniable influence in economics, politics and activism. Globalisation is literally all around; every aspect of life is affected by a global structure of communication and economy. This fully revised and updated guide condenses this complex subject into clear, concise commentary. It examines the debt trap, the acceleration of neoliberalism, competition for energy resources, the links between the war on terror, the arms trade and the alternatives to corporate control.
Book Synopsis The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food by : Wayne Roberts
Download or read book The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food written by Wayne Roberts and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2013-09-23 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wayne Roberts puts under the microscope a global food system that is under strain from climate change and from economic disaster. He shows how a world food system based on supermarkets and agribusiness corporations is unsustainable and looks at new models of producing healthy food from all over the world.
Book Synopsis The No-Nonsense Guide to Project Management by : Barbara Allan
Download or read book The No-Nonsense Guide to Project Management written by Barbara Allan and published by Facet Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a ‘no-nonsense’ guide to project management which will enable library and information professionals to lead or take part in a wide range of projects from large-scale multi-organization complex projects through to relatively simple local ones. Barbara Allan has fully revised and updated her classic 2004 title, Project Management, to incorporate considerable developments during the past decade, including: the development and wide-scale acceptance of formal project management methodologies; the use of social media to communicate and disseminate information about projects and the large shift in the types of project library and information workers may be involved in. The text is supported by practical case studies drawn from a wide range of LIS organizations at local, regional, national and international levels. These examples provide an insight into good practice for the practitioner, from an individual working in a voluntary organization on an extremely limited budget, to someone involved in an international project. Content covered includes: an introduction to project management, project workers and the library and information professiondifferent approaches to project management, the project cycle, the people side of projects and management of changediscussion of project methodologies, project management software, open source software, collaborative working software and use of social mediaproject initiation, communication, analysis and project briefsdeveloping project infra-structure, scheduling, working out the finances and carrying out a detailed risk analysisworking in partnerships, in diverse and virtual teams, and managing change. If you are an LIS professional involved in project work of any kind, whether on a managerial, practical, academic or research level, this is an invaluable resource for you.
Book Synopsis The No-nonsense Guide to the United Nations by : Maggie Black
Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to the United Nations written by Maggie Black and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2008 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an overview of the United Nations, including its history, structure, and organization; successes and failures; and suggestions for reform to address some of its limitations.
Book Synopsis The No-Nonsense Guide to International Migration by : Peter Stalker
Download or read book The No-Nonsense Guide to International Migration written by Peter Stalker and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virtually any commodity can move around the world to satisfy demand, but human beings have far less freedom. Many would-be migrants are forced to risk life and limb traveling illegally. Yet most rich countries are short of workers, have shrinking populations, and need more immigrants. This is a timely guide to a major issue that is never far from the political headlines. Peter Stalker is a former co-editor of the New Internationalist who now works as a consultant to a number of UN agencies. He has written two books on migration for the International Labor Organization.
Book Synopsis The No-nonsense Guide to Water by : Maggie Black
Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to Water written by Maggie Black and published by Verso. This book was released on 2004 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water sustains life: without it, humans cannot survive for more than a few days. And yet this precious fluid is becoming increasingly politicized as the debates about control and ownership of water itself, and of the many organizations which govern its use, gain force. Maggie Black explores the many roles water plays in human life and, as the defense of water rights looks set to become an explosive issue, provides a clear overview on the vital issues of distribution, technology, irrigation, land use and commodification.
Book Synopsis The No-nonsense Guide to Conflict and Peace by : Peter Greener
Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to Conflict and Peace written by Peter Greener and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2006 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This invaluable guide is excellent for students, peace groups and activists. With tables, maps, case studies and quotes it looks at how conflict escalates and ways it can be prevented. It examines the changing types of war, including the War on Terror and ethnic conflict such as in Rwanda; the role of diplomacy and the UN and what steps ordinary people are taking to re-build communities. It also offers ideas and inspiration for creating lasting peace.
Book Synopsis The No-nonsense Guide to Global Media by : Peter Steven
Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to Global Media written by Peter Steven and published by Verso. This book was released on 2003 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The power and influence of the mass media grows daily, crucially affecting the way all of us see and understand each other. The No-Nonsense Guide to Global Media introduces readers to the political economy of the major mediafilm, television, radio, recording, publishing and the Internet. Peter Steven looks at the ever greater concentration of ownership and at the convergence of technologies and media functions. At the same time, he emphasizes the diversity of local media production and media around the world. The media is more than the economics of ownership and the technology of production, he stresses; it is also audiences, in all their annoying and wonderful diversity.
Book Synopsis The No-nonsense Guide to World Music by : Louise Gray
Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to World Music written by Louise Gray and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2009 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look behind the catch-all term world music' aiming to explore the reasons for the contemporary interest in world music, who its audience is and why it has become such a popular genre. Through chapters on the many different genres that make up this multi-faceted area, the case for music as a powerful harmonising tool is aptly put forward.'
Book Synopsis Transformative Sustainability Education by : Elizabeth A. Lange
Download or read book Transformative Sustainability Education written by Elizabeth A. Lange and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book lays out the principles and practices of transformative sustainability education using a relational way of thinking and being. Elizabeth A. Lange advocates for a new approach to environmental and sustainability education, that of rethinking the Western way of knowing and being and engendering a frank discussion about the societal elements that are generating climate, environmental, economic, and social issues. Highlighting the importance of Indigenous and life-giving cultures, the book covers educational theory, transformation stories of adult learners, social and economic critique, and visions of changemakers. Each chapter also has a strong pedagogical element, with entry points for learners and embodied practices and examples of taking action at micro/meso/macro levels woven throughout. Overall, this book enacts a relational approach to transformative sustainability education that draws from post humanist theory, process thought, relational ontology, decolonization theory, Indigenous philosophy, and a spirituality that builds a sense of sacred towards the living world. Written in an imaginative, storytelling manner, this book will be a great resource for formal and nonformal environmental and sustainability educators.
Book Synopsis The No-Nonsense Guide to Global Terrorism by : Jonathan Barker
Download or read book The No-Nonsense Guide to Global Terrorism written by Jonathan Barker and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a highly accessible history of terrorism that looks at core examples from the Middle East, instances of state terrorism, and terrorist fringes of political movements. It covers the theories justifying and guiding terrorist acts and the battle of images that accompanies them. Jonathan Barker has taught political science at the universities of Toronto, Arizona, and Dar es Salam. He has researched local politics in Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, and India. His other books include Street-Level Democracy and Rural Communities under Stress.
Book Synopsis The No-nonsense Guide to the Arms Trade by : Nicholas Gilby
Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to the Arms Trade written by Nicholas Gilby and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2009 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only up-to-date work on the global arms trade, this book puts the global trade in weapons into the context of history. It includes recent controversial deals as well as case studies on Zimbabwe, Iraq and Darfur. Veteran human rights campaigner Nicolas Gilby exposes the cynicism, bribery and secret deals which characterise this dirty - albeit legal - business.
Book Synopsis The No-nonsense Guide to Leadership, Management and Team Working by : Barbara Allan
Download or read book The No-nonsense Guide to Leadership, Management and Team Working written by Barbara Allan and published by Facet Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-26 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a straight forward and pragmatic guide to leadership, management and team working in contemporary library and information services. Contemporary managers and leaders in library and information services are working in a challenging context; dealing with multiple demands on their time, expertise and resources. This book translates theories in team work, management and leadership into practical guidance backed up with examples and case studies from current library and information workers globally. There is a focus on attitudes, values and practices that make for good leadership and management. The book covers: -analysing your environment, understanding culture and developing strategies -working in the senior team and making an impact -confident leadership and management, decision making, problem solving and managing crises -leading, managing and supervising your team, establishing working practices and conflict management -delegation, dealing with overload and evaluating outcomes -managing large and small projects and the people side of projects -innovation and management of the change process -communications, managing e-mails and text messages and effective use of social media -recruitment and selection and performance management -managing and leading complex teams including collaborative, multi-professional, partnership and virtual teams -budgeting, managing finances, tendering, crowdfunding and taking part in audits -managing work/life balance, coaching and mentoring, emotional intelligence, resilience and mindfulness. The No-Nonsense Guide to Leadership, Management and Teamwork is a book that a new or aspiring manager or team leader will use to guide them through the first few years in their new role. It will also provide guidance and support to new or aspiring directors of library services and help them to navigate their way through decision making and problem solving at senior levels. In addition, individual practitioners who are struggling to understand the management and leadership practices that they are experiencing may find that it helps them to make sense of their current environment.
Book Synopsis No-Nonsense Guide to Global Terrorism, 2nd Edition by : Jonathan Barker
Download or read book No-Nonsense Guide to Global Terrorism, 2nd Edition written by Jonathan Barker and published by Between the Lines. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terrorism and counter-terrorism have become key points in political talk and government policy. This No-Nonsense Guide has been revised and updated to take account of the major changes in global terrorism over the past seven years. Jonathan Barker presents a highly accessible history of terrorism that looks at examples from the Middle East and elsewhere, instances of state terrorism, and the terrorist fringes of political movements. He also delves beneath the surface, offering political and moral analysis of the causes and contexts of terrorism, the theories that justify and guide terrorist acts, and the battle of images that accompanies them.
