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Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies

Poverty, Livelihoods, and Governance in Africa - Fulfilling the Development Promise (Hardcover, 1999 ed.): K Hope Poverty, Livelihoods, and Governance in Africa - Fulfilling the Development Promise (Hardcover, 1999 ed.)
K Hope
R4,597 Discovery Miles 45 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Bringing together a distinguished cast of contributors, this book provides an authoritative and definitive analysis of the theory, practice, and development impact of corruption in Africa. The book offers a wide range of country case studies outlining the deleterious effects of corruption, the factors which have combined to hamper past efforts to combat it, and the required future solutions and the context of their application in Africa. Combating corruption is demonstrated to require greater priority in the quest for African development.

Myanmar's Integration with the World - Challenges and Policy Options (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Prabir De, Ajitava... Myanmar's Integration with the World - Challenges and Policy Options (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Prabir De, Ajitava Raychaudhuri
R4,574 Discovery Miles 45 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book comprehensively investigates the challenges to Myanmar's access to the global market. Myanmar is a late entrant in the global trade and investment scenario after years of isolation. However, it has large untapped potentials for trade and investment in minerals, agro and forest based industries, other labour intensive industries, services like tourism, IT, etc. Different chapters of the book explore the implication of democratic transition of Myanmar, the progress of Myanmar's industry and infrastructure, its international linkages and feasible options for integrating more in regional economic groups and also analyses how far Myanmar could exploit the global value chain. Although a number of reports have discussed sector specific prospects of Myanmar, this book is an authoritative work on these aspects for policy planners, academicians, researchers as well as potential investors.

The National Security of Developing States - Lessons from Thailand (Hardcover): Muthiah Alagappa The National Security of Developing States - Lessons from Thailand (Hardcover)
Muthiah Alagappa
R2,712 Discovery Miles 27 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Several factors impact a developing nation's ability to manage its political and related security affairs. Thailand's search for national security is used to illustrate factors that underlie the security fabric of developing states. The author relates the state to the international environment as well as to substate elements, and analyzes the role of intra-country conflict in explaining the state's vulnerability to external intervention.

EU-ASEAN Relations in the 21st Century - Strategic Partnership in the Making (Hardcover): D. Novotny, C. Portela EU-ASEAN Relations in the 21st Century - Strategic Partnership in the Making (Hardcover)
D. Novotny, C. Portela
R1,586 Discovery Miles 15 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Escaping the economic and security-centered approaches, prevalent in contemporary U.S. debate the contributors explore political relations between the European Union (EU) and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).Their inter-disciplinary perspectives touch on domains such as security, comparative integration, human rights, energy.

Social Transformation and State Governance in China - Theory, Path, and Policy Process (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Xianglin Xu Social Transformation and State Governance in China - Theory, Path, and Policy Process (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Xianglin Xu
R1,634 Discovery Miles 16 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume is a selection of Chinese political scholar Xianglin Xu's published works spanning nearly 20 years of research that explore and discuss the socio-economic transition in China under state political reform. Contextualized within the decades following the 80s, the author analyzes patterns observed from empirical studies, and breaks down the underlining reasoning, conditions and functionalities behind the incremental reform policies pushed forward by the Party and government. The collection is broken up into four sections: the first provides a general framework and theoretical / historical introduction to social transition research in the case of China; the second section discusses the underpinning logic behind political reform in China and practical concerns; the third section follows with discussions on reform policy practices within China including application and trajectory; the final section concludes with an analysis of reform within state institutional infrastructure and policy innovation.

The Mortality Crisis in Transitional Economies (Hardcover): Giovanni Andrea Cornia, Renato Paniccia The Mortality Crisis in Transitional Economies (Hardcover)
Giovanni Andrea Cornia, Renato Paniccia
R6,642 Discovery Miles 66 420 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is the first comprehensive assessment of the mortality crisis which has affected most economies in transition but which has remained so far largely unexplained. It reconciles long-term and short-term explanations of the crisis and makes use of special micro data-sets never used before. By providing a rigorous multidisciplinary analysis of this upsurge in mortality rates, the book hopes to contribute to the launch of vigorous policies to tackle this societal problem.

AIDS Treatment and Human Rights in Context (Hardcover): P. Jones AIDS Treatment and Human Rights in Context (Hardcover)
P. Jones
R1,597 Discovery Miles 15 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The global AIDS epidemic has challenged states and societies in profound ways. The era of treatment now represents the hopes of millions of people living with HIV/AIDS. But it also poses significant challenges. How treatment programs interact with the underlying context of the epidemic and human rights approaches that define global responses is a critical area for enquiry. In this important book, Jones looks at the difficulties in delivering treatment in a political, cultural and socio-economic context. Why, for example, might people not necessarily want to take antiretroviral treatment? "AIDS Treatment and Human Rights in Context" explores some of these paradoxes in a case study from a local community setting in South Africa.

Psychology and the Developing World (Hardcover): Stuart C. Carr, John F. Schumaker Psychology and the Developing World (Hardcover)
Stuart C. Carr, John F. Schumaker
R2,920 Discovery Miles 29 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Previous leading commentators on the development of psychology in the Third World have conceived of three major stages: an attempt to assimilate Western psychology, with predictably negative results; the study of indigenous constructs, with more relevant applications; and, finally, transcending stage one and stage two to choose theories and methods on their applied merit alone. Psychology and the Developing World has been assembled to document how close psychology has come to researching that stage. Contributors were carefully selected to provide a unique overview of the latest applications of the discipline as a whole. Their work reveals how psychology is being applied to educational needs, management needs, and health needs. This book shows how development studies and allied disciplines cannot ignore psychology's potential for the Third World.

Regional Perspectives on Globalization (Hardcover): J. Petras, H Veltmeyer, P. Bowles, N. Invernizzi, K. Tang, Scarlett... Regional Perspectives on Globalization (Hardcover)
J. Petras, H Veltmeyer, P. Bowles, N. Invernizzi, K. Tang, …
R1,591 Discovery Miles 15 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this book, twelve regional chapters, encompassing all of the major regions of the world, provide a global dialogue on globalization. The authors provide much-needed new perspectives on how we should think about globalization, its impacts and forms of resistance and response. By grounding their analyses in the experience of particular regions, the chapters reveal the varied meanings and effects of globalization.

The Evolution of Development Thinking - Governance, Economics, Assistance, and Security (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): William... The Evolution of Development Thinking - Governance, Economics, Assistance, and Security (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
William Ascher, Garry D. Brewer, G.Shabbir Cheema, John M Heffron
R3,339 Discovery Miles 33 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This landmark book offers a comprehensive analysis of how development approaches have evolved since World War II, examining and also evaluating the succession of theories, doctrines, and practices that have been formulated and applied in the Third World and beyond. Covering all developing regions, the book offers an integrated approach for considering the entwined aspects of development: governance, economics, foreign assistance, civil society, and the military. With reference to carefully chosen case studies, the authors offer distinctive explanations for why development approaches fall short and systematically relate the evolution of development thinking to current challenges, identifying the strengths and weaknesses of key institutions and the clashes of institutional interests that have distorted otherwise sound doctrines and negatively affected development practice. In identifying the dynamics that account for shortcomings in past development attempts, and recommending a better integration of doctrines across the entire range of inter-connected development fronts, the book points to how development practice may be improved to better advance human dignity.

Delusions of Development - The World Bank and the Post-Washington Consensus in Southeast Asia (Hardcover): T. Carroll Delusions of Development - The World Bank and the Post-Washington Consensus in Southeast Asia (Hardcover)
T. Carroll
R1,620 Discovery Miles 16 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Investigates the World Bank's promotion of market-led development in the underdeveloped world and the impact that this promotion has upon citizenship. This book looks at this subject using case studies drawn from Southeast Asia, one of the world's most diverse regions.

The End of the Refugee Cycle? - Refugee Repatriation and Reconstruction (Hardcover, New): Richard Black, Khalid Koser The End of the Refugee Cycle? - Refugee Repatriation and Reconstruction (Hardcover, New)
Richard Black, Khalid Koser
R3,084 Discovery Miles 30 840 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Chosen by The Humanitarian Times as one of the Top Ten Titles on Humanitarian Issues of 1998 "Up-to-date material. Fills a fundamental gap in the literature which has tended to be based on pedagogical reasoning rather than actual field research." . Population Index At the start of the 1990s, there was great optimism that the end of the Cold War might also mean the end of the "refugee cycle" - both a breaking of the cycle of violence, persecution and flight, and the completion of the cycle for those able to return to their homes. The 1990s, it was hoped, would become the "decade of repatriation." However, although over nine million refugees were repatriated worldwide between 1991 and 1995, there are reasons to believe that it will not necessarily be a durable solution for refugees. It certainly has become clear that "the end of the refugee cycle" has been much more complex, and ultimately more elusive, than expected. The changing constructions and realities of refugee repatriation provide the backdrop for this book which presents new empirical research on examples of refugee repatriation and reconstruction. Apart from providing up-to-date material, it also fills a more fundamental gap in the literature which has tended to be based on pedagogical reasoning rather than actual field research. Adopting a global perspective, this volume draws together conclusions from highly varied experiences of refugee repatriation and defines repatriation and reconstruction as part of a wider and interrelated refugee cycle of displacement, exile and return. The contributions come from authors with a wealth of relevant practical and academic experience, spanning the continents of Africa, Asia, Central America, and Europe. Richard Black is Lecturer in Human Geography at the School of African and Asian Studies, University of Sussex, where he moved in 1995 from King's College, London. Khalid Koser is Research Fellow in the School of African and Asian Studies, University of Sussex and was previously Research Fellow in the Migration Research Unit at University College, London.

Globalization, Agriculture and Food in the Caribbean - Climate Change, Gender and Geography (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Clinton... Globalization, Agriculture and Food in the Caribbean - Climate Change, Gender and Geography (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Clinton L. Beckford, Kevon Rhiney
R4,004 Discovery Miles 40 040 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The last decade has seen a growing body of research about globalization and climate change in the Caribbean. This collection is a significant addition to the literature on a topic that is of critical importance to the region. It explores research from a number of Caribbean islands dealing with a range of issues related to agriculture and food in the context of globalization and climate change. Using a broad livelihoods perspective, the impacts on rural livelihoods are explored as well as issues related to community level resilience, adaptability and adaptations. The volume is strengthened by gendered analyses of issues and discussions informed by a diverse range of research methods and methodologies. Scholars of Caribbean studies and studies pertaining to social, cultural, economic and environmental issues facing Small Island Developing States (SIDS) will greatly benefit from this book.

Globalization and the Third World - A Study of Negative Consequences (Hardcover, New): B. Ghosh, H. Guven Globalization and the Third World - A Study of Negative Consequences (Hardcover, New)
B. Ghosh, H. Guven
R1,609 Discovery Miles 16 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The impact of globalization on the world's developing economies is not conclusive: studies show conflicting conclusions to the same problems in the context of globalization in developing countries. It is this analytical inconclusiveness that is at the heart of this collection, which makes a fresh attempt to study the real impact of globalization on many critical problems in less developed countries. Essays focus on the areas of labour, capital inflow, trade, technology transfer and socio-cultural issues. The contributors focus mainly on the conflicts that globalization generates in order to gauge the plight of the poor economies, and makes a contribution in the area of the political economy of globalization.

From Industrial Districts to Local Development - An Itinerary of Research (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Giacomo Becattini,... From Industrial Districts to Local Development - An Itinerary of Research (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Giacomo Becattini, Marco Bellandi, Gabi Dei Ottati, Fabio Sforzi
R3,247 Discovery Miles 32 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

From Industrial Districts to Local Development introduces a set of papers representing the main contribution of the 'Florence school' to the recent literature on industrial districts. The authors illustrate that the revitalisation of the concept of industrial districts, returning to Alfred Marshall's nineteenth-century writings, is rooted in an unconventional interpretation of the economic development of Tuscany after the Second World War.Models of industrial organisation and empirical investigation of industrial tendencies are featured, and Alfred Marshall's concepts of the advantages of the geographical agglomeration of specialised small firms in industrial districts are reintroduced. The authors extend the analysis of purely economic effects of agglomeration, including social, cultural and institutional foundations of local development, and current case studies are presented. This book will appeal to scholars, lecturers and researchers focusing on industrial economics, development economics and economic geography. Its references to Italian political experiences will also be of interest to policymakers in both developed and developing countries.

National Perspectives on Globalization (Hardcover): J. Petras, H Veltmeyer, P. Bowles, N. Invernizzi, K. Tang, Scarlett... National Perspectives on Globalization (Hardcover)
J. Petras, H Veltmeyer, P. Bowles, N. Invernizzi, K. Tang, …
R1,591 Discovery Miles 15 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book brings together authors from eleven countries to analyze and reflect on what globalization means to them. Does it mean the same in Russia as it does in the U.S.? The same in China as in South Africa? This book provides a global dialogue on globalization and brings much-needed new perspectives on how to think about one of the most important processes of our time.

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems - Place-Based Transformations and Transitions (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Allan O'Connor, Erik... Entrepreneurial Ecosystems - Place-Based Transformations and Transitions (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Allan O'Connor, Erik Stam, Fiona Sussan, David B. Audretsch
R4,838 Discovery Miles 48 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book features latest research insights into the study of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The focus is on understanding its influence on the development of socially and physically defined 'places', and how these factors are related with each other. The book argues that regardless of how the concept of a 'place' is defined, be it cities, regions, nations or otherwise, the impact of new technologies will influence much of our business, social, and economic landscapes. Evidently, there is an increasing pressure on 'places' to embrace new opportunities for strategic development and confront complacency. The solution may very well be in creating and sustaining entrepreneurial ecosystems where entrepreneurial action thrives and innovation drives the new economy.

China's New Strategic Layout (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Ming Xin China's New Strategic Layout (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Ming Xin
R1,603 Discovery Miles 16 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book, based on the Chinese dream and its basic principles, global significance, path of implementation and practical requirements, systemically explains China's Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy. The Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy is the strategic concept of the Communist Party of contemporary China. In the coming five and even the fifty years, the economic and social development of the Chinese society will be centering on it. Comprehensively constructing a moderately prosperous society is the strategic goal, comprehensively deepening reform and advancing the law-based governance of China are the engine and guarantee in realizing the strategic goal, while strengthening the Party Self-discipline represents the strategic measures to build up a firm core leadership. The Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy shows not only the CPC's view of China but also the view of world.

Global, Regional and Local Dimensions of Western Sahara's Protracted Decolonization - When a Conflict Gets Old (Hardcover,... Global, Regional and Local Dimensions of Western Sahara's Protracted Decolonization - When a Conflict Gets Old (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Raquel Ojeda Garcia, Irene Fernandez Molina, Victoria Veguilla
R5,094 Discovery Miles 50 940 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book explores the traces of the passage of time on the protracted and intractable conflict of Western Sahara. The authors offer a multilevel analysis of recent developments from the global to the local scenes, including the collapse of the architecture of the UN-led conflict resolution process, the advent of the War on Terror to the the Sahara-Sahel area and the impact of the 'Arab Spring' and growing regional security instability. Special attention is devoted to changes in the Western Sahara territory annexed by Morocco and the Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria. Morocco has adapted its governance and public policies to profound socio-demographic transformations in the territory under its control and has attempted to obtain international recognition for this annexation by proposing an Autonomy Plan. The Polisario Front and Sahrawi nationalists have shifted their strategy and pushed the centre of gravity of the conflict back inwards by focusing on pro-independence activism inside the disputed territory.

Fertility Decline in Developing Countries, 1960-1997 - An Annotated Bibliography (Hardcover, New): Samuel Agyei-Mensah Fertility Decline in Developing Countries, 1960-1997 - An Annotated Bibliography (Hardcover, New)
Samuel Agyei-Mensah
R3,614 Discovery Miles 36 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

With the emergence of fertility declines in the greater part of the developing world, study of the phenomenon has increased profoundly over the last three decades, and a voluminous amount of literature has emerged. Yet our knowledge of the decline is scattered in numerous publications, making sources difficult to find. This bibliography provides a guide to the literature on fertility decline in Latin America, Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. It will be an invaluable asset for population experts and students wishing to do research on fertility decline. Covering the literature from 1960 to 1997, the book draws on extensive sources including books, articles in leading population journals, research papers, and dissertations. The opening chapter covers the literature on theories and concepts underlying fertility decline. The next three chapters are devoted to the major geographical areas--Latin America, Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa--and the final chapter looks at general literature on fertility declines in developing countries.

Intellectual Property, Human Rights and Development - The Role of NGOs and Social Movements (Paperback): Duncan Matthews Intellectual Property, Human Rights and Development - The Role of NGOs and Social Movements (Paperback)
Duncan Matthews
R1,402 Discovery Miles 14 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This insightful and important new book explores the role played by Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in articulating concerns at the TRIPS Council, the WIPO, the WHO, the CBD-COP and the FAO that intellectual property rights can have negative consequences for developing countries. Duncan Matthews describes how coalitions of international NGOs have influenced the way that the relationship between intellectual property rights and development is understood, often framing the message as a human rights issue to emphasize these concerns and ensure that access to medicines, food security and the rights of indigenous peoples over their traditional knowledge are protected. Based on extensive research undertaken in Geneva and in developing countries, the book also reveals how NGOs and broader social movements in Brazil, India and South Africa have played a crucial role in addressing the negative impacts of intellectual property rights by using human rights law as a practical tool before national courts and when seeking to influence national legislation and government policy. Intellectual Property, Human Rights and Development will appeal to academics, practitioners, activists, international negotiators and to postgraduate students in intellectual property law, human rights law, the international political economy of intellectual property rights and development studies.

Development Finance - Challenges and Opportunities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Gianluigi Giorgioni Development Finance - Challenges and Opportunities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Gianluigi Giorgioni
R4,303 Discovery Miles 43 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book provides an in-depth overview of the most salient aspects of development finance. It critically reviews the current state of relevant literature on this topic and assesses both the challenges and the opportunities presented by the various forms of finance for development. Chapters from expert contributors examine a range of topics from the link between finance and growth and finance and misallocation, the relationship between financial illiteracy and lack of legal titles on access to finance, to the role of governments in the financial system and the role of overseas development assistance, remittances, microfinance, foreign direct investment (FDI) and stock exchanges on development. This book offers a good point of reference for postgraduate and PhD students and will appeal to researchers in this field.

India's Rise to Power in the Twentieth Century and Beyond (Hardcover): S. Gordon India's Rise to Power in the Twentieth Century and Beyond (Hardcover)
S. Gordon
R4,620 Discovery Miles 46 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

...sober and extremely well-researched book.' - Inder Malhotra, Business World;This book examines the economic and technological basis for India's rise to power and the political factors that shape the nature of the power it will develop into. It shows that while India has concentrated on many of the scientific and technical capabilities that serve the needs of a rising power, it has not been able to achieve a balanced process of development. This imbalance feeds sub-national political discontent and undercuts the very power that India has sought to acquire, thus delaying her rise to power.

Resource Booms and Institutional Pathways - The Case of the Extractive Industry in Peru (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Eduardo... Resource Booms and Institutional Pathways - The Case of the Extractive Industry in Peru (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Eduardo Dargent, Jose Carlos Orihuela, Maritza Paredes, Maria Eugenia Ulfe
R3,543 Discovery Miles 35 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book analyses the institutional development that the Peruvian state has undergone in recent years within a context of rapid extractive industry expansion. It addresses the most important institutional state transformations produced directly by natural resources growth. This includes the construction of a redistributive law with the mining canon; the creation of a research canon for public universities; the development of new institutions for environmental regulation; the legitimation of state involvement in the function of prevention and management of conflicts; and the institutionalization and dissemination of practices of participation and local consultation.

China, India and Southeast Asia - Paths to development and state-society relations (Hardcover): Edmund Terence Gomez, Kee-Cheok... China, India and Southeast Asia - Paths to development and state-society relations (Hardcover)
Edmund Terence Gomez, Kee-Cheok Cheong, Vamsi Vakulabharanam
R4,555 Discovery Miles 45 550 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume studies the outcomes of the two-way flow of investments and people between China and India, and Southeast Asia. These cross-border flows have led to new settlements in Southeast Asia from which new outlooks have emerged among locally born generations that have given rise to new forms of solidarity and identification.The advent of new generations of ethnic Chinese and Indians in Southeast Asia, with no ties to China or India, has spawned important debates about identity shifts which have not been registered by government leaders in Southeast Asia, China and India, as reflected in policy statements and investment patterns. Identity changes are assessed in forms where they best manifest themselves: in social life and in business ventures forged, or unsuccessfully nurtured, through tie-ups involving foreign and domestic capital. A state-society distinction is employed to determine how the governments of these rapidly developing countries envision development, through state intervention as well as with the employment of highly entrepreneurial ethnic groups, and the outcomes of this on their societies and on their economies. The chapters were originally published as a special issue in The Round Table.

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