AIDS in Latin America

Tim Frasca
Hardcover - $49.95

In this revealing book, the first to give a complete account of how the AIDS epidemic has affected our neighbors to the South, Timothy Frasca uncovers the enormous cultural changes which have taken place throughout Latin America as a result of the di ...

African Women's Unique Vulnerabilities to HIV/AIDS : Communication Perspectives and Promises

Linda K. Fuller
Hardcover - $177.95

Digital Poverty : Latin American and Caribbean Perspectives

Hernan Galperin
Paperback - $62.95

This book represents the first publication of the Regional Dialogue on the Information Society (REDIS-DIRSI), a regional network of leading researchers concerned with the creation and dissemination of knowledge that supports effective participation i ...

The Big Necessity : The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters

Rose George
Hardcover - $41.95

The Sociology of Post-Colonial Societies : Economic Disparity, Cultural Diversity and Development

J. E. Goldthorpe
Paperback - $92.95

This is the completely revised and updated version of the immensely successful Sociology of the Third World. It is about the division of the world into rich and poor countries, and the disparities between rich and poor people, especially in poor coun ...

Insecurity and Welfare Regimes in Asia, Africa and Latin America : Social Policy in Development Contexts

Ian Gough
Hardcover - $178.95

Written by a team of internationally respected experts, this book explores the conditions under which social policy--defined as the public pursuit of secure welfare--operates in the poorer regions of the world. Making an important contribution by bre ...

Wellbeing in Developing Countries Wellbeing in Developing Countries : From Theory to Research from Theory to Research

Ian Gough
Hardcover - $207.95

In a world where many experience unprecedented levels of wellbeing, chronic poverty remains a major concern for many developing countries and the international community. Conventional frameworks for understanding development and poverty have focused ...

Inheriting Poverty? the Link Between Children's Wellbeing and Unemployment in South Africa

Paul Graham
Paperback - $65.95

The Role of Social Capital in Development

Christiaan Grootaert
Paperback - $103.95

This book documents the role of social capital in accelerating poverty alleviation and rural development.

The Role of Social Capital in Development : An Empirical Assessment

Christiaan Grootaert
Hardcover - $210.95

Social capital can be defined as the institutions and networks of relationships between people, complemented by the attitudes, norms and values that underlie them. Based on a large volume of newly collected data from ten countries, this is the first ...