Development studies
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Developing Small-scale Industries in India
A detailed analysis, with case histories, of the Birla Institute of Technology. Their fifteen-year experience in developing and assisting small industries has become a classic example of how to approach the problem of developing small-scale industry in a truly integrated way.
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Land Clearance
This publication aims to give those not familiar with the subject of land clearance a general idea of the range of techniques and equipment available. It does not cover any aspect in detail but aims to advise those who may occasionally have to administer land clearance of the different methods that...
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Office Management for Co-operatives
This self-teaching text deals with the principle of office management, staffing and control, as well as the essential records, files, and accommodation required to run a co-operative efficiently. This is of use to the managers of both large and small co-operatives.
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Small-scale Production of Cementitious Materials
Cement, or at least some form of cementing material, is an essential ingredient of virtually every type of construction. Two alternative approaches to large scale factory production are considered: firstly, the manufacture of Portland cement, or material of comparable quality, in much smaller kilns,...
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Small Building Contractor and the Client
Getting and keeping clients is top priority for the successful building contractor. This book, the third and final volume in the series, shows how small contractors can get established and run their business satisfactorily.
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A Handbook of Gravity-Flow Water Systems
Originally written for the construction of gravity-flow drinking water systems in Nepal, this book is equally applicable for other locations around the world. Organized for quick reference, it is quickly and easily understood.
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Better Tools for the Job
These simple specifications, although originally applied to the Kenya road program, are equally applicable to labour-intensive projects in other countries.
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Rural Sanitation
This document is written for hospital staff and community development workers in developing countries who are planning to start sanitation or hygiene improvement programmes.
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Bolivia: Coup d'Etat
On 17 July 1980 Bolivia suffered the most brutal and bloody military coup in its history. The leader of the coup, General Luis Garcia Meza, thus brought to an end Bolivia's faltering attempts to establish parliamentary democracy. The coup's purpose was not simply to prevent the inauguration of the n...
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Unity is Strength
James Dunkerley, Chris Whitehouse
Latin American workers and peasants live in extreme poverty, exploited by a global economic system which concentrates wealth and power in the hands of the multinational corporations and local capitalists at the expense of the mass of working people. In many Latin American countries this system is en...