<p>Most international attention on Myanmar has focused on the political situation, where the military, in power since 1962, continues to refuse to acknowledge the results of democratic elections, and on related human rights issues. This book, by focusing on education, health and environment, and on the institutions which formulate and deliver policy in these fields, shows how the international community can make a significant difference to strengthening Myanmar's civil society and to supporting a future democratic form of government, by encouraging institutional developments in these fields. Such developments in turn, the author argues, will re-skill the younger generation, promote economic development and poverty alleviation, and, through a participatory approach to policy-making, nurture the conditions from which democracy will grow.</p>

Governance and Civil Society in Myanmar: Education, Health and Environment

Politics & Social Sciences

Helen James

Social Sciences

Routledge/Curzon

<p>The Consequences of Disasters: Demographic, Planning and Policy Implications presents innovative multi-disciplinary perspectives on how people and societies respond to, and recover from sudden, unexpected crisis events like natural disasters which impact tragically on the established patterns and structures of their lives. Through detailed empirical analysis which employs both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, the twenty-two chapters in this fine volume explore these critical issues. Chapters have a wide global range across both democratic and transforming governance systems which spotlight the many different ways in which different political jurisdictions respond to the demographic, planning and policy implications of the natural disasters affecting their citizens. The authors collectively provide insights into varying socio-cultural and political disaster frameworks from China, Japan, the USA, New Zealand, Myanmar, Indonesia, Taiwan, Iran, The Philippines and Pakistan. Taking the conceptual and analytical lens of social capital, family formation and migration patterns, the authors employ comparative demographic, anthropological and sociological approaches to present the human security contexts of natural disasters when they unexpectedly wreak havoc on human societies, and the coping and response behaviors they adopt, develop and use as survivors as they set about re-building their lives over periods that can extend over several years. This book provides many innovative insights which will be of value to disaster policy experts, practitioners in the humanitarian field, civil society and government sectors and researchers engaged in disaster recovery and reconstruction practice and research.</p>

The Consequences of Disasters: Demographic, Planning, and Policy Implications

Douglas Paton

Charles C. Thomas Pub Ltd

Formerly published as part of the popular "Practice Notes" series and written by experienced practitioners, the fourth edition provides a practical and concise guide to the Children Act 1989, subsequent legislation, guidance and case law. The new material covered in this edition includes: "Every Child Matters, the Children Act 2004", the new edition of "Working Together to Safeguard Children" (2006), the new "Children Act 1989 Guidance, Volume 1 Court Orders", the content and impact of the new "Public Law Outline (PLO)" and important recent cases. This book does not include the separate field of adoption law, but selected relevant provisions of the "Adoption and Children Act 2002" and the "Children and Adoption Act 2006" are included. In addition to explaining the general principles of the law relating to child care and protection, the authors provide valuable insights into assessments, care planning, expert evidence, taking instructions, case preparation and courtroom skills. Presented in a compact, user-friendly format, the book also contains checklists and flowcharts which will prove invaluable to the busy practitioner.

Child Care and Protection: Law and Practice (Wildy Practice Guide)

Barbara Mitchels

Administrative Law

Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Helen James. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Helen James