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"Taking into account the doubling of the world's population and massive geopolitical changes, this classic reference work has almost tripled in size. The first new edition since 1952 has greater inclusion of developing nations, as reflected by over 5,000 entries from Brazil alone. Entries include political divisions (states, provinces, capitals), the physical world (oceans, mountains, volcanoes), and special places (military bases, dams, national...
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USA. Report on human resources development in the texas rural area - covers major factors influencing employment participation of the rural population, industrialization potential, impact of rural development, etc., and includes information on current training programmes for rural workers. Statistical tables.
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"This book provides new analysis of inequality in China, with an emphasis on public policy considerations. Several chapters focus on inequality of income; others analyze poverty and inequality in wealth and wages. Topics covered include migrants, women, the elderly, the relationship between income and health funding, and the impact of the rural tax reform. A distinguishing feature of this book is its database. All contributors to the volume make use...
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Study of rural area intergroup relations and social conflict of the peasantry in the face of social change and capitalist agricultural development in Mexico - challenges the views on peasant farmer proletarianization held by orthodox Marxism; analyses the debate on agrarian structures; looks at production relations, agricultural marketing, agricultural credit, contract farming, etc.; discusses indigenous community organisation, peasant movements fighting...
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In this impeccably researched book, Rebecca Blank provides the definitive antidote to the scapegoating, guesswork, and outright misinformation of today's welfare debates. Demonstrating that government aid has been far more effective than most people think, she also explains that even private support for the poor depends extensively on public funds. It takes a nation to fight a problem as pervasive and subtle as modern poverty, and this book argues...
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