The No Nonsense Guide To The Arms Trade
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No Nonsense Guide To The Arms Trade
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Author : Nicholas Gilby
language : en
Publisher: New Internationalist
Release Date : 2009-09-01
No Nonsense Guide To The Arms Trade written by Nicholas Gilby and has been published by New Internationalist this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-01 with Business & Economics categories.
An insight into how the arms trade works and the deals which are cut long before the weapons are deployed.
The No Nonsense Guide To The Arms Trade
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Author : Gideon Burrows
language : en
Publisher: Verso
Release Date : 2002
The No Nonsense Guide To The Arms Trade written by Gideon Burrows and has been published by Verso this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
The ending of the Cold War was supposed to increase global security and divert expenditure previously earmarked for arms purchases to more constructive ends. Instead, the arms trade has flourished. Not only conventional arms, but also police and surveillance equipment, have been provided by Western countries seeking to make a profit from conflict in unstable parts of the world. Foreign debt has remained high, development has been held back, and human rights have been systematically abused, all with the connivance of an arms trade prepared to turn a blind eye to the uses to which increasingly sophisticated weaponry is put, so long as hefty profits can be reaped. This disturbing book names the players in the arms trade and charts the impact that it has had on war, human rights, and development. The financial and trade mechanisms that permit the arms trade to continue are revealed, amid sordid tales of bribery and corruption. Gideon Burrows concludes his examination by reviewing the ways in which this trade can be controlled or even abolished.
No Nonsense Guide To The Arms Trade 2nd Edition
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
No Nonsense Guide To The Arms Trade 2nd Edition written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with categories.
One of the few up-to-date works on the whole of the arms trade, this No-Nonsense Guide explores not just the movement of weaponry across borders, but also the problematic activities that sustain the trade, such as espionage, government corruption, and shady taxpayer subsidies. This Guide reveals that despite Western governments' preaching of the evils of the arms trade, they are the biggest exporters of weapons and they often sell them to repressive regimes throughout the world. This revised second edition uses the latest statistics and information available to provide a critical introduction to this most destructive business.
The No Nonsense Guide To Globalization
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Author : Wayne Ellwood
language : en
Publisher: New Internationalist
Release Date : 2010
The No Nonsense Guide To Globalization written by Wayne Ellwood and has been published by New Internationalist this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Political Science categories.
Globalisation has become one of the most used and encompassing words over the past decade, of undeniable influence in economics, politics and activism. Globalisation is literally all around; every aspect of life is affected by a global structure of communication and economy. This fully revised and updated guide condenses this complex subject into clear, concise commentary. It examines the debt trap, the acceleration of neoliberalism, competition for energy resources, the links between the war on terror, the arms trade and the alternatives to corporate control.
Deception In High Places
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Author : Nicholas Gilby
language : en
Publisher: Pluto Press
Release Date : 2014-06-16
Deception In High Places written by Nicholas Gilby and has been published by Pluto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-16 with History categories.
Deception in High Places reveals the corruption endemic in Britain's biggest arms deals over the last fifty years. Based on painstaking research in government archives, collections of private and court papers and documents won by the author in a landmark Freedom of Information Tribunal against the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the book illuminates a shadow world of bribery and elite enrichment. Deception in High Places charts British government involvement in arms trade corruption and presents the fullest history yet of bribery in Britain's arms deals with Saudi Arabia. It includes the backstory of the controversial termination of a Serious Fraud Office corruption investigation following pressure by the Saudi Royal Family and the British establishment.
The No Nonsense Guide To Water
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Author : Maggie Black
language : en
Publisher: Verso
Release Date : 2004
The No Nonsense Guide To Water written by Maggie Black and has been published by Verso this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Law categories.
Water sustains life: without it, humans cannot survive for more than a few days. And yet this precious fluid is becoming increasingly politicized as the debates about control and ownership of water itself, and of the many organizations which govern its use, gain force. Maggie Black explores the many roles water plays in human life and, as the defense of water rights looks set to become an explosive issue, provides a clear overview on the vital issues of distribution, technology, irrigation, land use and commodification.
The No Nonsense Guide To Global Media
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Author : Peter Steven
language : en
Publisher: Verso
Release Date : 2003
The No Nonsense Guide To Global Media written by Peter Steven and has been published by Verso this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Social Science categories.
The power and influence of the mass media grows daily, crucially affecting the way all of us see and understand each other. The No-Nonsense Guide to Global Media introduces readers to the political economy of the major mediafilm, television, radio, recording, publishing and the Internet. Peter Steven looks at the ever greater concentration of ownership and at the convergence of technologies and media functions. At the same time, he emphasizes the diversity of local media production and media around the world. The media is more than the economics of ownership and the technology of production, he stresses; it is also audiences, in all their annoying and wonderful diversity.
The No Nonsense Guide To Terrorism
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Author : Jonathan Barker
language : en
Publisher: Verso
Release Date : 2003
The No Nonsense Guide To Terrorism written by Jonathan Barker and has been published by Verso this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Political Science categories.
Terrorist or freedom fighter? Analyzing the causes and contexts of terrorism the world over, Barker guides readers through the moral and political theories justifying and guiding terrorist acts.
The No Nonsense Guide To International Development
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Author : Maggie Black
language : en
Publisher: Verso
Release Date : 2002
The No Nonsense Guide To International Development written by Maggie Black and has been published by Verso this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Business & Economics categories.
"All too often what passes for development improves life for the better-off, while actively hurting the very people the venture was meant to support." -- back-cover.
The No Nonsense Guide To World Poverty
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Author : Jeremy Seabrook
language : en
Publisher: Verso
Release Date : 2003
The No Nonsense Guide To World Poverty written by Jeremy Seabrook and has been published by Verso this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Political Science categories.
At the turn of the new millennium, the United Nations determined that world poverty would be halved by 2015. International agencies are all committed to "poverty abatement." The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have renamed their structural adjustment policies "poverty reduction strategies." But can this work? No, argues Jeremy Seabrook, not if we fail to understand the meaning of poverty. Drawing on testimonies from around the world, as well as on the hard facts, he challenges the assumption that wealth overcomes poverty, and demonstrates that the opposite of "poor" is not "rich" but "self-reliant." Appealing passionately for a shared sense of "sufficiency," he gives verbal snapshots of people's lives to show how poverty shifts, changes and endures in response to the growth of wealth.