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Factfulness

Author : Hans Rosling
Publisher : Flatiron Books
ISBN 13 : 125012381X
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Factfulness written by Hans Rosling and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the most important books I’ve ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.” – Bill Gates “Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the secret silent miracle of human progress’ as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.” —Melinda Gates "Factfulness by Hans Rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases." - Former U.S. President Barack Obama Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school—we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective—from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). Our problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases. It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most. Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future. --- “This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance...Previously I armed myself with huge data sets, eye-opening software, an energetic learning style and a Swedish bayonet for sword-swallowing. It wasn’t enough. But I hope this book will be.” Hans Rosling, February 2017.

The A to Z of the Non-Aligned Movement and Third World

Author : Guy Arnold
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 1461672317
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book The A to Z of the Non-Aligned Movement and Third World written by Guy Arnold and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2010-04-06 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the long period when the world was divided between East and West and the Cold War threatened to turn hot with devastating consequences, the Non-Aligned Movement was one of the few institutions that consistently sought other outcomes not in its own interest, but that of all humanity. Consisting of over 100 states that are free of any formal alliances with any major power bloc, the Non-Aligned Movement provides aid to those countries striving to gain independence, eliminate poverty, and develop their economy. Just what the Non-Aligned Movement and Third World sought—and at times achieved—is set forth in this unique reference work, with its over 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, organizations, and conferences, as well as the key issues and concepts. Entries are supported by an extensive chronology, an introduction to the movement, and a bibliography for further research.

The Third World

Author : Peter Worsley
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226907536
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book The Third World written by Peter Worsley and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1977-12 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today the colonial empires of the world are shrinking, and the new nations which have emerged from the colonial past are rapidly developing into an important force in international affairs--the "third world." They are faced by a common problem, the urgent necessity to transform a peasant society into a modern industrial economy, and they are united by a common outlook, absolute opposition to all forms of colonialism and neocolonialism. In this work Peter Worsley analyzes the unique political forms that have evolved as a result of these two basic conditions. In his view the third world has rejected both of the great ideologies of today. Their new solutions are unique in world history, being based on populism, socialism, and, often, the one-party state, which, although anathema to the Western liberal, is a natural development in societies united by the common enemy of colonialism. "No one seriously concerned with the greatest problem of our time, the division of the world between the developed, industrialized, 'affluent' countries and les nations prolétaires, can afford to miss this book. . . . Professor Worsley has succeeded in giving us more solid information about underdeveloped parts of the world than can be found in any other book of comparable length."--The Times Literary Supplement "Peter Worsley . . . has written an excellent descriptive analysis of the evolution and present state of a third force in world politics. Africa, Asia, and the Middle East have . . . given society not only a new philosophy with new goals but charismatic philosophers who have the potential to make the philosophy of the third world a vital presence to be reckoned with. . . . a brilliant book."--Peter Schwab, Journal of Modern African Studies

Turnaround

Author : Peter Blair Henry
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465031919
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book Turnaround written by Peter Blair Henry and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty years ago, China seemed hopelessly mired in poverty, Mexico triggered the Third World Debt Crisis, and Brazil suffered under hyperinflation. Since then, these and other developing countries have turned themselves around, while First World nations, battered by crises, depend more than ever on sustained growth in emerging markets. In Turnaround, economist Peter Blair Henry argues that the secret to emerging countries' success (and ours) is discipline -- sustained commitment to a pragmatic growth strategy. With the global economy teetering on the brink, the stakes are higher than ever. And because stakes are so high for all nations, we need less polarization and more focus on facts to answer the fundamental question: which policy reforms, implemented under what circumstances, actually increase economic efficiency? Pushing past the tired debates, Henry shows that the stock market's forecasts of policy impact provide an important complement to traditional measures. Through examples ranging from the drastic income disparity between Barbados and his native Jamaica to the "catch up" economics of China and the taming of inflation in Latin America, Henry shows that in much of the emerging world the policy pendulum now swings toward prudence and self-control. With similar discipline and a dash of humility, he concludes, the First World may yet recover and create long-term prosperity for all its citizens. Bold, rational, and forward-looking, Turnaround offers vital lessons for developed and developing nations in search of stability and growth.

Innovation Policy

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821383019
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book Innovation Policy written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers a detailed conceptual framework for understanding and learning about technology innovation policies and programs, and their implementation in the context of different countries.

Third World Studies

Author : Gary Y. Okihiro
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 1478059656
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Third World Studies written by Gary Y. Okihiro and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2024-07-19 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this revised and expanded second edition of Third World Studies, Gary Y. Okihiro considers the methods and theories that might constitute the formation of Third World studies. Proposed in 1968 at San Francisco State College by the Third World Liberation Front but replaced by faculty and administrators with ethnic studies, Third World studies was over before it began. As opposed to ethnic studies, which Okihiro critiques for its liberalism and US-centrism, Third World studies begins with the colonized world and the anti-imperial, anticolonial, and antiracist projects located therein as described by W. E. B. Du Bois in 1900. Third World studies analyzes the locations and articulations of power around the axes of race, gender, sexuality, (dis)ability, class, and nation. In this new edition, Okihiro emphasizes the work of Third World intellectuals such as M. N. Roy, José Carlos Mariátegui, and Oliver Cromwell Cox; foregrounds the importance of Bandung and the Tricontinental; and adds discussions of eugenics, feminist epistemologies, and religion. With this work, Okihiro establishes Third World studies as a theoretical formation and a liberatory practice.

Red Star Over the Third World

Author : Viajy Prashad
Publisher : Leftword
ISBN 13 : 9789380118666
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (186 download)

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Download or read book Red Star Over the Third World written by Viajy Prashad and published by Leftword. This book was released on 2020-03 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Like the brilliant sun, the October Revolution shone over all five continents, awakening millions of oppressed and exploited people around the world. There has never existed such a revolution of such significance and scale in the history of humanity'. - Hồ Chí Minh// From Cuba to Vietnam, from China to South Africa, the October Revolution remains as an inspiration. After all, that Revolution proved that the working class and the peasantry could not only overthrow an autocratic government but that it could form its own government, in its image. It proved decisively that the working class and the peasantry could be allied. It proved as well the necessity of a vanguard party that was open to spontaneous currents of unrest, but which could guide a revolution to completion. This book explains the power of the October Revolution for the Third World. It is not a comprehensive study, but a small book with a large hope - that a new generation will come to see the importance of this revolution for the working class and peasantry in that part of the world that suffered under the heel of colonial domination.

Fantasy World-Building

Author : Mark Nelson
Publisher : Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486828654
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (868 download)

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Download or read book Fantasy World-Building written by Mark Nelson and published by Dover Publications. This book was released on 2019-02-13 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When artists and designers explore or create a fictional setting, the milieu must be completely fleshed out, explained, and designed. In this book, comic and gaming art veteran Mark A. Nelson explores and demonstrates his methods for fashioning visually stunning, believable environments for fantasy creatures and characters. Scores of images and step-by-step examples illustrate how variation and experimentation lead to fresh, original designs for otherworldly beings, their environments, and their stories. Nelson discusses how to find ideas and borrow from history to add the strength of realism to a fantasy world. In describing the best ways to establish a habitat, he offers specifics about climate, terrain, flora, and wildlife. He shares insights into founding societies in terms of their means of survival, manner of warfare, spiritual practices, style of dress, and levels of technology. All visual creatives who work with imaginative material — illustrators, comic artists, and writers — will take a lively interest in this source of inspiration and practical knowledge. "In sixteen breezy-yet-surprisingly-concise chapters he covers everything from visual problem solving to spirituality to warfare to transportation, not with the idea of giving the reader lessons to copy by rote but rather as prompts to develop their own original concepts. If I were suggesting three books every budding artist should have at their fingertips they would be Figure Drawing for All It's Worth by Andrew Loomis, Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist by James Gurney, and, most definitely, Mark's Fantasy World-Building." — Muddy Colors

Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Ordinary Citizen

Author : Arianna Huffington
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007437331
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Ordinary Citizen written by Arianna Huffington and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features updated material and a special foreword from Arianna for the UK audience It’s not an exaggeration to say that the hard-working, average citizen on an average income is an endangered species and that the American Dream of a secure, comfortable standard of living has become outdated. The USA is in danger of becoming a Third World nation.

THE INVESTORS' GUIDE

Author : KOSMAS NJANIKE
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1491800518
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (918 download)

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Download or read book THE INVESTORS' GUIDE written by KOSMAS NJANIKE and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build your knowledge on international investments as you enjoy reading this book. This book is pregnant with secrets and tips for investors and entrepreneurs, as it clears some mysteries often associated with investments in developing countries. The book is useful to those looking for investment opportunities or has interests in Africa, Asia, South America and other developing countries on the globe. It seeks to 'open eyes' of the reader on the investment and business opportunities in different countries on the timing, market entrance strategies, risk management strategies and other factors for considerations. After reading this book your fear to invest in some countries and markets will be dealt with as the author explains the opportunities, threats, risk mitigation strategies and steps to be followed for one to make a successful business venture. Many examples and case studies have been utilized to help explain concepts and experiences in foreign direct investments (FDIs) on some parts of the world. The book sought to reveal opportunities in different developing countries and encourage those interested in creating wealth, business opportunities and jobs not to buy time but invest. The Investors' Guide is a book that can be of interest to university students or ambitious young people with an entrepreneurial mind in developed countries who may have access to capital and a desire to create wealth for themselves mainly through technology transfer. Investors or multi-national firms who need to expand their businesses to any developing countries will also benefit from this book. The book reveals the huge returns that can be obtained on investments in different sectors in developing countries and this is a chance that one would not want to miss.

A Guide to the World Bank

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821366955
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book A Guide to the World Bank written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2007-06-27 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World Bank Group is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Its focus is on helping the poorest people in the poorest countries by using its financial resources, staff, and extensive experience to aid countries in reducing poverty, increasing economic growth, and improving quality of life. In partnership with more than 100 developing countries, the Bank Group is striving to improve health and education, fight corruption, boost agricultural support, build roadsand ports, and protect the environment. Other projects are aimed at rebuilding war-torn countries or regions, providing basic services such as access to clean water, and encouraging investments that create jobs. In addition to this critical groundwork around the world, various parts of the World Bank Group are involved in activities ranging from conducting economic research and analysis to providing financial and advisory services to governments and private enterprises. This completely revised and updated second edition provides an accessible and straightforward overview of the World Bank Group's history, organization, mission, and purpose. Additionally, for those wishing to delve further into subjects of particular interest, the book guides readers to sources containing more detailed information, including annual reports, Web sites, publications, and e-mail addresses for various departments. It also provides information on how to work for or do business with the World Bank. A good introduction for anyone interested in understanding what the World Bank Group does and how it does it, this book shows readers who want to learn more where to begin.

A Geography of the Third World

Author : C.G Clarke
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134683138
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book A Geography of the Third World written by C.G Clarke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The label of "Third World" covers half the land surface and three quarters of the population of the planet. The problems and potential of this region and its peoples are attracting increasing concern and interest. Fully revised and updated this edition includes: * a wealth of photographic and line illustrations * boxed case studies * chapter summaries * guides to further reading Issues of increasing concern at the end of the twentieth century are fully addressed - for example, the widening gap in economic performance between countries in the Third world and the assertion of national cultures in the face of globalisation. New material on gender issues and the environmental impact of development has been included.

Zones of Peace in the Third World

Author : Arie M. Kacowicz
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438408137
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Zones of Peace in the Third World written by Arie M. Kacowicz and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1998-09-17 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International relations scholars have traditionally focused on explaining war rather than peace, resulting in the concept of peace being understudied and underemphasized. This book in contrast explains the maintenance of extensive periods of international peace in two regions of the Third World: South America and West Africa. The term "zones of peace" has been used in reference to the Cold War (1945–1989) and to separate peace among the democracies developed progressively throughout the last two hundred years. In this book, however, Kacowicz moves beyond a European focus to consider the theoretical and historical significance of the term in the context of the Third World. He argues that there have been periods of "long peace," so that zones of peace, characterized by the absence of interstate war, have developed in South America since the late 1880s and among the West African countries since their independence in the early 1960s. Kacowicz explores how regional peace is maintained in South America and West Africa through the distilling of alternative explanations, including Realism, Liberalism, and satisfaction with the territorial status quo. He also examines how peace can be maintained among states that usually do not sustain Western democratic regimes by offering a critique (and improvement) upon the "democratic peace" theory. Peace can indeed be maintained, he asserts, among nondemocratic states, although there is a direct relationship between the quality of the regional peace and the type of political regimes sustained by the countries in any given region.

Unexpected News

Author : Robert McAfee Brown
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664245528
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book Unexpected News written by Robert McAfee Brown and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the ways that Asian, African, and South American Christians interpret the Bible, especially the story of Jesus' life

Growing up Third World

Author : Cindy Moldovan
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1479748587
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (797 download)

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Download or read book Growing up Third World written by Cindy Moldovan and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-01-22 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Belize is a little paradise in the Caribbean's. Growing up in the mid sixties and seventies it was underdeveloped and not well know. It is remembered with fond memories of my life and times spent with my family, extended family, friends and acquaints. My heritage is mixed with white, black and Mayan Indian which is not uncommon for Belize as it is a melting pot for diverse ethnicity and mixed culture. People from many different parts of the world call Belize home. Go back in time with me as I share a much different way of living life, from the way we prepared and cook our food, getting immunized, transportation, attending school, to growing up in the country in a large family with no running water, electricity nor plumbing, farming, religion, celebrating holidays and many more fascinating facts. Growing up third world nothing was done the short or easy way. Most of our foods was served from farm to table and although I did not know it then, our food was also grown organically. For the first seventeen years of my life I lived in Belize (formally know as British Honduras) A peaceful and democratic country, Belize is a jewel with lush rainforest, Mayan monuments, mountains, pristine beaches and among many other attractions Belize boasts the second largest unbroken barrier reef in the world, the magnificent Blue Hole that attracts scuba divers from around the globe and the only designated Jaguar preserve in the world. I am honored to share these experiences with you.

The Bible and the Third World

Author : R. S. Sugirtharajah
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521005241
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The Bible and the Third World written by R. S. Sugirtharajah and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-06-11 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive history of the Bible in the Third World.

Economic Growth and Demographic Transition in Third World Nations

Author : Şefika Şule Erçetin
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429783353
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Economic Growth and Demographic Transition in Third World Nations written by Şefika Şule Erçetin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-08-09 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a new perspective on demographic transition, economic growth, and national development via exploration of the Third World economies. It provides a multidimensional approach to the close relationship between the concept of the chaos and complexity theory and provides a deliberate glance into the plight of policy formulation for demographic transition, economic growth, and development of Third World countries. The volume discusses the efficiency of good strategies and practices and their impact on business growth and economic growth, depending on the depth and diversity of infrastructure sector in particular and overall socioeconomic development in general. Economic Growth and Demographic Transition in Third World Nations: A Chaos and Complexity Theory Perspective covers a conglomeration of various aspects and issues related to the effect of demographic transition on socio-economic development in Third World countries, especially in the post-globalized era. It focuses on the applicability of the chaos and complexity theory in order to elicit transformational policies and aims to discuss and predict future projections of the new world of the economic growth policies.