Development studies Books

This collection of essays is about the lives, ideas and modes of interaction of children in Ethiopia, against the background that in-depth knowledge of perceptions of cultural values and practices regarding children would contribute to improved work with...

Action for Development, Christian Aid, and Inter-Church Organization for Development Cooperation commissioned this study. They are all active in Wollaita, one of the most densely populated areas of Ethiopia. It examines the development interventions of...

The Forum for Social Studies is an independent, non-profit institution engaged in policy-oriented research on the development challenges facing Ethiopia. Together with the Ethiopian Economic Association and the Agricultural Economics Society of Ethiopia,...

The potential for using revenues from extractive resources for inclusive growth in Africa is tremendous. However, the realisation of the transformative role that extractive industries could play in sustainable development has been elusive in most African...

In view of the resilience of Africa’s underdevelopment, what do Africans make of their determined aspirations for development? The continent of Africa has constantly drawn global attention, most especially for both human and natural evils...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Politik - Internationale Politik - Thema: Entwicklungspolitik, Note: 1,3, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Neubiberg (Institut für Politikwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Ausgewählte Problemfelder der...

Magisterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Politik - Thema: Entwicklungspolitik, Note: 1,3, Universität zu Köln (Institut für Politische Wissenschaften und Europäische Fragen), Veranstaltung: Examen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Auf dem G8-Gipfel...

How can we create appropriate practices for research collaboration in the face of climate change, widening inequalities, decreasing biodiversity and untenable consumption levels? Transdisciplinary co-production focuses on real-world problems through...

 Care is a social good; it not only sustains and reproduces society, but also underpins all development progress. Yet the vast majority of care work is done free, at home; and it is widely seen as a female responsibility. This gender division of...

""Man And His Work: An Introduction To Human Geography"" is a book written by Andrew John Herbertson in 1899. The book is a comprehensive introduction to the field of human geography, which explores the relationship between human beings and the natural...

Justice in Colonial Virginia is a historical book written by Oliver Perry Chitwood and first published in 1905. The book provides a detailed account of the judicial system and the administration of justice in colonial Virginia during the 17th and 18th...

This book explores the emerging forms and functions of contemporary mobile borders. It deals with issues of security, technology, migration and cooperation while addressing the epistemological and political questions that they raise. The 'borderities'...

""Der Ursprung des Zunftwesens: Und die �����lteren Handwerkerverb�����nde des Mittelalters"" ist ein Buch von Rudolph Eberstadt aus dem Jahr 1900. In diesem Werk geht es um die Entstehung des Zunftwesens und die �����lteren Handwerkerverb�����nde im...

""Der Ungarische Schutzverein"" ist ein Buch, das im Jahr 1845 von Otto Wigand ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es behandelt die Geschichte des ungarischen Schutzvereins, einer Organisation, die im Jahr 1844 gegr�����ndet wurde, um die Interessen der...

This volume examines the relationship between hope, mobility, and immobility in African migration. Through case studies set within and beyond the continent, it demonstrates that hope offers a unique prism for analyzing the social imaginaries and...

This book delves into the theory and praxis of human security in South Asia. Home to almost a quarter of the world's population and fast emerging markets, South Asia holds social, geopolitical and economic significance in the current global context.The...

Il libro ""Le Scuole Economiche Della Germania In Rapporto Alla Quistione Sociale Studii (1875)"" di Vito Cusumano ����� uno studio sulle scuole economiche tedesche e la loro relazione con la questione sociale. Il libro ����� stato pubblicato nel 1875 e...

Essai sur le Tiers Etat Rural: ou Les Paysans de Basse Normandie au XVIIIe Si�����cle (1892) est un livre �����crit par Paul Dominique Bernier. Dans ce livre, l'auteur explore la vie et les conditions des paysans de Basse Normandie au XVIIIe si�����cle...

L'Antisemitismo E Le Scienze Moderne ����� un libro scritto nel 1894 da Cesare Lombroso, uno dei pi����� importanti criminologi italiani del XIX secolo. In questo saggio, Lombroso esplora la questione dell'antisemitismo nella societ������ moderna,...

The Right of Sanctuary in England: A Study in Institutional History is a book written by Norman Maclaren Trenholme, first published in 1903. The book examines the historical development of the right of sanctuary in England, which allowed individuals...

The History Of Compulsory Education In New England is a book written by John William Perrin and originally published in 1896. It provides a comprehensive account of the development of compulsory education in the New England region of the United States,...

At a time when the global development industry is under more pressure than ever before, this book argues that an end to poverty can only be achieved by prioritizing human dignity. Unable to adequately account for the roles of culture, context, and local...

State Formation and Radical Democracy in India analyzes one of the most important cases of developmental change in the twentieth century, namely, Kerala in southern India and begs the question of whether insurgency among the marginalized poor can...

How come Africa is so underdeveloped when it is one of the richest continents on earth? The present volume is an attempt to theorise Africa’s [under-]development with a view to providing a sustainable, enduring framework of operations that will...

At the Center of the World in Ethiopiaby S. W. OmamoAs the world lurches seemingly non-stop from one major humanitarian crisis to another, and as development challenges grow in complexity and urgency, this first-person account of leadership at the...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Politik - Thema: Entwicklungspolitik, Note: 1,0, Universität Hamburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: „Die Weltbevölkerung hat sich seit 1950 [...] verdreifacht und ist von 2,5 Mrd. auf 6,7 Mrd. Menschen...

Praktikumsbericht / -arbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Politik - Thema: Entwicklungspolitik, Note: 2, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz (Institut für Wirtschafts-, Sozial- und Unternehmensgeschichte), Veranstaltung: Praxisseminar, Sprache: Deutsch,...

Magisterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2001 im Fachbereich Politik - Thema: Entwicklungspolitik, Note: 1,5, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover (Institut für politische Wissenschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ende der fünfziger Jahre entstand die...

The relationship between migration, development and remittances in Lesotho has been exhaustively studied for the period up to 1990. This was an era when the vast majority of migrants from Lesotho were young men working on the South African gold mines and...

Finland, South Korea and the state of North Carolina in the United States are three systems that successfully have harnessed higher education in their economic development initiatives. Common to the success of all these systems is, amongst others, the...

Self Supply highlights the approaches used where governments have recognised self-supply, illustrating key technological and socio-economic issues.The book focuses on sub-Saharan Africa where self-supply is especially relevant to the urgent challenge of...

The Arakmbut are an indigenous people who live in the Madre de Dios region of the southeastern Peruvian rain forest. Since their first encounters with missionaries in the 1950s,they have shown resilience and a determination to affirm their identity in...

The Arakmbut are an indigenous people who live in the Madre de Dios region of the southeastern Peruvian rain forest. Since their first encounters with missionaries in the 1950s, they have shown resilience and a determination to affirm their identity in...

Based on the work of Ahmed Karadawi, Refugee Policy in Sudan discusses Sudanese government policy towards the refugee flows from Ethiopia into the Eastern Region of Sudan in theperiod 1967 to 1984, arguing that there were two underlying assumptions...

Like a giant oil tanker, the world is slowly turning. The rapid growth of economies in Asia and the global South has led to a momentous shift in the world order, leaving much of the traditional literature on globalization behind. Multipolar...

Mobile phones are close to ubiquitous in developing countries; Internet and broadband access are becoming commonplace. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) thus represent the fastest, broadest and deepest technical change experienced in...

Debates around the 'sport for development and peace' (SDP) movement have entered a new phase, moving on from simple questions surrounding the utility of sport as a tool of international development. Beyond Sport for Development and Peace argues that...

Rural Development in Practice focuses on the evolving nature of rural development in the Global South. It outlines how we got to where we are today, checks what we can learn from history, and explores the development drivers, facilitators, and obstacles...

The Turkish-Syrian borderlands host almost half of the Syrian refugees, with an estimated 1.5 million people arriving in the area following the outbreak of the Syrian civil war. This book investigates the ongoing negotiations of ethnicity, religion and...

Culture is not simply an explanation of last resort, but is itself a rich, multifaceted and contested concept and set of practices that needs to be expanded, appreciated and applied in fresh ways if it is to be both valued in itself and to be of use in...

This book presents the first-ever close and up-to-date look at how American diplomats working at our embassies abroad communicate with foreign audiences to explain US foreign policy and American culture and society. Projecting an American voice abroad...

This book examines changing and emerging state and state-like borders in the post-Soviet space in the decades following state collapse. This book argues border-making is not only about states' physical marking of territory and claims to sovereignty...

The authors discuss the impact of foreign aid and tackle the question of why assessing the impact of aid is so difficult. The authors focus on peer-reviewed, cross-country studies published over the last decade and draw together some global-level...

With inevitable major economic and political transformations ahead, NGOs need to acknowledge and manage their policy dilemmas so that they can anticipate the many inevitable problems that consistently arise in attempting to avoid the return of war by...

This book offers a unique analysis of bilateral investment treaties (BITs). By developing a new, power-focused paradigm for understanding the international investment framework, the author illustrates why there was no paradoxical behaviour when...

This book provides insights into some of the social topics related to the homogenization and stereotyping of Muslims. It explores the experiences of Muslims in Western societies, with a particular focus not only on gender, home and belonging,...

Cities and Spaces of Leadership investigates the interaction between leadership, leaders and spaces at various levels. It analyzes how spaces and places influence leaders and leadership, as well as how the presence, distribution, action, and...

The author shows how sustainable development may be organized, valued and distributed by introducing situational contracting as an interactive and contextual mode of governance. Situational contracting provides a road map for where we want to go, serving...