The fourth edition of this popular textbook draws on recent developments in social issues, placing them within an economic framework that provides both an introduction and a clear analysis of these concerns. The authors have retained the established structure of previous editions while expanding their outlook to delve into the economics of poverty and social exclusion, crime and the ageing population in addition to thoroughly updating sections on health, environment and education among others.

The Economics of Social Problems, Fourth Edition

Business & Money

Smith, Sheila

Economics

Red Globe Press

No country feels China's rise more deeply than Japan. Through intricate case studies of visits by Japanese politicians to the Yasukuni Shrine, conflicts over the boundaries of economic zones in the East China Sea, concerns about food safety, and strategies of island defense, Sheila A. Smith explores the policy issues testing the Japanese government as it tries to navigate its relationship with an advancing China. Smith finds that Japan's interactions with China extend far beyond the negotiations between diplomats and include a broad array of social actors intent on influencing the Sino-Japanese relationship. Some of the tensions complicating Japan's encounters with China, such as those surrounding the Yasukuni Shrine or territorial disputes, have deep roots in the postwar era, and political advocates seeking a stronger Japanese state organize themselves around these causes. Other tensions manifest themselves during the institutional and regulatory reform of maritime boundary and food safety issues. Smith scrutinizes the role of the Japanese government in coping with contention as China's influence grows and Japanese citizens demand more protection. Underlying the government's efforts is Japan's insecurity about its own capacity for change and its waning status as the leading economy in Asia. For many, China's rise means Japan's decline, and Smith suggests how Japan can maintain its regional and global clout as confidence in its postwar diplomatic and security approach diminishes.

Intimate Rivals: Japanese Domestic Politics and a Rising China (A Council on Foreign Relations Book)

History

Asia

Columbia University Press

Intimate Rivals: Japanese Domestic Politics and a Rising China

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Focussing on a Fieldwork study of the West Usambaras in Tanzania, this study, first published in 1990, deals with processes of class formation and capitalist accumulation, and the dynamics of rural poverty and gender relations. Arguing that rural differentiation is systematically reinforced by the socialist state, the authors offer a critique of government intervention and discuss alternative, more effective forms of policy.

Poverty, Class and Gender in Rural Africa: A Tanzanian Case Study (Routledge Library Editions: Development Mini-Set L- Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 7)

Sender, John

Reference

Routledge

The Development of Capitalism in Africa

First published in 1986, this work challenges underdevelopment analyses of Africa’s past experiences and future prospects, and builds upon a very wide range of recent historical research to argue that the impact of Capitalism has resulted in economic progress and significant improvements in living standards. In marked contrast to the dependency approach, they propose that the important political and economic differences between the experiences of developing countries should be stressed and analysed. The argument is supported by a detailed look at the emergence since 1900 of capitalist social relations of production in nine different countries.

Develop Capitalism Africa

After independence a decisive shift occurred in the possibilities for the African states to intervene to promote development. The book argues that poor economic performance can be blamed on the absence of a coherent analytical basis.

Routledge& Kegan Paul

177p yellow paperback, this copy from a Cambridge college library with usual markings, only light use, main body of text is clean throughout

Versatile and easy to make, felt provides an ideal base for surface embellishment. This inspirational guide explores the possibilities, from creating your own from scratch, to selecting unusual dye combinations, and producing three-dimensional pieces. Using the sample projects that illustrate the main techniques, both beginning and advanced fiber artists will soon be experimenting with color, line, shape, pattern, and texture. Special sections on Japanese Shibori (knotting and dyeing the surface) and Nuno (combining felt with other materials to create rich and exciting fabric surfaces) make this a must-have for all fiber artists.

Felt to Stitch: Creative Felting for Textile Artists

Arts & Photography

Fashion

Batsford

Brief History of Whitwick

Leicestershire Museums, Arts & Records Service

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The Economics of Social Problems, Fourth Edition

Intimate Rivals: Japanese Domestic Politics and a Rising China (A Council on Foreign Relations Book)

Intimate Rivals: Japanese Domestic Politics and a Rising China (A Council on Foreign Relations Book)

Intimate Rivals: Japanese Domestic Politics and a Rising China

Poverty, Class and Gender in Rural Africa: A Tanzanian Case Study (Routledge Library Editions: Development Mini-Set L- Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 7)

The Development of Capitalism in Africa

The Development of Capitalism in Africa

Develop Capitalism Africa

Felt to Stitch: Creative Felting for Textile Artists

Brief History of Whitwick