Development studies

This is the first biography of a world-famous pioneering development economist, Sir Hans W.

Hans Abrahamsson assesses the current world order and structural change, within an historical framework.

This collection examines change within the major regional organisations of the Asia Pacific: The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF).

The stated aim of much development assistance is the reduction of poverty.

Now revised and updated throughout with additional coverage of the impact of democratization and globalization, Understanding Third World Politics provides a critical introduction to theories of political development and the comparative politics of the Third World.

During the last fifteen years Latin American governments reformed their constitutions to recognize indigenous rights.

African countries have experienced modest economic recovery during the 1990s.

Globalization has become one of the dominant ideas of recent times.

This thematically structured text offers an ideal introduction to the positive and negative effects of globalization on human welfare in industrial and developing societies.

Since the end of the cold war, civil wars and state violence have escalated, resulting in thousands of deaths.

At the beginning of the twenty-first century an idealized view of markets informs government policy.

This is the first history to be written of the World Food Programme (WFP), the food aid arm of the United Nations System.

A revealing look at the common causes of failures in randomized control experiments during field reseach-and how to avoid themAll across the social sciences, from development economics to political science departments, researchers are going into the field to collect data and learn about the world.

Justin Yifu Lin's groundbreaking account of how developing countries can help themselves-now fully updatedHow can developing countries grow their economies?

The best way to get ahead in sales is by developing the critical soft skills that will enable you not just survive but thrive.

Conventional ways of selling are becoming outdated.

Every decision and action you make contributes to your brand, so it makes sense that everything you do digitally also contributes to your digital brand.

This book examines the equity issues regarding practices of menstrual hygiene and affordability of menstrual products by the lower socioeconomic class in India.

This book studies the international investment law regime in Africa and provides a comprehensive analysis of the current treaty practices in Africa from global, regional and domestic perspectives.

This book studies the international investment law regime in Africa and provides a comprehensive analysis of the current treaty practices in Africa from global, regional and domestic perspectives.

This book examines how gendered agency emerges in peacebuilding contexts.

Democratisation is a formidable task in the Himalayan region owing to its immense cultural heterogeneity.

Cities around the world have seen: an increase in population and capital investments in land and building; a shift in central city populations as the poor are forced out; and a radical restructuring of urban space.

Cities around the world have seen: an increase in population and capital investments in land and building; a shift in central city populations as the poor are forced out; and a radical restructuring of urban space.

This book examines the different means through which Spain has revisited its ex-colony - the Philippines - since 2000.

This book examines the different means through which Spain has revisited its ex-colony - the Philippines - since 2000.

Democratisation is a formidable task in the Himalayan region owing to its immense cultural heterogeneity.

China, a still developing economy comprising a fifth of the world's population, will play a key role in the global movement towards reducing carbon emissions.

China, a still developing economy comprising a fifth of the world's population, will play a key role in the global movement towards reducing carbon emissions.

The Routledge Handbook of Migration and Development provides an interdisciplinary, agenda-setting survey of the fields of migration and development, bringing together over 60 expert contributors from around the world to chart current and future trends in research on this topic.

The Routledge Handbook of Migration and Development provides an interdisciplinary, agenda-setting survey of the fields of migration and development, bringing together over 60 expert contributors from around the world to chart current and future trends in research on this topic.

The overall context of this book is set by the decline of the globalization paradigm's ability to grasp the complexity and uncertainty of the current era.

First published in 1989.

First published in 1989.

This volume provides an overview of key themes in Indigenous Environmental Knowledge (IEK) and anchors them with brief but well-grounded empirical case studies of relevance for each of these themes, drawn from bioculturally diverse areas around the world.

This volume provides an overview of key themes in Indigenous Environmental Knowledge (IEK) and anchors them with brief but well-grounded empirical case studies of relevance for each of these themes, drawn from bioculturally diverse areas around the world.

Recent technological advancements and other related factors and trends are contributing to the production of an astoundingly large and rapidly accelerating collection of data, or 'Big Data'.

Recent technological advancements and other related factors and trends are contributing to the production of an astoundingly large and rapidly accelerating collection of data, or 'Big Data'.

It's no secret: marketing punches below its weight in the Boardroom.

It's no secret: marketing punches below its weight in the Boardroom.

Learning takes place both inside and outside of the classroom, embedded in local practices, traditions and interactions.

Learning takes place both inside and outside of the classroom, embedded in local practices, traditions and interactions.

In the current crisis context, capitalism is questioned by its detractors or defended by its partisans.

In the current crisis context, capitalism is questioned by its detractors or defended by its partisans.

In the face of what seems like a concerted effort to destroy the only planet that can sustain us, critique is an important tool.

In the face of what seems like a concerted effort to destroy the only planet that can sustain us, critique is an important tool.

Sustainable Development Policy: A European Perspective uses a variety of multidisciplinary perspectives to explore the ways in which sustainable infrastructures can play a more prominent and effective role in international development policy.

Sustainable Development Policy: A European Perspective uses a variety of multidisciplinary perspectives to explore the ways in which sustainable infrastructures can play a more prominent and effective role in international development policy.

Offering insights from pioneering new perspectives in addition to well-established traditions of research, this Handbook considers the activities not only of advocacy groups in the environmental, feminist, human rights, humanitarian, and peace sectors, but also the array of religious, professional, and business associations that make up the wider non-governmental organization (NGO) community.

Offering insights from pioneering new perspectives in addition to well-established traditions of research, this Handbook considers the activities not only of advocacy groups in the environmental, feminist, human rights, humanitarian, and peace sectors, but also the array of religious, professional, and business associations that make up the wider non-governmental organization (NGO) community.