In what ways is the meaning and practice of politics changing? Why might so many people feel dissatisfied and disaffected with electoral politics? What approaches do political activists use to raise issues and mobilise people for action? What role does the internet and social media play in contemporary citizenship and activism? This book brings together academics from a range of disciplines with political activists and campaigners to explore the meaning of politics and citizenship in conte...

This collection of essays explores the way individuals and communities navigate complicated spaces which have been dominated by econo-heteropatriarchal powers to find their voice and claim their space.Using concepts of space from development studies, the volume explores the power of biblical narratives for communities to navigate the complex and multifaceted intersections between gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and economics in the biblical text as well as within the...

Die Gier und das Versagen. Der schäbige Auftritt des Rolf Breuer bei Bloomberg TV, Ackermanns Victory-Pose vor Gericht, die Razzien und Ungereimtheiten der letzten Zeit, der Top-Dealer Peter Young, der in London vor Gericht in Frauenkleidern erschien, Edson Mitchell, der sich für Gott hielt und dann unter ungeklärten Umständen verstarb … Es gibt keine Firma, die derart skandalträchtig wahrgenommen wird. Die Autoren schildern hier nicht nur die Geschichte der Deutschen Bank und ihre Vernetz...

Five bank robberies. Fifteen years in jail. That was the sentence handed down to Allan Heyl in 1977. He was twenty-six years old and couldn’t face that many years behind bars. By the time André Stander, ex-police captain and convicted bank robber, arrived at the prison, Heyl was well advanced with his plan to escape. The two of them teamed up, made their escape and proceeded to rob banks at an unprecedented rate. In this fast-paced, no-holds-barred, no-punches-pulled memoir, Heyl exposes t...

Für seinen Film »Black Box BRD« hat Andres Veiel im deutschen Feuilleton ausnahmslos positive und begeisterte Kritiken bekommen. In dem Buch vertieft er seine Recherchen und liefert neue überraschende Einsichten in die jüngste deutsche Geschichte.Die RAF führt einen Krieg gegen die Repräsentanten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und ermordet im November 1989 Alfred Herrhausen, den Sprecher der Deutschen Bank. Andres Veiel schreibt »Black Box BRD« aus einer ungewöhnlichen Perspektive:...

The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow to human capital. This report presents new evidence and analysis to provide a comprehensive diagnostic of the effects of the pandemic on human capital outcomes and identify promising policy responses for governments faced with the task of rebuilding human capital in the wake of the pandemic.

Developing countries in Asia have expanded their social protection programs. One of the key challenges is creating sustainable financing---considered the bedrock for success of the social protection agendas of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Agenda and Strategy 2030 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). This book focuses on the analysis of fiscal requirements to achieve the social protection agenda of the SDGs and explore options to close the gaps in population cover...

Infrastructure plays a key role in fostering growth and productivity and has been linked to improved earnings, health, and education levels for the poor. Yet Latin America and the Caribbean are currently faced with a dangerous combination of relatively low public and private infrastructure investment. Those investment levels must increase, and it can be done. If Latin American and Caribbean governments are to increase infrastructure investment in politically feasible ways, it is critical t...

Latin America and the Caribbean does not have the infrastructure it needs, or deserves, given its income. Many argue that the solution is to spend more; by contrast, this report has one main message: Latin America can dramatically narrow its infrastructure service gap by spending efficiently on the right things.

Have teachers mastered the subject matter they are teaching? Can doctors accurately diagnose and treat critical health conditions? Are schools and health facilities sufficiently stocked with needed equipment and supplies? Are they sufficiently supported and staffed to optimize learning and health care outcomes? For the past decade, the World Bank’s Service Delivery Indicators (SDI) surveys have collected nationally representative data in countries across Sub-Saharan Africa to answer these ...

Aos catorze anos, Frankie Landau-Banks era uma menina como qualquer outra. Gostava de ler, participava do Clube de Debates, cuidava de seus hamsters e era a princesinha da família. Mas, nas férias de verão, enquanto passava a maior parte do tempo no quintal, deitada na rede lendo contos de Dorothy Parker e tomando limonada, Frankie se transforma: de repente surge uma garota cheia de curvas, com uma beleza inusitada. E é com esse novo visual que, na volta às aulas para seu segundo ano na tr...

This report presents evidence from the Service Delivery Indicators (SDI) surveys across Africa from the past ten years to help identify areas of resilience and constraint in health and education service delivery, shedding light on how these may foster or stunt human capital accumulation.