New Strategies for Social Innovation: Market-Based Approaches for Assisting the Poor

Market-based development strategies designed to help the world's poor receive significant support from advocates, academics, governments, and the media, yet frequently the perceived success of these programs rests on carefully selected examples and one-sided, enthusiastic accounts. In practice, these approaches are often poorly defined and executed, with little balanced, comparative analysis of their true strengths and weaknesses. This book is the first to assess emerging market-based social change approaches comparatively, focusing specifically on social entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility, fair trade, and private sustainable development. Steven G. Anderson begins by identifying the problems these programs address and then describes their core, shared principles. He follows with a general framework for defining and evaluating these and other development approaches. Separate chapters provide background on the historical development and application of each approach, as well as interpretations of the processes for implementation and the underlying behavioral assumptions related to successful outcomes. A final chapter compares each approach across a set of important program development dimensions and analyzes the utility of market-based approaches as part of a general consideration of social development strategies for the developing world.

Business & Money

Anderson, Steven

Economics

Columbia University Press

This book presents edited and revised versions of more than 30 papers selected from those presented at a major conference on History and Forest Resources, held in Florence in 1998. The conference was organized by the Italian Academy of Forestry Science and working group on Forest History of the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO). As a whole the papers present detailed analyses of the interrelationships between forest ecosystems and socioeconomic development from 13 different countries of the world. Main economic and social factors, techniques and local practices, as well as legal and political aspects related to forest changes are discussed, according to the latest achievements in forest history research. The book is a companion volume to Methods and Approaches in Forest History.

Forest History: International Studies on Socioeconomic and Forest Ecosystem Change (IUFRO Research Series, 2)

Politics & Social Sciences

Agnoletti, Mauro

Sociology

CABI

Methods and Approaches in Forest History is a companion to Forest History: International Studies on Socioeconomic and Forest Ecosystem Change, which includes over 20 papers from the same conference held in Florence in 1998. This volume focuses on the different approaches and methods adopted in the study of forest history. The interdisciplinary nature of these studies is emphasized, bringing in the different perspectives of anthropologists, botanists, ecologists, foresters, historians, geneticists and geographers. This volume demonstrates the rich diversity of approaches and methods to forest history.

Methods and Approaches in Forest History (IUFRO Research Series, 3)

History

A man on a journey, struggling to do the right thing. One woman looking for new worlds to conquer, and another trying to find her way back home. Tossed together by fate, they must learn to trust each other or die.The universe is not as peaceful as the Reunification Commission pretends. Despite rumors of war and revolution, RuComm is sending out diplomats and scientists. They say it is a time for peace. For Ted Holloman, fresh from the RuComm Academy, it is a time of duty and service.Outbound from Earth, Ted has problems of his own. His best friend is in love with Wandering Star’s linguist, a woman with gold flecks in her brown eyes. Too bad being in love is against RuComm policy and the ship’s AI is always watching.Then there’s the chaplain on her way to the Mission on Bodens Gate. When Ted looks into her cold, blue eyes, he sees more than a desire to serve God.Together, they must find a way to survive on Bodens Gate, where the government rules by terror and blood, and death is a simple thing that passes with shrugs more often than tears. Encouraging rebellion there might get them killed. Leading one certainly will. But for love, it might be the only choice.Book One of the Reunification Series. A story of adventure and romance set in a classic Sci-Fi universe.

Wandering Star: A Reunification Novel (Reunification Series)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

Steven Anderson

A young woman seeks the truth about her family on a distant world, uncovering secrets that will lead the Interstellar Union into civil war and risk the lives of all who love her.Sometimes, doing nothing and waiting for the right time takes more courage than doing the wrong thing right away. But I can’t do nothing. My parents lied to me. About everything. Now is my time. I’m going to Bodens Gate where all of it started, and I’m going to find the truth. About everything.I am brave. That’s the lie I tell myself when the shaking starts deep inside and my body and mind curl inward from the terror that’s waiting for me. My friends Winona and Sam hold me together. They’re the only ones that can.I will fight the Tarakana that hide in the shadows, shifting shapes and feeding on us. No one believes the Tarakana exist, but they do. The one inside my mind is good. I call him Merrimac. The bad ones are tearing the Interstellar Union apart to feed on our pain. I’ll stop them, even if they tear me apart while I’m doing it.

Wandering Soul: A Reunification Novel, Book 2 (Reunification Series)

You play the hand you're dealt. Anything else they call cheating.Captain Thomas Benson pushes cargo between worlds for the Trade Guild of the Most Serene Republic of Venice. His Gattino Alato is a small ship and the crew is tight. The cards turn over easy most days, and the memory of what he left behind is far away.Now the rebellion has dealt him a new hand. Privateers haunt the trade routes between planets still loyal to the Union. Tales of broken ships, stolen cargoes, and dead crews fill the Shipping News. His only protections are speed, luck, and the vast cold dark. But luck can run out and the Trade Guild is not forgiving of captains who lose their cargoes, especially not a container critical to the Union Aerospace Force.On the run from the Guild, the Union Marines, and a pirate captain looking for revenge, rescuing his crew is just the first step toward redemption. With the survival of the Union at stake, the cards have turned unfriendly and walking away from the game is no longer an option.

Winged Lion (Reunification Series)

Third-generation syrup makers Alison and Steven Anderson show you how to collect sap using a tree-friendly tubing system and then cook, package, and even market your own syrup. With expert advice for first-time bottlers, the Andersons share their passion with a contagious excitement that is as inspiring as a bowl of sugar on snow.

How to Make Maple Syrup: From Gathering Sap to Marketing Your Own Syrup. A Storey BASICS® Title

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Anderson, Alison

Cooking by Ingredient

Storey Publishing, LLC.

A butterfly starts as a tiny egg and transforms into a beautiful butterfly. Help children explore and understand the life cycle of a butterfly with this song and the picture book that goes along with it! Paired text and music help engage kids and helps them retain key facts. Includes hardcover book, music CD and online music access.

From Caterpillar to Butterfly (Hardcover plus CD) (My First Science Songs)

Children's Books

Animals

Cantata Learning

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New Strategies for Social Innovation: Market-Based Approaches for Assisting the Poor

New Strategies for Social Innovation: Market-Based Approaches for Assisting the Poor

New Strategies for Social Innovation: Market-Based Approaches for Assisting the Poor

Forest History: International Studies on Socioeconomic and Forest Ecosystem Change (IUFRO Research Series, 2)

Methods and Approaches in Forest History (IUFRO Research Series, 3)

Wandering Star: A Reunification Novel (Reunification Series)

Wandering Soul: A Reunification Novel, Book 2 (Reunification Series)

Winged Lion (Reunification Series)

How to Make Maple Syrup: From Gathering Sap to Marketing Your Own Syrup. A Storey BASICS® Title

From Caterpillar to Butterfly (Hardcover plus CD) (My First Science Songs)