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Industrial Materials for the Future (IMF) R&D Priorities
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95The Industrial Materials for the Future (IMF) programme sponsors research in core areas that are of value to multiple industries. Research areas looked at in this book include high temperature and corrosion-resistant materials, and database development and modelling. more...
Tourism and Poverty Reduction
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 39.95Tourism can reduce poverty in developing countries. But tourism growth is not universally inclusive of the poor. Moreover our understanding of how tourism affects the poor is largely based on partial and superficial analysis. Researchers from different disciplines and practitioners with different objectives generally work in splendid isolation from... more...
Markets and Rural Poverty
International Development Research Centre 2011; US$ 50.00This book explores the place of poor people within a rich variety of value chains, focusing upon lagging, rural regions in Africa and Asia, and how they can ôupgradeö within such chains. Upgrading is a key concept for value chain analysis and refers to the acquisition of technological capabilities and market linkages that enable firms to... more...
Measures of Effectiveness for the Information-Age Navy
RAND Corporation 2004; US$ 9.95This report creates a framework for developing measures to help the Navy decide how network-centric operations affect combat outcomes and which information systems work best. It shows a proof-of-concept tool that can generate several alternative network-centric command systems. more...
Public Health and Plain Packaging of Cigarettes
Edward Elgar Publishing 2012; US$ 40.00Tobacco use represents a critical global health challenge. The World Health Organization estimates that tobacco kills nearly 6 million people a year, with the toll expected to rise to 8 million annually over the next two decades. This detailed book, written by health and legal experts from institutions around the globe, examines legal issues arising... more...
Theology and Public Philosophy
Lexington Books 2012; US$ 27.99This volume brings together eminent theologians, philosophers and political theorists to discuss the relevance of theology and theologically grounded moral reflection to contemporary America?s public life and argument. Avoiding the focus on hot-button issues, shrill polemics, and sloganeering that so often dominate discussions of religion and public... more...
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