This first sustained ethnographic study of organic agriculture outside the United States traces its meanings, practices, and politics in two nations typically considered worlds apart: Latvia and Costa Rica. Situated on the frontiers of the European Union and the United States, these geopolitically and economically in-between places illustrate ways that international treaties have created contradictory pressures for organic farmers.Organic farmer ...
Corporations are slowly realizing the impact of their business on the environment and society. They are also facing increasing pressure from their stakeholders to follow responsible business practices. Many companies are looking to incorporate and manage a sustainable business. However, they are unaware on where and how to start this transition. <br><br>This book explains the basics on how to incorporate sustainability into any busin ...
This book by a practitioner (not an academic, a government official, or a pundit) has been written for practitioners and offers fresh thinking on how to do international development work. It combines that thinking with practical guidance, in plain English, on what to do—and perhaps just as importantly—what not to do on the ground. We Do Know How takes buzzwords commonly used in development circles—"demand-d ...
The world around us is comprised of systems – organisational systems, business systems, political systems, family systems, inter-personal systems, biological systems, economic systems – the list goes on.<br><br>This eBook, written by an experienced systems thinker and consultant, helps the reader develop an appreciation of the nature of systems – what they comprise of, how they function, how they sustain and organize themselves and w ...
Kazakhstan's Assassinated Democracy describes how the highest levels of<br>government in Kazakhstan are attempting to suppress the country's genuine<br>democratization, particularly through the case of a political party, Atameken.<br>It is based on extensive interviews with Dr. Yerzhan K. Dosmukhamedov, Chairman<br>of the Atameken Party. These interviews and articles — most of which were original ...
Этот текст – сокращенная версия книги Ли Кай-Фу «Сверхдержавы искусственного интеллекта: Китай, Кремниевая долина и новый мировой порядок». Только самые ценные мысли, идеи, кейсы, примеры. Сверхдержавы искусственного интеллекта: Китай, Кремниевая долина и новый мировой порядок – книга от тайваньского предпринимателя, знающего, о чем он пишет. Ли Кай-Фу работал в Силиконовой долине, продвигал продукты Google в КНР. Сегодня, после почти 10 лет и ...
Few countries in transition have managed to get a grip on their public finances as well as South Africa did after 1994. Now, just more than 20 years later, the nation’s credibility and the democratic project lie in tatters as we teeter on the brink of a political and fiscal cliff. Business confidence and investment have evaporated along with clean, accountable government, causing South Africa to be downgraded to junk status, crushing the country ...
The economic landscape of the world is changing dramatically. The power structure that favoured developed countries is falling away under the effects of the global financial crisis of 2008, the slowdown in the US economy and the debt crisis in Europe. At the same time developing countries are gaining economic ground. South Africa is among the developing countries taking a more prominent role on the global stage. With China, Brazil, Russi ...
