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This book is a collection of 26 essays and commentaries on servant leadership by about two dozen authors, including Peter Senge, M. Scott Peck, Ann McGee-Cooper, and two by the father of this idea, Robert Greenleaf. For almost 20 years, Greenleaf’s theories of servant leadership [...]
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‘Grant has written one of the best books ever on the CAP, and really on EU policy making more generally.’ - John Peterson, Political Studies
‘[D]emonstrates the author’s rich knowledge of commodity details and historical evidence, without losing the thread of political economic analysis…[U]p-to-date…and…readable…it can be fully recommended.’ [...]
Ecotourism is defined as “responsible travel to natural areas which conserves the environment and improves the welfare of local people.” Many see it as a panacea for developing nations-a source of clean development that can bring wealth to rural communities while simultaneously helping to preserve pristine environments. But has the reality lived up to the [...]
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The interaction between macroeconomic and agricultural sector reforms is of vital importance to developing and East European economies, whose agricultural sectors account for major shares of economic activity and income. Derived from a conference organized jointly by the Centre for Economic Policy Research [...]
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“The topic of blockades has a rich historiography of varying viewpoints. Davis and Engerman have produced a work that contributes to our understanding of one of the most complex endeavors in both war and peace.” -Eric W. Osborne, Virgina Military Institute “…those in [...]
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“Kevin Kearns provides a well-structured overview of fundamental strategic options that leaders need to consider in shaping the destiny of their organizations and of individual programs and services. He offers busy nonprofit executives a practical, readable, and useful framework for strategic thinking.” (Margaret Tyndall, chief executive [...]
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With American relations in the Middle East on shaky ground, the U.S. government and the petroleum industry have turned to Africa as a new source of oil, investing more than a billion dollars a year in the continent since 1990. China and India are [...]
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“The best book on international affairs so far this year.”–Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times “This slip of a book is set to become a classic of the ‘how to help the world’s poorest’ genre. Crammed with statistical nuggets and common sense, his book should be [...]
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With more than a billion people now living on less than a dollar a day, and with eight million dying each year because they are simply too poor to live, most would agree that the problem of global poverty is our greatest moral challenge. The [...]
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Leave work at five and don’t feel guilty! Beth Sawi, tells you how to make more time for your personal life while still enhancing the quality of your work life.The balance issue can affect anyone. Despite the hard work and dedication her job demands, Sawi [...]
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