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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 486

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Author: Asoka Bandarage
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135970858
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 294

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The book provides a detailed historically-based analysis of the origin, evolution and potential resolution of the civil conflict in Sri Lanka over the struggle to establish a separate state in its Northern and Eastern provinces. This conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the secessionist LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) is one of the world’s most intractable contemporary armed struggles. The internationally banned LTTE is considered the prototype of modern terrorism. It is known to have introduced suicide bombing to the world, and recently became the first terrorist organization ever to acquire an air force. The ‘iron law of ethnicity’ – the assumption that cultural difference inevitably leads to conflict – has been reinforced by the 9/11 attacks and conflicts like the one in Sri Lanka. However, the connections among ethnic difference, conflict, and terrorism are not automatic. This book broadens the discourse on the separatist conflict in Sri Lanka by moving beyond the familiar bipolar Sinhala versus Tamil ethnic antagonism to show how the form and content of ethnicity are shaped by historical social forces. It develops a multipolar analysis which takes into account diverse ethnic groups, intra-ethnic, social class, caste and other variables at the local, regional and international levels. Overall, this book presents a conceptual framework useful for comparative global conflict analysis and resolution, shedding light on a host of complex issues such as terrorism, civil society, diasporas, international intervention and secessionism.

Author: David Bloom
Publisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833033735
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 127

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There is long-standing debate on how population growth affects national economies. A new report from Population Matters examines the history of this debate and synthesizes current research on the topic. The authors, led by Harvard economist David Bloom, conclude that population age structure, more than size or growth per se, affects economic development, and that reducing high fertility can create opportunities for economic growth if the right kinds of educational, health, and labor-market policies are in place. The report also examines specific regions of the world and how their differing policy environments have affected the relationship between population change and economic development.

Author: Aat Emile Vervoorn
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 412

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Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 926419312X
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Languages : en
Pages : 241

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Provides an annual assessment of labour market developments and prospects in the OECD area. This edition includes chapters on poverty dynamics, service sector jobs, the work-family balance, and foreign workers. A Statistical Annex is provided.

Author: Caren Grown
Publisher: Zed Books
ISBN: 9781842777756
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 324

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Author: K. S. Mathew
Publisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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Migration In The History Of Mankind Is A Phenomenon Of Great Interest To Sociologists, Anthropologists, Economists And Historians. This Book Deals With Various Forms Of Migration In South India With Focus On Rural To Rural Migration. Peasant Migration From Travancore To The British Malabar Started In The 1920S Is A Typical Case Of Migration To Rural Areas In Search Of Cultivable Lands. ;;Despite The Differences In The Nature Of Migration, The Volume Explicates That Economic Factors Were Motivating Force Behind Migration; And Also Analyses Sociocultural Aspects Of Migration And Its Impact On The Local Population. ;;The Book May Be Found Useful By The Research Scholars And Policy Makers.;;Rs 495;Us$ 25;;;

Author: Robyn R. Iredale
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781781957028
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 440

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Includes statistics.

Author: D. Varney
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 113736789X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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Theatre and Performance in the Asia-Pacific is an innovative study of contemporary theatre and performance within the framework of modernity in the Asia-Pacific. It is an analysis of the theatrical imaginative as it manifests in theatre and performance in Australia, Indonesia, Japan and Singapore.

Author: Andrew Hardy
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824826376
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 408

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Several million rural inhabitants of Vietnam’s northern deltas made the decision to move during the twentieth century, seeking to make new homes in the country’s highlands. This book offers a historical analysis of the political economy of migration, stimulated by the French colonial and independent socialist states. It shows how socialist policies especially changed the face of the highlands, as settlers from the plains turned the hills "red."