The
World Guide book
TENTH
EDITION 2005/2006
An Alternative
Guide to the Countries of the World
The World Guide provides you with
a refreshingly different perspective of the countries
of the world. Drawing on United Nations and other
mainstream data, it includes all the facts, history,
political and economic analysis you would find
in a conventional reference work, but it also
offers information on the issues central to the
lives of people in Africa, Asia, the Middle East,
Latin America and the Caribbean.
The World Guide is written and
produced by the Third World Institute in Uruguay,
using research from across the countries of the
South. As a world reference, it is unique in
providing a view of the world ‘from the
South’.
Key features include:
• NEW design.
• Updated information on
over 200 countries, including Timor Leste, West
Papua and Somaliland.
• 29 new reports on topical
global issues, such as the ethics of disaster,
security, climate change, the digital divide,
genetic engineering, child exploitation, millennium
development goals, migrant workers and inadequate
intelligence.
• More than 20 tables of
factual information on food, education, arms,
population, women in government, corruption,
debt, employment and the environment.
• The World in Figures – an
updated section of data and statistics on child
health, literacy, maternal mortality, land use,
public expenditure and other issues.
• 20 background briefings
including Rwanda’s genocide, oil war in
Chechnya, slavery in Africa, Operation Condor,
Japan’s nuclear power workers, and water
privatisation.
• NEW In Focus box giving
at-a-glance information on each country’s
human rights, indigenous peoples, health and
education and HIV/AIDS prevalence.
• Full index.
Special
reports include:
The ethics of disaster
Democracy in Latin America
Privatisation of basic services
Global markets, global divide
Human security
Money laundering
Cultural globalisation
Climate change
The digital divide
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Genetic engineering
Technology
Child exploitation
Millennium development goals
Water
Migrant workers
Christian fundamentalism
Inadequate intelligence |
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What they
said of previous editions:
“An
impressive reference book.”
THE TIMES, LONDON
“ Good
news for anyone looking for a handy overview
of the world, the countries and the places
of our planet.”
FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC TIMES, BRUSSELS.
“ This
is the best and most accessible general
reference resource available on the Third
World.”
THE AUSTRALIAN
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New
Internationalist The people, the
ideas, the action in the fight for global justice.
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