Development studies
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Murder in the Rainforest
In July 1993, near Haximu, a tiny hamlet in the Amazon rainforest, a fateful meeting between a group of young Yanomami Indians and Brazilian gold miners resulted in the massacre of the Yanomami. News of the tragedy shocked Brazil and the world. But mysteries remained: What exactly happened at Haximu...
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Cuba In Focus 2nd Edition
Cuba is the best-known country to remain socialist after the end of the Cold War. It also continues to arouse passions, in support and against, all over the globe. Cuba lives in the shadow of the U.S., famously resisting three decades of embargo, attempts on Fidel Castro's life and vociferous Cuban-...
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Down to Earth
Mansoor Ali, Andrew Cotton, Ken Westlake
This book presents the findings of a Department for International Development (DFID) funded project. It has been written for policy-makers and professional staff of urban government, development agencies and non-government organizations in low-income countries. The book aims to help improve the p...
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Emergency Vector Control using Chemicals (2nd Edition)
electing the appropriate control chemical and the means of application, together with advice on planning an implementation programme.
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Enhancing Organizational Performance
Enhancing Organizational Performance: A toolbox for self-assessment
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Ameliorer la Performance Organisationnelle
Le présent manuel est un ouvrage en cours et nous serions par conséquent heureux que vous nous fassiez parvenir vos commentaires et vos suggestions sur les façons dont il pourrait être amélioré. Vous pouvez nous joindre à l'adresse indiquée à la page d'information. Vos commentaires nous sont précieu...
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Mas alla de la propiedad intelectual
Mas alla de la propiedad intelectual: Los derechos de las comunidades
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Dominican Republic In Focus
This is a guide to one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic, which has much more to offer than its idyllic beaches. The site of the first European settlement in the Americas, the country has a long and often turbulent history, marked by dictators, foreign...
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Guatemala In Focus
This work explores Guatemala. Considered by some to be the most beautiful and yet the most tragic of Latin American countries, Guatemala's military regimes gave the word "disappeared" its sinister connotations. Its majority Maya population has kept its culture alive despite five centuries of almost...