Development Studies
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Anwar Ibrahim: Tenacious in Dissent, Hopeful in Power
Over 50 years Anwar Ibrahim was a Malay nationalist student, a motor of Islamic activism, a co-opted rising star in government, an ‘anointed...RM78.00 -
Beyond Debt: Islamic Experiments in Global Finance
Recent economic crises have made the centrality of debt, and the instability it creates, increasingly apparent This realization has led to cries for...RM108.00 -
Bullshit Jobs: The Rise of Pointless Work and What We Can Do About It
Be honest: if your job didn't exist, would anybody miss it Have you ever wondered why not Up to 40% of us secretly believe our jobs probably aren't...RM60.00 -
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the...RM89.90 -
Capitalism without Capital: The Rise of the Intangible Economy
The first comprehensive account of the growing dominance of the intangible economy Early in the twenty-first century, a quiet revolution occurred...RM69.90 -
Challenging Malaysia’s Status Quo
History professor, consumer advocate, policy analyst and public intellectual par excellence Dr Lim Teck Ghee has put together this important...RM60.00 -
Children Without a State: A Global Human Rights Challenge
The first book to address children's statelessness and lack of legal status as a human rights issue Children are among the most vulnerable...RM115.00 -
City Unseen: New Visions of an Urban Planet
Stunning satellite images of one hundred cities show our urbanizing planet in a new light to reveal the fragile relationship between humanity and...RM95.00 -
Cultivating Gender: Meanings of Place and Work in Rural Vietnam
"The husband ploughs, the wife transplants, the buffalo harrows" In rural Vietnam, this ancient saying has survived communist revolution, land...RM120.00 -
Development as Freedom
This title is a synthesis of the thought of economist Amartya Sen, who views economic development as a means to extending freedoms rather than an end...RM40.00 -
Dictators without Borders: Power and Money in Central Asia
A penetrating look into the unrecognized and unregulated links between autocratic regimes in Central Asia and centers of power and wealth throughout...RM110.00 -
Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing Out of Catastrophe
How Capitalism makes a fortune from disaster, poverty and catastrophe Disaster has become big business Best-selling journalist Antony...RM100.00 -
Electoral Dynamics in Indonesia: Money, politics, Patronage and Clientelism at the Grassroots
How do politicians win elected office in democratic Indonesia During the weeks leading to Indonesia’s 2014 legislative election, a team of...RM80.00 -
Electoral Dynamics in Sarawak: Contesting Developmentalism and Rights
Based upon observation of the 2016 Sarawak state elections at a time of political turmoil for the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, Electoral...RM30.00 -
Genes, Cells and Brains: The Promethean Promises of the New Biology
Our fates lie in our genes and not in the stars, said James Watson, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA But Watson could not have predicted the...RM69.90 -
Growth against Democracy: Savage Developmentalism in the Modern World
Growth against Democracy: Savage Developmentalism in the Modern World, by HLT Quan is a compelling interrogation of the ways in which we have thought...RM70.00 -
India: Superfast, Primetime, Ultimate Nation
India dreams of a glorious future: to be a great power with global influence And that may soon be within its reach - it has a young, dynamic and...RM59.90 -
Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya: Negotiating Urban Space in Malaysia
Arguably Southeast Asia's most spectacular city, Kuala Lumpur--widely known as KL--has just celebrated fifty years as the national capital of...RM49.00