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In this fascinating four volume set, Stuart Corbridge brings together more than one hundred articles dealing with the discipline of development in all its diversity.
This book is a completely revised edition of the popular first edition, Politics & Society in the Third World. The author has bought the book in line with the major changes in global politics and social issues of the developing world.
Focusing on the period from the Seven Years War to the First World War Clarence-Smith discusses how cocoa production helped transform some economies but ultimately failed to act as a dynamo for large scale development.
This study systematically examines uneven regional development in China, focusing on three central agents: the foreign investor, the state and the region.
This collection confirms the robust relationship between level of economic development and democracy, but suggests that globalization is a key variable in determining the tenuous nature of this relationship.
In this fascinating book, Rigg charts the development of Southeast Asia, examining the former non-market economies of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Burma alongside the more established market economies of the region.
Providing a clear introduction to a burgeoning topic, this innovative book places rural-urban interactions within a broader context; promoting a clearer understanding of the opportunities and challenges they represent.
This book deals with two major issues: how Indonesian NGOs survived under Suharto's authoritarian rule; and how NGOs contributed to the promotion of democracy in the post-Suharto era.
Different from existing environment and development texts, this volume, rather than listing problems, making warnings and voicing advocacy, looks at practical management and problem-solving techniques.
This new book provides a selection of writings that cover trade, equity and development in Asia. Clem Tisdell, T.N. Srinivasan, Gustav Ranis and others write on countries from Pakistan and India to Korea and Indonesia.
Wu explores how farmers have organised themselves to initiate technical innovation, and considers communication networks and co-operative mechanisms.
Using econometric analysis, the author examines factors that determine patterns of aid giving including aggregate aid flows, aid from multilateral organisations and aid from bilateral donors such as Germany, Japan, the US and Arabia.