Tag: Countries

Free Download History of the Low Countries By J. C. H. Blom (editor), E. Lamberts (editor)
2006 | 536 Pages | ISBN: 1845452720 | EPUB | 37 MB
The history of the smaller European countries is rather neglected in the teaching of European history at university level. We are therefore pleased to announce the publication of the first comprehensive history of the Low Countries – in English – from Roman Times to the present. Remaining politically and culturally fragmented, with its inhabitants speaking Dutch, French, Frisian, and German, the Low Countries offer a fascinating picture of European history en miniature. For historical reasons, parts of northern France and western Germany also have to be included in the "Low Countries," a term that must remain both broad and fluid, a convenient label for a region which has seldom, if ever, composed a unified whole. In earlier ages it as even more difficult to the region set parameters, again reflecting Europe as a whole, when tribes and kingdoms stretched across expanses not limited to the present states of Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Nevertheless, its parts did demonstrate many common traits and similar developments that differentiated them from surrounding countries and lent them a distinct character. Internationally, the region often served both as a mediator for and a buffer to the surrounding great powers, France, Britain, and Germany; an important role still played today as Belgium and the Netherlands have increasingly become involved in the broader process of European integration, in which they often share the same interest and follow parallel policies. This highly illustrated volume serves as an ideal introduction to the rich history of the Low Countries for students and the generally interested reader alike.

Free Download Ernst Mechler, "Medicinal Plants in Tropical Countries: Traditional Use-Experience-Facts"
English | 2005 | pages: 176 | ISBN: 3131383410, 1588902536 | PDF | 6,5 mb
According to estimates of the World Health Organization, 80% of the world population is primarily reliant on such traditional methods of healing as medicinal plants. This timely text assesses 25 common plants from several countries, providing practical and evidence-based recommendations for their application.

Free Download Stefan Dercon, Michael Langan (Narrator), "Gambling on Development: Why Some Countries Win and Others Lose"
English | ASIN: B0CPQYXDVS | 2023 | M4B@64 kbps | ~12:10:00 | 328 MB
In the last thirty years, the developing world has undergone tremendous changes. Overall, poverty has fallen, people live longer and healthier lives, and economies have been transformed. And yet many countries have simply missed the boat. Why have some countries prospered, while others have failed?
Stefan Dercon argues that the answer lies not in a specific set of policies, but rather in a key "development bargain," whereby a country’s elites shift from protecting their own positions to gambling on a growth-based future. Despite the imperfections of such bargains, China is among the most striking recent success stories, along with Indonesia, and more unlikely places, such as Bangladesh, Ghana, and Ethiopia. Gambling on Development is about these winning efforts, in contrast to countries stuck in elite bargains leading nowhere.

Free Download Teaching Expertise in Three Countries: Japan, China, and the United States by Akiko Hayashi
English | May 6th, 2022 | ISBN: 02268186755 | 214 pages | True EPUB/PDF | 14.02 MB
A comparison of the development of expertise in preschool teaching in China, Japan, and the United States.

Free Download József Hegedüs, Martin Lux, Vera Horváth, "Private Rental Housing in Transition Countries: An Alternative to Owner Occupation?"
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1137507098, 1349701106 | PDF | pages: 422 | 4.3 mb
This book presents an overview of private rented housing in selected new EU member states and other transition countries – a topic scarcely researched to date, as it is largely part of the informal economy, and consequently often invisible to official statistics. Part I presents the private rented sector in Western and Northern European countries, the history of private renting under socialism in Central and Eastern Europe, and thematic issues such as restitution and marginalized groups depending on privately rented housing. Part II provides a series of country case studies from the Central and East European region. Part III concludes with chapters on the possibility of utilizing the private rental sector in affordable housing provision through good practices in both old and new EU member states, and sets out to further the housing policy debate on European housing regimes. This unique edited collection will be of great value to scholars of and practitioners involved in housing policy and economics, urban development, international relations, politics, economics and sociology.

Free Download Heiko Droste, "Urban Life in Nordic Countries "
English | ISBN: 1032387211 | 2023 | 448 pages | PDF | 19 MB
Based on empirical studies, this book investigates the particular urban history of the North from the 17th century until today in a comparative, Northern perspective.

Free Download Muhamad S. Olimat, "China and the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: Strategic Partnership in a Changing World"
English | ISBN: 1498545025 | 2016 | 284 pages | EPUB | 6 MB
This book examines China’s relations with member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council. It highlights the depth of China’s ties with the region bilaterally and multilaterally on a five-dimensional approach: political relations, trade relations, energy security, security cooperation, and cultural relations. Regarding each of these criteria, the GCC countries enjoy a strategic significance to China’s national security, vital interests, territorial integrity, sovereignty, regime survival, and economic prosperity. China has been an integral part of the political developments on the Arabian Gulf scene since the 1950s. Their bilateral ties have grown steadily since the Economic Reform Era, culminating in strategic partnership two decades later. China and its Arab Gulf partners have embarked on an ambitious economic cooperation that includes joint ventures in oil upstreaming and downstreaming, mammoth highway and railroad projects, construction projects, and above all, strategic security coordination in reference to security threats. Both sides are also engaged in a process of revival of the Silk Road within the Belt and the Road framework. Sino-Gulf bilateral trade relations reached $159,419.20 billion in 2014. The two sides aim to increase it to $600 billion by 2020, a goal within reach given the fact that they are concluding the China-GCC Free Trade Agreement, which will transform their bilateral ties.

Free Download Project Analysis in Developing Countries: Cost Benefit Analysis for Development
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031400135 | 620 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 6 MB
This updated new edition explores the techniques used to assess the economic impact of projects in developing countries. Blending an academic understanding of economics and development with an accessible style and practical advice, the costs and benefits of investment projects, an important mechanism for economic development, are assessed to ensure that resource allocation is as productive as possible. New material has been added, particularly on the environmental impact of projects, the role of the discount rate in decision-taking, the application of techniques to estimate willingness to pay for benefit estimation and the quantification of health impacts.

Free Download Ola Dahlman, Jenifer Mackby, Svein Mykkeltveit, "Detect and Deter: Can Countries Verify the Nuclear Test Ban?"
English | 2011 | pages: 273 | ISBN: 9400716753, 9401778388 | PDF | 13,5 mb
How can countries verify compliance with the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) and detect and deter violations? It is in their interest to increase their verification readiness because the assessment of compliance with the treaty rests with states parties to the CTBT. The treaty provides countries with two verification elements: an international system of monitoring stations, and an on-site inspection regime. The monitoring system can detect nuclear explosions underground, in the atmosphere and under water. This book provides incentives to nations around the world on how they can organize their efforts to verify compliance with the CTBT and how they can collaborate with other countries, perhaps on a regional basis, to monitor areas of concern. Such focused efforts can improve their detection and deterrence capabilities through precision monitoring.

Free Download Kim Christiaens, John Nieuwenhuys, Charel Roemer, "International Solidarity in the Low Countries During the Twentieth Century: New Perspectives and Themes"
English | 2020 | ISBN: 3110634317 | EPUB | pages: 320 | 4.4 mb
During the 20th century, a variety of social movements and civil society groups stepped into the arena of international politics. This volume collects innovative research on international solidarity movements in Belgium and the Netherlands, and places these movements prominently in debates about the history of globalization, transnational activism, and international politics.