Development studies Books

Dieter Senghaas today is the world's leading figure in the field of conflict research, conflict management research, and the study of the prerequisites of lasting peace. The fact that virulent conflict within what Senghaas calls the OECD world,...

Like many other indigenous groups, the Huaorani of eastern Ecuador are facing many challenges as they attempt to confront the globalization of capitalism in the 21st century. In 1991, they formed a political organization as a direct response to the...

Of the estimated 12 million refugees in the world, more than 7 million have been confined to camps, effectively "warehoused," in some cases, for 10 years or more. Holding refugees in camps was anathema to the founders of the refugee protection regime...

The manner in which people have been talking and writing about 'development' and the rules according to which they have done so have evolved over time.Development Discourse and Global History uses the archaeological and genealogical methods of Michel...

Celebrating the work of Keith McLachlan, a well-known and much-admired geographer of the Middle East and North Africa, this book combines three interrelated topics that define the region. The Middle East has been integral to the growth of the global oil...

This book puts forward powerful counterfactual case studies to assess what problems real-world development projects would likely have avoided if the project had followed a higher standard, such as the World Commission on Dams policy framework. For...

Migrant women across Asia disproportionately work in precarious, insecure, and informal employment sectors that are subject to few regulations, pay low wages, and expose women to harm, of which domestic work is among the most prevalent. This book uses...

In this book, Besant addresses the social and political issues facing India at the turn of the 20th century. She argues that India must modernize and reform its society in order to progress and achieve independence from British colonial rule.This work...

This book discusses the issues and stages in the development of water supplies, from the initiation of a programme through to the community management of a supply system. The importance of involving all the members of a community in decisions about water...

Explains how and why women are disadvantaged not only by social and economic structures but also by many current development initiatives. This book also gives many examples of successful action by women's organizations and offers a message of hope.

Guided by the thesis that literature can transform social reality, Tirana Modern draws on ethnographic and historical material to examine the public culture of reading in modern Albania. Formulated as a question, the topic of the book is: How has...

Emerging in the throes of a global pandemic that threatens Europe's economies and food security, International Labour Migration to Europe's Rural Regions combines a diverse range of empirically rich, in-depth case studies, analysis of their rural context...

The world of international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) has dramatically changed during the last two decades. The author critically analyses the engagement of INGOs within the contemporary international development landscape, enabling readers...

This collection of Kofi Awoonor's writings comprises essays written over a period of three decades, and includes several previously unpublished pieces. According to the author himself: '[they] reflect a life-time of engagement in literature and politics,...

This book emphasises that planning is essential, as the conservation approaches of the past may not work in an ever-changing warmer environment. It appraises current management strategies, assesses the biological and physical effects of climate change on...

Lack of transparency and accountability in the planning practice allow for misuse and abuse of the planning system to serve the interests of the more powerful and influential groups, including those entrusted with the powers of planning. The outcomes of...

Africa's Political Wastelands explores and confirms the fact that because of irresponsible, corrupt, selfish, and unpatriotic kleptocrats parading as leaders, the ultimate breakdown of order has become the norm in African nations, especially those south...

This book will answer these questions:   What kind of technologies will be UK and US governments and businessmen who need to spend to invest and develop within ten years? Are  environment and education and automatic manufacturing technologies...

当今大众思维的特点是不客观，不讲逻辑，盲目跟随或反对别人，认为自己永远正确，听不进不同意见。结果就是大家所说的浮躁。《定位中国》一书讨论问题的方法正好就是客观和逻辑。它对恢复五四运动以来被大家忘记了的科学思维将起到再启蒙的作用。著名经济学家、弗里德曼自由奖获得者茅于轼如果你不幸生在中国，你已经被定位了！如果你有幸生在中国，或许还有自我定位的最后机会！著名历史学家章立凡作者在这本书里展示了全面把握当下中国的雄心。比这更重要的是，他以其独到的视角与分析，树立了一种平等、自由和开放的研究与教学风范。著名法学家、...

As global climate change and related issues become increasingly pressing forhumanity, the search continues for ways to effectively cope with this crisis.One of the most controversial and challenging areas in this circumstance isthe relationship between...

The book at hand ties up the most vital issues of the 21st Century: on onehand environmental degradation, and on the other our energy consumptionthat inflicts the former. The emphasis is on developing countries, as their energyconsumption per capita is...

Master's Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Sociology - Economy and Industry, grade: Excellent, Mekelle University (Institute of Development Studies), language: English, abstract: In the developing world plenty of programmes and initiatives have...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Politik - Thema: Entwicklungspolitik, Note: 1,3, Universität Rostock (Institut für Politik- und Verwaltungswissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Die Zukunft der Welternährung: Historische Entwicklungslinien,...

Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2012 in the subject Politics - Topic: Development Politics, grade: "-", Hawassa University (School of Governance and Development Studies), course: M.A. Thesis - Potable water Management, language: English, abstract: This Paper...

Master's Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Development Politics, grade: 3.64, Hawassa University (School of Law and Governance, Department of Governance and Developemnt Studies), language: English,...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Politik - Thema: Entwicklungspolitik, Note: 2,0, Freie Universität Berlin, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In der Arbeit wird untersucht unter welchen Bedingungen sich die Policy des BMZ ändert. Es werden zwei...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Politik - Internationale Politik - Thema: Entwicklungspolitik, Technische Universität Berlin, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Arbeit beinhaltet eine Untersuchung über die Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie...

Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Development Politics, grade: 1,0, Norwegian School of Management, BI (Norwegian School of Management, BI), language: English, abstract: "China has become the most...

Re-thinking African Economies for Development is delivered in the particularly historic context of the fiftieth independence anniversary of most African countries. This moment, therefore, calls for an assessment and suggestions for new alternatives...

The authors provide a compelling and balanced critique of the world's largest multilateral development lending agency in the context of globalization and the increasing domestication of market-based economic reforms. Adopting a tripartite historical,...

What happens to aid projects after the money is spent? Or the people and communities once the media spotlight has left?No Dancing, No Dancing follows the return journey of a former aid worker back to the site of three major humanitarian...

Much attention in late-developing countries is given to providing access to studies which allow school leavers to enter science and technology-related careers. These programmes are driven by the belief that graduates will then substantially contribute to...

The Political Cost of AIDS in Africa provides comprehensive empirical evidence of the impact HIV/AIDS is having on politics and the electoral process. The latest publication to come out of an extensive study by Idasa and its research partners, this book...

This book situates current development research issues squarely within debates about development policy and social research and it will help begin the process of defining best practice in the use of participatory/ qualitative and quantitative methods of...

The Business of Doing Good charts the course of one remarkable and profitable social enterprise (AMK) that has, with single-minded purpose, made radical choices and reached deep into rural Cambodia, touching the lives of almost two million people living...

While science has achieved a remarkable understanding of nature, affording humans an astonishing technological capability, it has led, through Euro-American global domination, to the muting of other cultural views and values, even threatening their...

Growing up with social and economic upheaval in the peripheries of global neoliberalism, children in rural Zambia are presented with diverging social and moral protocols across homes, classrooms, church halls, and the streets. Mostly unmonitored by...

Global imperial designs, which have been in place since conquest by western powers, did not suddenly evaporate after decolonization. Global coloniality as a leitmotif of the empire became the order of the day, with its invisible technologies of...

This book discusses the effectiveness of international development programs in African informal settlements (slums). It also represents the voices of slum dwellers and how they view the programs offered. With over 60% of Africans living in slums, the...

Rev. Emeka Obiezu, OSA has attained a remarkable achievement in his book. Both academics and workers in the field focusing on contemporary Africa, especially Nigeria, as well as those interested in our global reality can all find that Fr. Obiezu speaks...

When I speak for Ghana, I speak for Africa. Corruption is endemic in African politics because of a colonial mentality. Only when these inherited attitudes are overturned will Ghana quit running in circles and move into her future. The neo-colonialists...

In recent times the frequency and severity of natural disasters has placed a clear emphasis on the ability of governments to plan, prepare and respond in an effective way. Disaster Management in Australia examines government coordination when faced with...

This book investigates the relationship between sustainable development and structural transformation within international development policy. On the one hand, sustainable development is promoted as a multi-dimensional concept for achieving...

This collection of essays provides a comprehensive overview of the progress of nations in various areas such as productive industry, wealth, and population. The essays examine the role of education, technology, and culture in promoting progress and...

This book has been written primarily for students in tertiary institutions, and also for the professional, general and inquisitive reader, who is interested in being informed about the contemporary social ills plaguing the developing world. Such problems...