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Breger Bush argues that derivatives markets work in the development context as engines of inequality and instability, aggravating poverty among those they are purported to help and highlighting some of the dangers of neoliberal globalization for the poor.
Local governments encounter many problems, and although there is not one panacea that works internationally, this book argues that there are... Læs mere
Investigating the capacity of sport to act both as a conduit for traditional development assistance activities and as an agent for change in its own right, this book... Læs mere
Confusion about governance abounds. Many lack appreciation of how different traditions of thought in the social sciences contribute to our... Læs mere
The book provides critical perspectives that reach beyond the technical approaches of international financial institutions and... Læs mere
This is the second volume on the changing nature of state-business relations. This book examines how the dynamics of business... Læs mere
Challenging the Aid Paradigm critically examines central aspects of Western international aid policy, while at the same time exploring non-western, especially Chinese, aid and assesses to what extent these may be competitive or complementary.
Health is increasingly a critical concern in the context of development. This... Læs mere
Standards are replacing tariffs as the main trade barriers facing African agro-food exports. This book examines the challenges and... Læs mere
This book analyzes the political obstacles to economic recovery, and the economic consequences of democratic political reforms. The contributors focus... Læs mere
Being critical and empirically grounded, the book explores the complex, often counter-balancing consequences of the involvement of traditional authority in the wave of democratization and liberal-style state-building that has rolled over sub-Saharan Africa in the past decade.
In this book, top scholars look at the efficacy of trade union and worker protest in overthrowing authoritarian governments in Africa. The analytical... Læs mere