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How can the successful development of some former Third World countries be explained, while other developing countries have remained stagnant or worse, have deteriorated into failed states?
The units of analysis roughly correspond with the major United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) regions of the world, including sub-Saharan Africa, Middle-East and North Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Western Europe, North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
International Development Law provides the reader with new perspectives on the origins of global poverty, identifies legal... Læs mere
This book examines the various ways in which some fragile states in the Global South (or states with limited statehood) have adopted, and adapted to, processes of governance in their quests to address the socialized problems affecting their societies.
This edited volume addresses a critical aspect of development in Africa: the intersection between education and governance.
The role of big finance and technology in social change is rapidly evolving. This book examines why large financial players are entering the social sector through social finance.
This handbook examines agricultural and rural development in Africa from theoretical, empirical and policy stand points. It... Læs mere
There is a growing realization that religion plays a major role in development, particularly in the Global South. In the specific case of... Læs mere
It characterizes fresh market wastewater and solid wastes, and highlights the human health impact of corresponding waste management practices. With regard to treatment technologies, the book discusses the anaerobic digestion of fresh solid wastes;
This book examines social, economic and political issues in West, Eastern and Southern Africa in relation to borders, human mobility and regional integration.
The second section comprises chapters that analyze five national cases (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Peru), as well as a comparative analysis of the banking sector in the Southern Cone (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay).