SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries
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Basic Accounting for Credit and Savings Schemes
Intended for readers without any formal accountancy training, this book explains in clear and simple language how to document the financial transactions associated with credit and savings schemes.
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Integrated Urban Infrastructure Development in Asia
This book brings together a range of papers on innovative approaches to integrated urban infrastructure provision in Asian countries. Contributors include policy-makers, professionals and planners from across Asia. The models and practices described in the book comprise a major contribution to advan...
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Learning from Gal Oya
This first paperback edition recounts the drama of a remarkably successful experiment that introduced farmer organization for self-managed development in the largest and most run-down conflict-ridden irrigation system in Sri Lanka and now updates the story to record the author's picture of Gal Oya i...
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The Life Industry
There are many contentious issues surrounding biodiversity and different priorities for the many stakeholders involved. This book presents some of the arguments from the leading experts on the issues as well as reflecting the collective learning and debate from grassroots NGOs, journalists, industri...
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Nepal
This outstanding series provides concise and lively introductions to countries and the major development issues they face. Packed full of factual information, photographs and maps, the guides also focus on ordinary people and the impact that historical, economic and environmental issues have on thei...
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Our Money, Our Movement
Credit and savings mechanisms are becoming a powerful tool in development, but many initiatives are only now aiming for the ownership of these mechanisms to be in the hands of the borrowers themselves. Our Money, Our Movement describes how this goal has already been reached by the Women's Credit Uni...
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Packaging
Packaging can perform three functions: it acts as a container; it helps to protect against damage and spoilage; and it can communicate information about the contents. Packaging discusses these functions in detail and looks at traditional and mechanized packaging systems for use by small-scale produc...
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Pickles of Bangladesh
This booklet was the result of a workshop run by the Ahsania Mission. The objective of the workshop was to produce adult literacy booklets that covered practical subjects. This booklet covers how to set up a small business making pickles and drew on the work of Intermediate Technology Bangladesh.
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Road Maintenance and Regravelling (ROMAR) Using Labour-Based Methods
Written for the owners or managers of small construction businesses, the ROMAR books provide both the management and technical advice needed in order to make a success of routine maintenance and regravelling as a business activity. The handbook and workbook can be used together by reading the chapte...
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Road Maintenance and Regravelling (ROMAR) Using Labour-Based Methods
The ROMAR handbook and workbook are each divided into two parts, the first covering principles and the second dealing with the practice of labour-based road construction and maintenance. The route map in the section on How to use your ROMAR books will help you to find your way around, and concentrat...