Development studies

This book examines the relationship between land tenure, conservation and rural development in the context of the Southeast Asian archipelago.

Banking on Knowledge is one of the first studies of how the World Bank is reinventing itself as the 'Knowledge Bank'.

This book analyzes devolution as it affects the English Regions, working from the perspective of uneven development, and drawing on the rich tradition of regional geography.

"e;This book focuses on the different challenges and opportunities for social transformation in India, Myanmar and Thailand, by centering communities and individuals as the main drivers of change.

This book puts contemporary calls for decolonisation in context.

This book is the first to provide a detailed and critical account of the emergence, development, and implementation of plant variety protection laws in Asian countries.

What were new ideas 30 years ago, such as the concepts of participatory development and systems thinking, are now accepted norms in international development circles.

This edited collection draws upon interdisciplinary research to explore new dimensions in the politics of image and aid.

This book considers the promises and challenges of globalization for Africa.

Understanding that the natural world beneath our feet is the point at which civilization meets the natural world is critical to the success of restoration and prevention efforts to reduce contaminant impacts and improve the global environment because of one simple fact - contaminants do not respect country borders.

The dawn of the twenty-first century has been accompanied by an upsurge of anti-capitalist campaigning, challenging the very basis of the New World Economic order.

Against the long sweep of economic history, the current moment is special.

National implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) provisions has yielded enough challenges for providers and users of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge alike.

This book examines the inclusive development experiences and impacts of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).

This book presents findings of systematic research into the contested meanings of development and wellbeing from a country, Peru, which has recently experienced both rapid economic growth and deep social conflict.

This textbook integrates financial economics and management in the area of agricultural finance.

This book discusses key issues concerning water, energy and food in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Rethinking Empowerment looks at the changing role of women in developing countries and calls for a new approach to empowerment.

The UN Security Council has been given the primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security.

The last twenty years have seen a rapid increase in scholarly activity and publications dedicated to environmental migration and displacement, and the field has now reached a point in terms of profile, complexity, and sheer volume of reporting that a general review and assessment of existing knowledge and future research priorities is warranted.

With Asia's cities undergoing unprecedented growth in the 21st century, lauded the 'urban century' by many, Sustainable Cities in Asia provides a timely examination of the challenges facing cities across the continent including some of the projects, approaches and solutions that are currently being tested.

This book focuses on the understudied social and cultural dimensions of sustainability in the Arctic.

Ethnodevelopment is a well-established concept in the field of development studies.

This book follows the journeys of those fleeing war, poverty or political crises, risking their lives as they attempt to find sanctuary in Europe.

This book examines how extractivism transforms territories and affects the well-being of rural people, drawing on in-depth fieldwork conducted on tree plantations in Chile.

While leftist governments have been elected across Latin America, this 'Pink Tide' has so far failed to reach Peru.

Examining the rise of Pudong and its role in re-creating Shanghai as a global city, Global Shanghai Remade utilises this important case study to shed light on contemporary globalisation and China's integration with the world since the late 20th century.

Austerity is a concise, accessible overview of austerity policies, their impact on society, and possible alternatives for more just and equitable economic policies.

Published in the year 1977, Terms of Trade and Class Relations is a valuable contribution to the field of History.

This book provides a multidisciplinary analysis of the impact of Brexit on British agriculture and associated areas, discussing the Common Agricultural Policy and the Agriculture Act 2020.

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the role of fossil-based economies in the global energy transition toward sustainability.

This book provides the first contemporary assessment of area-based conservation and its implications for nature and society.

The smartphone and social media have transformed Africa, allowing people across the continent to share ideas, organise, and participate in politics like never before.

Recent years have seen a growth in strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions and collaborative networks involving knowledge-intensive and hi-tech industries.

In the age of climate change, the possibility that dramatic environmental transformations might cause the dislocation of millions of people has become not only a matter for scientific speculation or science-fiction narratives, but the object of strategic planning and military analysis.

This is the first book to address and review the United Nations' Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP), which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2018.

This book closely examines the changes, challenges and shifts in India's family planning programme since its inception in 1952.

This book establishes a framework for defining transboundary water cooperation and a methodology for evaluating its effectiveness, which will contribute to more effective and therefore successful cooperation processes.

This book presents a progressive effort in enhancing scientific research pertaining to sustainable development, with particular emphasis on the Western Balkans region.

This volume, by graduate researchers working in urban agriculture, examines concrete strategies to integrate city farming into the urban landscape.

The forces of globalization, technology, and information diffusion, as well as the processes of democratic consolidation have served to improve and expand opportunities for business in Latin American markets.

Water resource management throughout the world is a very complicated issue, involving various aspects and dimensions and a well-coordinated set of policies.

This book examines emerging debates and questions around cycling to critically analyse and challenge dominant framings and prevalent conventions of 'good cycling'.

A changing climate is likely to have a drastic impact on crop yields in Africa.

This book explores the potential of Pan-African thought in contributing to advancing psychological research, theory and practice.

We have only one earth, and how we choose to live in it matters.

In all countries for which data is available, Indigenous peoples have lower rates of formal educational participation and attainment than their non-Indigenous counterparts.