Researchers have been grappling with finding an adequate means of defining poverty since the nineteenth century, yet no universal consensus exists today. Much of the debate has been concerned with whether poverty should be defined in absolute or relative terms. Today, most countries use income as a measure of poverty, and the extent of poverty in a country is assessed on the basis of a poverty line, as is the case in Barbados. Human deprivation cannot be accurately portrayed purely by of a...

This engaging book fills a substantial gap in the understanding of Caribbean enterprises, focusing upon FOBs (family-owned businesses) about which, despite accounting for 70% of private sector employment in the region, very little is known. Concentrating on MSMEs which represent the majority of FOBs in the English-speaking Caribbean, the authors compare and contrast their experiences to those in developed countries, focusing in particular on areas such as family business succession, busine...

PANTERA NERA AL FEMMINILE! Il regno del Wakanda è in pericolo. Qualcuno ha attentato alla vita di T’Challa, il leader politico e spirituale, e con lui in condizioni disperate serve un sostituto che erediti il mantello di Pantera Nera. Sarà la sorellastra Shuri? Preparatevi a scoprire alcuni tra i personaggi e i luoghi più straordinari del mondo Marvel in una crisi senza precedenti, dove si alternano antichi rituali e apparecchiature avveniristiche, il principio maschile e femminile ed elem...