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UNINA9910457895503321 |
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Titolo |
Too poor for peace? [[electronic resource] ] : global poverty, conflict, and security in the 21st century / / Lael Brainard, Derek Chollet, editors |
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2007 |
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1-280-85659-9 |
9786610856596 |
0-8157-1376-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (189 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BrainardLael |
CholletDerek H |
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Disciplina |
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Poverty - Developing countries |
Political violence - Developing countries |
Economic assistance, American - Developing countries |
Public-private sector cooperation |
Peace-building |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"The chapters draw from a conference at the Aspen Institute held on August 2 to August 4, 2006, called, "The Tangled Web: The Poverty-Insecurity Nexus" --P. viii. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The tangled web : the poverty-insecurity nexus / Lael Brainard, Derek Chollet, and Vinca LaFleur -- Poverty breeds insecurity / Susan E. Rice -- Poverty and violence : an overview of recent research and implications for foreign aid / Edward Miguel -- Demography, environment, and civil strife / Colin H. Kahl -- Resource and environmental security / Anthony Nyong -- The demographics of political violence : youth bulges, insecurity, and conflict / Henrik Urdal -- Embracing the margins : working with youth amid war and insecurity / Marc Sommers -- The role of leadership in overcoming poverty and achieving security in Africa / Robert I. Rotberg -- Operating in insecure environments / Jane Nelson -- Breaking the poverty-insecurity nexus : is democracy the answer? / Jennifer L. Windsor. |
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"Investigates the complex and dynamic relationship between poverty |
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and insecurity, exploring possible agents for change. Brings the latest lessons and intellectual framework to bear in an examination of African leadership, the private sector, and American foreign aid as vehicles for improving economic conditions and security"--Provided by publisher. |
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UNINA9910511631803321 |
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Autore |
O'Brien Dan |
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The body of an American / / Dan O'Brien |
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London, England : , : Oberon Books, , 2014 |
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1 online resource (183 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Characters; 1: Fresh Air; 2: Who Was He Talking To?; 3: Q&A. Or, Got To Go; 4: The Ghosts Are Getting Closer; 5: Shrinking; 6: Iraq; 7: Some Embarrassing Things. Or, The Plan; 8: Hi What's Your Name When Are You Leaving?; 9: Blizzard; 10: Yellowknife |
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Mogadishu, 1993. Paul is a Canadian photojournalist who is about to take a picture that will win him the Pulitzer Prize. Princeton, the present day, Dan is an American writer who is struggling to finish his play about ghosts. Both men live worlds apart but a chance encounter over the airwaves sparks an extraordinary friendship that sees them journey from some of the most dangerous places on earth to the depths of the human soul. Flying from Kabul to the Canadian High Arctic, The Body of an American sees two actors jump between more than thirty roles in an exhilarating new form of doc |
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