Development studies

Familiar modes of problem solving may be efficient, but they often prevent us from discovering innovative solutions to more complex problems.

Once among the fastest developing economies, growth has slowed or stalled in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

Anyone who has ever experienced a sporting event in a large stadium knows the energy that emanates from stands full of fans cheering on their teams.

Society and democracy are ever threatened by the fall of fact.

Hotter and dryer than most parts of the world, the Middle East could soon see climate change exacerbate food and water shortages, aggravate social inequalities, and drive displacement and political destabilization.

Once among the fastest developing economies, growth has slowed or stalled in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

Hotter and dryer than most parts of the world, the Middle East could soon see climate change exacerbate food and water shortages, aggravate social inequalities, and drive displacement and political destabilization.

Continent gigantesque par sa taille, extraordinaire par sa diversité minière, épatant par sa faune et impressionnant par sa puissance démographique, l’Afrique est une terre de paradoxes.

Continent gigantesque par sa taille, extraordinaire par sa diversité minière, épatant par sa faune et impressionnant par sa puissance démographique, l’Afrique est une terre de paradoxes.

Economic deprivation, insurgencies and deadly ethnic clashes have driven thousands of impoverished men and women from the Northeastern region of India to seek a better life in the towns and cities of mainland India and further abroad.

The Broads discusses the history of the Broads, the waters in the past and the waters now, the people who come into contact with and influence these waterways, and what the future holds for this small but important area of the countryside.

Trumpism has not only ushered in a new political regime, but also a new regime of language-one that cries out for intelligent and informed analysis.

Society and democracy are ever threatened by the fall of fact.

How will global warming affect developing countries, which rely heavily on agriculture as a source of economic growth?

La crise des modèles est universelle, le concept de développement tel qu'il a été élaboré dans un contexte social d'économie capitaliste ne correspond plus aux besoins réels des populations.

A description from the belly of the beast that is MS-13: the first book to reveal the inner workings of the most violent gang in the world, written by an anthropologist who was there.

People with HIV can now live long, healthy and productive lives as long as they have timely access to medication when they need it, combined with care, love, respect and support.

Acquiring HIV may no longer be a death sentence, but its effects are still profound.

In 2003, the United Nations adopted a common rights-based approach to development in their efforts to promote an international standard of human rights throughout the world.

The Literary Agenda is a series of short polemical monographs about the importance of literature and of reading in the wider world and about the state of literary education inside schools and universities.

The Literary Agenda is a series of short polemical monographs about the importance of literature and of reading in the wider world and about the state of literary education inside schools and universities.

There is much discussion about global poverty and the billions of people living with almost nothing.

There is much discussion about global poverty and the billions of people living with almost nothing.

Which cultural values, beliefs, and attitudes best promote democracy, social justice, and prosperity?

Which cultural values, beliefs, and attitudes best promote democracy, social justice, and prosperity?

In the universally acclaimed and award-winning The Bottom Billion, Paul Collier reveals that fifty failed states--home to the poorest one billion people on Earth--pose the central challenge of the developing world in the twenty-first century.

In the universally acclaimed and award-winning The Bottom Billion, Paul Collier reveals that fifty failed states--home to the poorest one billion people on Earth--pose the central challenge of the developing world in the twenty-first century.

Former Colony Faces Frustrations in Early NationhoodVision for the future is the only way that a nation can progress.

A timely call to reshape government through technology, from Nandan Nilekani and Viral Shah, two leading experts in the field.

How do we rein in the power of Big Tech?

L’Indicamétrie est née dans le sillage de l’économie du développement.

Etuk has been indefatigable in his profound determination for African revolution as admonished not only in this piece but also in his other works.

Building public services can transform the lives of millions of people - and, with political leadership, it is achievable in this generation.

Estos dos volúmenes sistematizan los resultados obtenidos en los dos años que se ha realizado el Máster «Visión Territorial y Sostenible del Desarrollo».

Fufu ist das Hauptnahrungsmittel der Menschen an der Küste von Ghana und Togo im Golf von Benin.

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia once remarked that the theory of an evolving, "e;living"e; Constitution effectively "e;rendered the Constitution useless.

Named one of the top religion books of 2002 by USA Today, Philip Jenkins's phenomenally successful The Next Christendom permanently changed the way people think about the future of Christianity.

The African Development Report 2006 is the eighteenth annual survey of economic and social progress in Africa.

Named one of the top religion books of 2002 by USA Today, Philip Jenkins's phenomenally successful The Next Christendom permanently changed the way people think about the future of Christianity.

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia once remarked that the theory of an evolving, "e;living"e; Constitution effectively "e;rendered the Constitution useless.

The LEGS process grew out of the recognition that livestock are a crucial livelihood asset for people throughout the world - many of whom are poor and vulnerable to both natural and human-induced disasters - and that livestock support is an important component of emergency aid programmes.

Peasants and the Art of Farming: A Chayanovian Manifesto focuses on the structure and dynamics of peasant farms and the historically highly variable relations that govern the processes of labour and production within peasant farms.

Food Regimes and Agrarian Questions extends the original conception of the food regime, formulated by Harriet Friedmann and Philip McMichael, detailing new dimensions of the succession of imperial, intensive and corporate food regimes.