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The authors explore the outlook of Rwanda in the context of development of East Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. They examine... Læs mere
The first volume of IDS Companions to Development Studies focuses on pivotal writing emerging from the IDS fellowship during the last 50 years. It... Læs mere
Designed as a critique of the key failures of international development, this book brings together practitioners, policy-makers, researchers, activists, and academics... Læs mere
This book brings together scholars of political economy, law and sociology to interrogate the seemingly unproblematic notions -... Læs mere
This is a study of the evolving relationship between the British colonial state and the copper mining industry in Northern... Læs mere
This book investigates a phenomenon in world politics that is largely overlooked by scholars, namely entities lacking international recognition of their status as... 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.
This book analyzes the outstanding development problems confronting Africa today, and the policies necessary for improving Africa's governance, economic performance, and the very possible achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
This is the first biography of a world-famous pioneering development economist, Sir Hans W. It gives a detailed account of the way in which the 'twists of fate' led him to becoming a leading development economist.
This volume seeks to explore bureaucratic forms of administration in the Third World and alternatives to them. Experts with wide experience in development are assembled to deal with issues of reform, indigenization, and desirable futures.
Instead these governments seek new roles in encouraging market developments, ensuring quality and providing food security by giving income assistance rather than controlling food supplies.
This book examines the challenge of reform of the urban water supply sector in developing countries, based on case... Læs mere