Tag: Central

Central and Eastern European Economies and the War in Ukraine Between a Rock and a Hard Place


Free Download Central and Eastern European Economies and the War in Ukraine: Between a Rock and a Hard Place by László Mátyás
English | PDF (True) | 2024 | 387 Pages | ISBN : 3031615603 | 24.9 MB
This book takes stock of and analyses the direct and indirect effects of the war in Ukraine, the policy response to the shock across countries, as well as the potential medium-term economic and social implications and policy challenges.

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Women Prisoners A Case Study of Central Prison for Women Karachi


Free Download Aliyah Ali Bilgrami, "Women Prisoners: A Case Study of Central Prison for Women Karachi"
English | ISBN: 3031463307 | 2023 | 112 pages | PDF | 5 MB
This book examines the female criminals and the prison conditions and issues they must endure through the lens of a case study in the Karachi women’s prison in Pakistan. With higher events of crime and poverty due to COVID-19, this volume considers the worsening conditions for women inmates as it relates to psychological trauma, access to resources, economic factors, and working against the cultural forces and criminal justice forces that contribute to the unstable state of women’s prisons. This book includes case studies of women prisoners. Addressing a gap in literature about female inmates in South Asia and Pakistan this volume is ideal for researchers in feminist criminology, women’s studies, prisoners psychology, and for law enforcement agencies.

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Sustainable Agriculture in Central America


Free Download Sustainable Agriculture in Central America By Jan P. de Groot, Ruerd Ruben
1997 | 248 Pages | ISBN: 0333682289 | PDF | 11 MB
Agricultural development in Central America is based on extensive growth, supported by macroeconomic policies that marginalize small peasants. Deforestation, erosion and resource depletion are particularly severe. This book offers a comprehensive review of the perspectives for state policies and local action to enhance sustainable agriculture. Macroeconomi conditions and institutional arrangements for the establishment of sustainable production systems in different eco-regional settings (hillsides, humid tropics, frontier areas) are discussed, as well as policy instruments to improve property rights, management rules and financial mechanisms to enhance sustainable resource use.

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