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This book outlines the basic features of the dependency literature and clarifies the emergence and development of the dependency paradigm, its meaning, and its differences from other theoretical perspectives on underdevelopment and inequality.
This book considers how the establishment and/or improvement of gender equality impacts on the social, economic, religious, cultural, environmental and political developments of human societies in Africa and its Diaspora.
Gender Justice and Human Rights in International Development Assistance provides a critical analysis of how frameworks of gender equality play out in the field of international development assistance.
This book offers a complex analysis of the spatial aspects of scientific collaboration, addressing the topic at a number of levels: individual (personal),... Læs mere
Gastronomy has a powerful impact on local development. Public policies have developed in response to research,... Læs mere
This book explores how three key factors – institutions, discourse, and agency – influence the formation of state policy on gender and development in India in... Læs mere
Whether or not to embrace GM technologies is a fundamental and politically charged question facing humanity in the 21st century. This book bridges... Læs mere
This book uses extractive industry projects in Africa to explore how political authority and the nation-state are... Læs mere
With the deadline for achieving the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) less than a decade away, the uneven progress is raising questions... Læs mere
The Ethics of Development systematically examines the ethical issues surrounding the subject of development. Featuring case studies throughout this textbook... Læs mere
Published in 1998, this work focuses on the practical issues and policies relating to planning and managing both built and natural environments.
Describes and analyses the environmental problems of Third World cities, showing how they affect human health and the local ecology. The authors show how readily available practical solutions are, if the political means can be found.