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Who’s to Blame for Greece? Austerity in Charge of Saving a Broken Economy
Greece's economy symbolizes in many ways the Eurozone's economic problems and divergent interests as it amasses most of the economic disadvantages characterizing the Eurozone's economy itself. This book presents the economic and political challenges to Greece and the EU member states.
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- 978-1-137-54920-4
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- XV, 236
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The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Diplomacy
Indispensable for students of diplomacy and junior members of diplomatic services, this dictionary not only covers diplomacy's jargon but also includes entries on legal terms, political events, international organizations, e-Diplomacy, and major figures who have occupied the diplomatic scene or have written about it over the last half millennium.
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- 3
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- 978-1-137-01761-1
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- The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Diplomacy
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- XVI, 401
Western Financial Assistance to the Developing World Perceptions of the Powe…
This unconventional book addresses the imbalance of power between countries that give and receive funds for international financial development, with particular attention to the outcomes and impacts of this imbalance on recipient countries. It provides an in-depth analysis of the perceptions that population segments of recipient countries have of the power plays inherent in giving and receiving…
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- 978-1-137-58399-4
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- XVII, 221
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Stigmatization, discrimination and illness : Experiences among HIV-Seropositi…
“She was given her own plate, her own cup, everything of her own, even when she just touched a cloth then nobody wanted to touch it again.” (Halima, HIV-seropositive) The book sheds light on the profound influence of an HIV-seropositive diagnosis on the lives of women and their social environment in the United Republic of Tanzania. The author, a medical doctor and social anthropologist, tel…
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- 978-3-86395-108-5
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- 616 BOH s
Discrimination at Work : Comparing European, French, and American Law
How do the United States and France differ in laws and attitudes concerning discrimination at work? Franco-American scholar Marie Mercat-Bruns interviews prominent legal scholars to demonstrate how these two post-industrial democracies have adopted divergent strategies. Whereas employers in the United States and France rarely discriminate openly, deep systemic discrimination exists in both coun…
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- 9780520959583
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- 344 MER d
Higher Education in the Middle East and North Africa: Exploring Regional and …
This book explores the prospects for higher education development in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. Adopting a South-South perspective (from the viewpoint of a developing country), it seeks to promote a deeper understanding of this colourful and highly diverse, yet volatile region. As such, it examines six selected MENA countries that serve as case studies for identifying the …
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- 978-981-10-1054-5
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- XIII, 161
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- 379
The Middle East Economies in Times of Transition
On the growth question, the book looks into the extent of structural transformation of the economy, the political economy reasons for the lack of structural change, and the external conditions in the EU and in the GCC that underpin the lack of structural change. On inequality, the book offers new measures of equality of opportunity in human development and in the job market, and it also reviews…
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- 978-1-137-52977-0
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- XX, 359
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- International Economic Association Series
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Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Employment Discrimination
This Chapter will address the current protections that are available to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (“LGBT”) individuals who allege they have been victims of employment discrimination. The Chapter's primary focus will be on federal statutory law, particularly Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Although the focus here is on federal law, Appendix I to this Chapter lists the…
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- 345 GRE s
Reclaiming Composition for Chicano/as and Other Ethnic Minorities: A Critical…
Winner of Honorable Mention for the 2018 Conference on College Composition and Communication Outstanding Book Award This book examines the history of ethnic minorities particularly Chicano/as and Latino/as--in the field of composition and rhetoric; the connections between composition and major US historical movements toward inclusiveness in education; the ways our histories of that inclu…
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- 978-1-137-53673-0
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- 370.9
Aid in Transition: EU Development Cooperation with Russia and Eurasia
This book is the one of the first to address aid effectiveness as a political and comparative economics question. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the transition of its republics to market structures and more representative forms of government, the European Commission has recognized the necessity of a closer economic cooperation with Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, the three largest e…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-1-4614-6582-9
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- XVI, 103
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- 337 GRI a
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