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This volume argues that despite various policies and legal frameworks on biodiversity conservation, their implementation suffers from many deficiencies. It... Læs mere
This book focuses on processes of governance in Odisha, and provides an ethnographic account of the changing forms of... Læs mere
This ethnographic study grounded in the political economy of rural South Africa reveals how historical conditions and contemporary pressures have strained traditional justice mechanisms’ ability to deliver the high normative ideals with which they are notionally linked.
This volume explores the impact of Europe on the development policies of the EU Member States. The conclusion is that of modest degrees of Europeanisation, and... Læs mere
Using rich empirical material from Uganda, India, Bangladesh and Cambodia, this book traces the evolution of democratic rural organizations from their origins as small groups to larger, NGO financed, multi-tier democratic rural organizations.
This book analyses poverty and social exclusion in East Asian Chinese societies, examines social protection... Læs mere
This volume explores the dynamics of soy production from its diverse social settings to its transnational connections, examining the... Læs mere
Discusses the status of children in society from the mid-Victorian period to the end of the First World War, showing that children were regarded principally as objects to be used and abused rather than people in their own right.
Assesses diverse social,economic,and environmental factors which affect the 3rd World. Illustrating the analysis with case studies it explores ways of managing tourism and evaluates its long-term contribution towards national development.
Containing a broad cross section of case studies, this volume explores some of the factors which explain the variety of retail structures and modes of consumer behaviour that characterise retailing in developing countries.
First Published in 1981. The Domestication of Women is a feminist critique of international development agencies and programs.
Clearly illustrated with basic maps, these books present a systematic review of twenty-five years of development, covering the physical, economic, social and political environments of contemporary Africa, the Middle East and Asia