Development studies

Trade Protectionism in an Uncertain and Interconnected Global Economy presents the results of almost five years of research on the political economy of trade policy.

This book provides a uniquely practical approach to strategic marketing planning.

Bringing together multidisciplinary perspectives on the future of UN peace operations, this book explores the interrelated dynamics of UN peace operations and peacebuilding practices through the lenses of conflict resolution, protection and accountability.

Originally published in 1991, this volume discusses the urban working class, international migrants and the so-called lumpenproletariat.

This book explores the roles of civil society organisations (CSOs) when engaging in public diplomacy activities and their impact on community development and change.

Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in an agricultural cooperative running a training programme for aspiring farmers, this book explores the possibilities of agrarian and land-based modes of livelihood in contemporary Japan.

This book develops a theoretical framework unlike the conventional neoclassical paradigm for the analysis of growth and deploys analytical data to understand the main policy issues affecting developing countries, with particular attention to countries which, after having a spurt of growth, have been unable to maintain the momentum of their economies.

With the arrival of the 'Internet of Things' (IoT), smartphones, real-time payments systems, plus FinTech activity, Financial Inclusion services can now be integrated into a country's National Payment System (NPS), which means there should be no systemic barriers to transitioning the socio-economic pyramid, as actors build their financial status.

Sustainable Finance Fundamentals provides an accessible overview of this critical, rapidly growing area at the intersection of finance and sustainability.

For residents living at national borders, the divisions between countries are rarely black and white, and often everyday interactions contribute to the creation of a cross-border region.

For residents living at national borders, the divisions between countries are rarely black and white, and often everyday interactions contribute to the creation of a cross-border region.

Using climate justice as an analytical tool, this volume examines the role of local mitigation and adaptation actions in Southern Africa in furthering climate-resilient development.

This book turns to the intellectual discourses that have emerged from India and Latin America, two outposts of the Global South, on the themes of imperialism, sovereignty, development, and socio-economic, racial and caste inequalities.

India's neighbourhood has witnessed crucial developments in the last decade: complex security challenges, looming economic crises, socio-political unrest, border clashes, China's expanding engagement, India's rising profile, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bringing together multidisciplinary perspectives on the future of UN peace operations, this book explores the interrelated dynamics of UN peace operations and peacebuilding practices through the lenses of conflict resolution, protection and accountability.

This book addresses the issues raised by digital platforms in the Global South, with an emphasis on the cultural stakes involved.

The African continent is colloquially referred to as the youngest in the world.

Using climate justice as an analytical tool, this volume examines the role of local mitigation and adaptation actions in Southern Africa in furthering climate-resilient development.

This book investigates the cross-border trade in illicit drug crops in the global south.

This edited textbook explores the 17 UN SDGs through 12 works from the humanities, including films, novels, and photographic collections.

The Routledge International Handbook of Critical Participatory Inquiry in Transnational Research Contexts illustrates how research guided by the emancipatory epistemology of critical participatory inquiry (CPI) can support social change in transnational contexts, which are inherently laden with unequal power dynamics and colonial structures.

Rather than making another attempt at proposing a single and unifying theory of global health justice, this timely collection brings together, instead, scholars from a range of traditions to frame the issue more broadly, highlighting not only different perspectives but also key topics and debates.

This book utilises a human development and capability approach to examine the role of higher education in the context of Tanzania.

Sustainable Finance Fundamentals provides an accessible overview of this critical, rapidly growing area at the intersection of finance and sustainability.

Politics of Socio-Spatial Transformation in Pakistan analyses the relationship between socio-spatial transformation, styles of leadership and nature of constituents in Pakistan.

This book presents a practical guide to help businesses navigate the complex topics of sustainability in the food industry.

In this book, influential development practitioners reflect on their careers by writing letters of advice to their younger selves.

This book examines sustainable development in the broader framework of Africa post COVID-19.

This fascinating, multi-disciplinary collection examines how public health interventions in postcolonial Africa mirror wider manifestations of power in the region.

This is a comprehensive, overarching, interdisciplinary book and a valuable contribution to a unified view of visualisation, imaging, and mapping.

This is a comprehensive, overarching, interdisciplinary book and a valuable contribution to a unified view of visualisation, imaging, and mapping.

In this book, influential development practitioners reflect on their careers by writing letters of advice to their younger selves.

This book examines sustainable development in the broader framework of Africa post COVID-19.

This book utilises a human development and capability approach to examine the role of higher education in the context of Tanzania.

This book underscores the crucial link between leadership and human resource management (HRM) and their collective impact on organizational outcomes.

Based on an extensive literature review, in-depth interviews, fieldwork, and anecdotal evidence, this text examines China's engagement with East Africa (notably Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) and considers these relationships through the lens of history, diplomacy, education, trade, media, cultural exchanges, and infrastructure.

With a bias for action, this book offers valuable insights into the origins of the much-celebrated Danish design tradition and how it can be employed to create design solutions to address today's environmental crisis using the planetary boundaries as positive creative constraints.

Rather than making another attempt at proposing a single and unifying theory of global health justice, this timely collection brings together, instead, scholars from a range of traditions to frame the issue more broadly, highlighting not only different perspectives but also key topics and debates.

The growth of digital technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to increase global wealth and tackle some of the world's most serious problems, including economic marginalization.

This book turns to the intellectual discourses that have emerged from India and Latin America, two outposts of the Global South, on the themes of imperialism, sovereignty, development, and socio-economic, racial and caste inequalities.

This book explores the roles of civil society organisations (CSOs) when engaging in public diplomacy activities and their impact on community development and change.

This book examines the dynamics of natural resource conflicts in Africa and explores the different governance approaches for securing sustainable peace.

Cet ouvrage, basé en grande partie sur le cas paradigmatique français, explique la dérive de la politique de coopération, ou aide publique au développement, une politique publique théoriquement basée sur le couple solidarité/intérêt.

This book examines two large and highly controversial urban infill projects in two peripheral European capitals-Tirana and Helsinki-through the lens of dramaturgy and political theatre.

This book examines two large and highly controversial urban infill projects in two peripheral European capitals-Tirana and Helsinki-through the lens of dramaturgy and political theatre.

La recherche relève de l’histoire contemporaine et plus précisément de l’histoire des relations internationales, économiques et politiques entre la France et ses anciennes
colonies francophones d’Afrique aux lendemains des indépendances.

The book explores how diverse stakeholder groups-particularly community and regulatory stakeholders-shape corporate environmental practices.

This book explores gender discrimination and women's movements in China - from the May Fourth movement to present day.

Realising Good Growth is a practical and purposeful guidebook for leaders wishing to take a different path on a journey towards collective purpose and a better world, where profit is not the destination, just one of the sturdy pillars that supports the journey.