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Global Poverty
An in-depth analysis of the global poverty 'problem' and how it is framed and understood. The volume questions existing theories of the causes of global poverty and argues that global poverty is gradually becoming a question of national distribution.
International Development Studies
′A sure-footed and self-confident book, ambitious in scope, authoritative in execution and practical in its implications′ - Simon Maxwell, Director, Overseas Development Institute, London ′At last, a development studies text that encourages self-reflection from within the discipline. Highly recommended′ - Professor Ray Kiely, Chair in International Politics, Queen Mary University of London ′This is the book that academics, development researchers and practitioners have been seeking for a long time. [It] addresses the most important issues which development researchers and practitioners cope with each and every day′ - Dr Tran Tuan, Director, Research and Training Centre for Commun...
Deindustrialization, Distribution, and Development
Focussing on the Global South, this book examines the emergent processes of stalled industrialization and the spectre of premature deindustrialization in middle-income developing countries. Through detailed analysis, Sumner challenges existing economic myths and outlines what deindustrialization means for the future of global development.
Among Thieves
"Within only a year's time, Ryia Cautella has earned herself the title of the Butcher of Carrowwick. She is the quickest , deadliest blade in the dockside city's criminal circles, not to mention the sharpest tongue. But Ryia Cautella is not her real name. In her trade as a hired assassin, Ryia often contends with powerful Adepts - either Sensers, who detect even the smallest physical aberrations and threats, or Kinetics, who can manipulate matter. Without exception, young Adepts are brought to the formidable Guildmaster, the ruler of the five kingdoms of Thamorr, and eventually sold off to new owners at an annual auction. A deadly secret has kept Ryia on the run for the past six years, but she now has the opportunity to venture right into the Guildmaster's stronghold and win back her freedom. Though it goes against every instinct she has, she knows this is not a path she can walk alone. Forced to team up with a crew of miscreants, smugglers, and thieves, her plan must go flawlessly. Unfortunately for Ryia, her new allies are as selfish as she is. and they all have plan of their own."-- back cover.
The Future of Foreign Aid
Sumner and Mallett review the literature on aid in light of shifts in the aid system and the increasing concentration of the world's poor in middle-income countries. As a consequence, they propose a series of practical, policy relevant options for future development cooperation, with the aim of provoking discussion and informing policy.
The Last Political Law Lord
2009 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of John Andrew Hamilton, Viscount Sumner (1859-1934), one of the greatest of English judges. His trenchant rulings, characterized by deep learning, wisdom and lucidity, and delivered with rare literary distinction and wit, are cited with respect and admiration as classics of the Common Law. Sumner’s personality, assured, articulate, dominating -'an amazingly powerful person' (Harold Laski)—also marked his controversial interventions in British public life. Uniquely for a law lord, he was appointed a delegate to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, where he strenuously advocated and helped to frame the much criticized reparation chapter of the ...
The Desert Prince
Peter V. Brett, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Demon Cycle, begins a brand new epic fantasy adventure set in his beloved world, following a new generation of heroes.
Economics and Development Studies
Economics and Development Studies synthesises existing development economics literature, much of it very contemporary, in order to identify the salient issues and controversies and to make them accessible and understandable.
The Embroidered Book
*Shortlisted for the Aurora Award for Best Novel* ‘Spellbinding’ JJA Harwood ‘An entertaining and dark read’ Stylist ‘An absorbing novel’ Guardian ‘Beautifully written’ Elizabeth Chadwick
The Dying Squad
'Darkly entertaining police procedural with a difference' CRIME REVIEW 'Fizzes with life' - STUART TURTON, Costa First Novel Award winner 'A thrilling ride with dark humour, action and a touching side that's hard to forget' SUN five stars (book of the week) WHO BETTER TO SOLVE A MURDER THAN A DEAD DETECTIVE? When Detective Inspector Joe Lazarus storms a Lincolnshire farmhouse, he expects to bring down a notorious drug gang; instead, he discovers his own dead body and a spirit guide called Daisy-May. She's there to enlist him to the Dying Squad, a spectral police force made up of the recently deceased. Joe soon realises there are fates far worse than death. To escape being stuck in purgatory,...
