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The well-being of nations
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Tom Healy |
"This report helps clarify the concepts of human and social capital and evaluates their impact on economic growth and well-being"--P. [4] of cover. |
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The spirit of service
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Nancy Hancock |
Step Into the MomentInspired by President Obama's call to action, Spirit of Service is a daily devotional that explores the many ways you can get involved in service to others. With 365 specific sugg… |
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Earth keepers
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Joan Anderson |
Discusses the work of three environmental protection groups who are striving to help save the Earth from destruction. |
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Civic engagement in postwar Japan
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Rieko Kage |
"Despite reduced incomes, diminished opportunities for education, and the psychological trauma of defeat, Japan experienced a rapid rise in civic engagement in the immediate aftermath of World War II… |
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Big green purse
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Diane MacEachern |
Protecting our environment is one of the biggest issues facing our planet today. But how do we solve a problem that can seem overwhelming-even hopeless? As Diane MacEachern argues in Big Green Purse,… |
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Biodiversity of forest species
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Rajan Bawa,P. K. Khosla |
Contributed papers presented at the National Seminar on Community Forestry : Biodiversity of Forest Species held at WWF, New Delhi on May 1995; with special reference to India. |
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E-governance and civic engagement
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Aroon Manoharan |
"Thia book examines how e-government facilitates online public reporting, two-way communication and debate, online citizen participation in decision-making, and citizen satisfaction with e-governance… |
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The Transition Companion
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Rob Hopkins |
What if the best responses to peak oil and climate change don't come from government, but from you and me and the people around us? In 2008, the best-selling The Transition Handbook suggested a model… |
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Citizen 2.0
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Kathryn Kloby |
"This book defines the role of Web 2.0 technologies in government and highlights a variety of strategies and tools public administrators can use to engage citizens, including suggestions for adoption… |
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Clean air
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Elizabeth Thomas |
Presents twelve tips for reducing air pollution, including composting, recycling, and planting trees, and explains how each action contributes to cleaner air. |
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Changing habits, living green
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Darlene R. Stille |
Presents twelve tips for developing green habits, including using rechargable batteries and composting, and explains how each action positively impacts the environment. |
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New institutions for participatory democracy in Latin America
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Kenneth Evan Sharpe,Eric Hershberg,Cameron, Maxwell A. |
"The proliferation of new mechanisms for participation in Latin American democracies and considers the relationship between direct participation and the consolidation of representative institutions b… |
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Civic engagement in public policies
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United Nations. Division for Public Administration and Development Management |
This toolkit highlights emerging innovative processes, methods and mechanisms that foster the engagement of civil society, the private sector and citizens in general in public policies. It aims to a… |
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La apuesta municipalista
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Observatorio Metropolitano de Madrid |
La democracia empieza por lo próximo. La política local, las instituciones cercanas, las candidaturas directamente formadas y controladas por los ciudadanos son hoy algunos de los elementos que se ha… |
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America remembers ...
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Illinois. Office of Secretary of State |
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, took thousands of lives in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. Although the events themselves have become history, the memories of the inn… |
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The gorgeously green diet
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Sophie Uliano |
Provides a four-week eating plan, recipes, shopping lists, exercise program, and time-saving tips for a healthier lifestyle using organic and natural foods. |
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People first economics
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Vanessa Baird,David Ransom |
Presents a collection of essays by such authors as Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, and Evo Morales discussing the economic policies and conditions of the world today. |
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America remembers ...
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Illinois. Office of Secretary of State |
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, took thousands of lives in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. Although the events themselves have become history, the memories of the inn… |
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Participatory watershed development
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Cathryn Turton,A. J. James,John Farrington |
Papers discussed at the National Workshop on Watershed Approaches for Wastelands Development: Challenges for the 21st Century, from 28 to 30 April 1998 at New Delhi. |
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Life without plastic
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Chantal Plamondon |
After the birth of their son, Jay Sinha and Chantal Plamondon set out on a journey to eliminate plastic baby bottles as the Canadian government moved to ban BPA. When they found it was difficult to p… |
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