The Role of Minorities in the Development Process

Armin Bohnet

ISBN 10: 3631513348 / ISBN 13: 9783631513347

Published by Peter Lang, 2004

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Developing Countries Prize of the University of Gießen provokes academic contributions to the improvement of the living conditions in developing countries. This book is written to document the results of the interdisciplinary symposium The Role of Minorities in the Development Process which was held from October 28 to 30, 2002. Under which conditions are social groups regarded as minorities Do minorities always cause politically relevant problems or do they also have a positive effect on the economic and social development of a country What can politicians contribute to solutions aimed at preventing the exclusion of minorities in economic, religious or cultural respects or at least aimed at a lessening of said exclusions.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Role of Minorities in the Development Process
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631513348
• ISBN 13: 9783631513347
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 11D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 11 millimeters depth
• Weight: 270 grams

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Synopsis

The Developing Countries Prize of the University of Gießen provokes academic contributions to the improvement of the living conditions in developing countries. This book is written to document the results of the interdisciplinary symposium The Role of Minorities in the Development Process which was held from October 28 to 30, 2002. Under which conditions are social groups regarded as minorities? Do minorities always cause politically relevant problems or do they also have a positive effect on the economic and social development of a country? What can politicians contribute to solutions aimed at preventing the exclusion of minorities in economic, religious or cultural respects or at least aimed at a lessening of said exclusions?

About the Author

The Editors: Armin Bohnet studied Economics at the University of Mannheim. Since 1973 he has been a Professor for Economics with a focal point on the theory of economic systems and financial science.
Matthias Höher, born in 1962, studied geography at the University of Gießen, Ph.D. 1997. Since 2001 he has been the Managing Director of the Center for International Development and Environmental Research (ZEU).