Development studies

In 70 countries worldwide, there is an estimated 370 million indigenous peoples, and their rich diversity of cultures, religions, traditions, languages and histories has been significant source of our scholarships.

The question of what to do with radioactive waste has dogged political administrations of nuclear-powered electricity-producing nations since the inception of the technology in the 1950s.

This topical book sheds light on immigrants' subjective well-being by analysing the main factors associated with self-reported life satisfaction among immigrants and natives.

Our world view has changed from a flat earth under the dome of heaven to a planet spinning in the universe.

Ecological Exile explores how contemporary literature, film, and media culture confront ecological crises through perspectives of spatial justice - a facet of social justice that looks at unjust circumstances as a phenomenon of space.

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Urban areas are increasingly contributing to climate change while also suffering many of its impacts.

High speed rail (HSR) is being touted as a strategic investment for connecting people across regions, while also fostering prosperity and smart urban growth.

This book analyses essential concepts of competition law and industrial policy, and shows where the two areas clash with and complement each other, respectively.

This book examines disability in post-war Sierra Leone.

The book pays tribute to the celebrated economist Professor Suresh Tendulkar's contribution and scholarship to economics, economic-policy making, and economic reforms in India.

This book explores narratives produced in the Maghreb in order to illustrate shortcomings of imagination in the discipline of international relations (IR).

This book focuses on understandings of higher education in relation to notions of decoloniality and decolonization in southern Africa.

This book chronicles the intersection of chaplaincy, autopathography (illness narratives), and stigmatized illness through the observations and stories of a chaplain working at a facility for people with HIV and AIDS.

The relationship between trade policy and economic performance is one of the oldest controversies in economic development.

This volume collects and combines research on regional integration projects beyond Europe and in the Global South across a wide range of policy issues.

Development Strategies, Identities, and Conflict in Asia explores the links between Asian governments' development strategies and the nature and dynamics of inter-group violence, analyzing variations in strategies and their impacts through broad comparative analyses, as well as case studies focused on eight countries.

This is the first book to provide an analysis of racism in the Mediterranean region.

Development researchers face many challenges in producing robust and persuasive analyses, often within a short time-frame.

This book explains some of the ways in which deteriorated socioeconomic conditions (inequality in particular) and institutional limitations (corruption, electoral exclusion, and a weak rule of law, among others) affect political stability in extremely unequal developing countries, like Mexico, where democracy is not yet fully consolidated.

Is Brazil ready to take its place among the world's leading powers?

Examining how leading developing countries are increasingly shaping international economic negotiations, this book uses the case studies of India and South Africa to demonstrate the ability of states to exert diplomatic influence through different bargaining strategies and represent the interests of the developing world in global governance.

This book re-conceptualizes civil society engagement with global governance institutions in the field of development in terms of opposition.

This unique collection explores the different organizational forms, strategies and tactics that activists adopt.

This volume explores South Korea's successful transition from an underdeveloped, authoritarian country to a modern industrialized democracy.

The history of humanitarian intervention has often overlooked Africa.

By highlighting the scope and limitations of local NGO agencies, this book presents a unique perspective of the relationship between peacebuilding theory and its application in practice, outlining how well-educated, well-connected local decision makers and thinkers navigate the uneven power dynamics of the international aid system.

Even if constrained in their international choices, recipient countries of global health programmes hold the capacity to autonomously define and pursue their own strategies, policies, and ultimately attain political goals.

Why are some transnational public-private partnerships (PPPs) highly effective, while others are not?

While much has been written on post-apartheid social movements in South Africa, most discussion centers on ideal forms of movements, disregarding the reality and agency of the activists themselves.

The use of regional organizations to mitigate and respond to disasters has become a global trend.

This book examines the increasing role of development organizations in securitization processes and argues that the new security-development counter piracy framework is (re)shaping political geographies of piracy by promoting disciplinary strategies aimed at the prevention and containment of gendered and racialized actions and bodies in Somalia.

This book expands understandings of how skills are defined, acquired, and utilized in Global South contexts.

India and the South-East Asia are typical case studies of interest for students of development economics.

Prevalent poverty and related problems in the East African region call for substantial action from various stakeholders, including social workers.

India and the South-East Asia are typical case studies of interest for students of development economics.

Leadership Development of Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice is an edited compilation of chapters written by international medical and health professional experts.

This book aims to provide for a path-breaking cross-regional comparison of the capabilities and readiness of Asia-Pacific countries to contribute to peace support missions, with an eye to identifying emerging trends and policy implications.

Bringing together academic and practitioner points of view, this edited collection shows how violence enters into ordinary, routine practices of childhood and children's experiences.

In Famine (1981), a collection of essays by experts from the developing world and advanced agricultural societies, the authors share their ecological perspectives and provide an insight into the multiple causes of famine.

In Famine (1981), a collection of essays by experts from the developing world and advanced agricultural societies, the authors share their ecological perspectives and provide an insight into the multiple causes of famine.

This edited volume explores development in the so-called 'fragile', 'failed' and 'pariah' states.

Universities are increasingly criticised for their limited relevance to a globalized and unequal world.

This book provides a vision for environmentalism's future, based on the success of environmental entrepreneurs around the world.

This book addresses the relevance of the case study research methodology for enhancing urban planning research and education in Africa and the global South.

This book offers an innovative framework for understanding the role of civil society in regional and global policymaking.

Este libro, desde una visión que busca potenciar las economías y el comercio en la Zona de Integración Fronteriza Ecuatoriana-colombiana, invita al lector a adaptarse a un entorno de inestabilidad, regido por una dinámica cambiante que define las actividades económicas de la zona limítrofe entre ambas naciones.

In 1997, Mexico launched a new incentive-based poverty reduction program to enhance the human capital of those living in extreme poverty.