This book contributes to the understanding of gender and regional inequalities in developing countries. First, it deals with social institutions related to gender inequality and proposes new composite indices to measure them. Using these indices, some interesting empirical connections between...

The causes and consequences of high inequality in incomes, assets, and many aspects of well-being in Latin America have recently (re-)emerged as a central research and policy issue. However, many open questions remain that will be dealt with in the contributions to this volume. First, the...

Die Zivilgesellschaft in Form von NGOs/NPOs, öffentliche Einrichtungen und private Unternehmen sind die am häufigsten beteiligten Akteure in sozialen Innovationen und bilden den inneren Kern, der diese initiiert und realisiert. Forschungs- und Bildungseinrichtungen (z.B. Hochschulen)...

Inequalities and social justice in crisis times / Janine Brodie -- Social justice and the extinction of homo crusoeconomicus / David Robichaud -- Diversity in theory and practice / Malinda Smith -- Justice for whom? Migrant workers in Canada / Judy Fudge -- The politics of racial justice /...

This book is the result of a collaborative effort in which environmental historians from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa came together to offer new perspectives on the new and somehow intriguing entity. These scholars forged a dialogue from their own historical traditions to find...

Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Poverty, participation, and an emergent new path for the 21st century -- About us -- With or without us -- Representation of the included-in and included-out -- Historical development of poverty policies -- Case study...

Introduction: what is the discourse of Seonjinguk? -- From "munmyeong" (civilization) to "baljeon" (development) : the 1880s : the 1950s -- The origins of Korea's eurocentrism : gaehwa and munmyeong discourses from the 1880s to the 1930s -- The politics of modern discourse of civilization in...

Foreword and acknowledgment -- Humor, business, and society -- From society to business : humor's use and roles in activist movements -- From business to society : humor's use and roles in marketing, corporate communications, and public relations -- Society within business : humor's use and...