The Book Company: New Products - Developing & Emerging Countries

Away Games (Public Affairs Encounters in Maine and the World)

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:39:05 +0000

In this memoir-in-short-stories, Nathaniel Bowditch writes about the characters, cultures, and conflicts he encountered in his wide-ranging public affairs career, including time with the Peace Corps and U.S.A.I.D.

In Away Games, Nathaniel Bowditch describes his "gigs" as a man..

Price: $22.95

Public Finance, Conflict, and International Interventions (How Good Governance Reforms Can Weaken State-building)

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:08:25 +0000

This book provides a critical analysis of the political and conflict impacts of ‘good governance’ public finance reforms, showing how unintended distributional outcomes can undermine broader state-building goals.

Price: $64.99

New Education Policy, Sustainable Development and Nation Building (Perspectives, Issues and Challenges)

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:03:57 +0000

The volume provides a comprehensive account of the linkages between education, sustainable development, and nation-building from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Price: $54.99

Legalization of Human Rights in Africa (The Institutionalization of Laws Prohibiting State-Sanctioned Violence and Torture)

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:57:15 +0000

Most countries on the African continent have ratified or acceded to several human rights treaties. This book assesses the progress African countries have made in institutionalizing human rights laws prohibiting torture, extrajudicial killings, and disappearances domestically.

Price: $64.99

Judicial Anti-Corruption Campaigns (Prosecutions in Italy, Brazil and Romania)

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:55:22 +0000

This book provides a comparative analysis of three cases of mass prosecutions of political corruption and outlines how judicial showdowns with political corruption emerge, their consequences, and whether they can be considered legitimate judicial operations or coups orchestrated by political fo..

Price: $64.99

International Causes of Hunger and Malnutrition (Food Insecurity and the Global Economy)

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:54:16 +0000

This book examines the international causes of hunger and malnutrition and reveals how critical elements of the global economy heighten food insecurity in the developing world. It will be of interest to students, scholars, and practitioners in the fields of global food security, international d..

Price: $64.99

The Financialization of Latin American Real Estate Markets (A Research Companion)

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:47:57 +0000

The Financialization of Latin American Real Estate Markets: A Research Companion provides an authoritative overview of the real estate asset class in Latin America with chapters covering Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Nicaragua and Chile.

Price: $73.99

Building Organizational Resilience (A guide for a secure future)

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:53:01 +0000

This book is a practical survival guide for leaders and development practitioners who need to strengthen their organization’s resilience and secure its long-term financial sustainability. In the current context of significant reductions in all forms of funding, it provides a step-by-step process t..

Price: $32.95

Poverty and the World Order (The Mirage of SDG 1)

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:21:41 +0000

Robert Walker provides a critical examination of the promise and reality of SDG1, the United Nations’ Social Development Goal designed, among other things, to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030. The author’s message is stark: there is little chance of success. Although the need for a collective and..

Price: $29.95

Enough! (A Modest Political Ecology for an Uncertain Future)

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:21:18 +0000

Enough! insists there is enough for all. Creating such a future is not about producing more or living with less. Instead, it starts with rethinking our politics, economics and approach to livelihoods. Mary Lawhon and Tyler McCreary develop a “modest approach” to justice and sustainability, drawing..

Price: $39.95