Developing & Emerging Countries

Matt Houngnikpo examines how domestic conflict, economic stagnation, political instability, poverty and underdevelopment have plagued Africa for decades. He argues that a reversal of the political, economic and social plight of Africa lies in better...

In striving to become cosmopolitan, global cities aim to attract highly-skilled workers while relying on a vast underbelly of low-waged, low status migrants. This book tells the story of one such city, revealing how national development produces both...

This collection is an engaging exploration of how Bourdieu's key concepts - field, habitus and capital - help us re-think the status of childhood. The authors are committed to improving the social status and well-being of childhood in social, economic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789171065803Author Assis MalaquiasFormat PaperbackPage Count 263Imprint Nordiska AfrikainstitutetPublisher Nordiska AfrikainstitutetWeight(grams) 413g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782869782525Author Lwazi Siyabonga LushabaFormat PaperbackPage Count 78Imprint CODESRIAPublisher CODESRIAWeight(grams) 95g

In this ground-breaking work, Teresa Thorp tackles the causes and effects of climate injustice by methodically mapping out an approach by which to reach a negotiatedconsensus with legal force to protect present and future generations. Using the law and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798215683828Author Noi ThawattanaFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Noi ThawattanaPublisher Noi ThawattanaWeight(grams) 104g

This book provides an outstanding collection of interdisciplinary and international essays examining the food-place relationship. It explores such topics as the history of food and agriculture, the globalization and localization of food, and the role of...

This open access book sets out the contours of feminist political ecology (FPE) as a major contribution to ongoing debates in the field. As Professor Lyla Mehta says in her Foreword, the book is "foregrounding multiple ways of knowing and being, thus...

This collection brings together an interdisciplinary pool of scholars to explore the relationship between children and borders with richly-documented ethnographic studies from around the world. The book provides a penetrating account of how borders...

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have played a major role in focusing policy since their original incarnation in the mid to late 1990s but what happens when we no longer have the MDGs - what will guide policy after 2015? This book discusses the...

India and the South-East Asia are typical case studies of interest for students of development economics. These countries have served as role models for most of the emerging economies.Sustainable Development in India and South-East Asia attempts to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788534376Author Marcos ColonFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams)...

A critical analysis of Australia's neoliberal state and role in the American imperial project in Asia. In exposing the causal mechanisms for violence and prospects for more wars it argues for emancipatory alternatives to the existing dominant and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789970026111Author Emilio OvugaFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Fountain PublishersPublisher Fountain PublishersWeight(grams) 381gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

International experts evaluate new policy directions in economic development and poverty reduction, building on the ideas of a pioneer in the new discipline of Development Studies, Frances Stewart. Combing ideas and evidence on technological change,...

This edited volume explores development in the so-called 'fragile', 'failed' and 'pariah' states. It examines the literature on both fragile states and their development, and offers eleven case studies on countries ranking in the 'very high alert' and...

This Edited book introduces the concept of complex disasters and considers both disaster risks and impacts across the disaster management spectrum – Prevention – Preparation – Response and Recovery. Three types of complex disasters are analysed –...

This book interrogates Africa's pursuit of the Democratic Developmental State model by drawing on the experiences of Mauritius, Ethiopia, and Rwanda. It comprises of five parts: Part I, consisting of two chapters, outlines the key conceptual and...

This volume provides a novel and relational sociological approach to the study of EU civil society. It focuses on the interactions and interrelations between civil society actors and the forms of capital that structure the fields and sub-fields of EU...

This book argues that we need to focus attention on the ways that workers themselves have invested subjectively in what it means to be a worker. By doing so, we gain an explanation that moves us beyond the economic decisions made by actors, the...

This book contributes to our understanding of a neglected and poorly-understood concept within the development field: 'capacity development' in the context of human and organisational sustainable development. Relating 'capacity development' to other...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9791091999946Author Emmanuel Ngombet 'ditunga'Format PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Diasporas Noires EditionsPublisher Diasporas Noires EditionsWeight(grams)...

Globalization is reshaping the field of health promotion practice. In this innovative study, the authors outline health promotion's traditional concerns and argue that 'a policy of glocalization' (thinking globally, acting locally) can succeed in...

This book reviews the theoretical perspectives on institutional development (ID) and third world city management. It considers the practice of ID in city management by reviewing two related cases; on organizational strengthening and building a planning...

This book addresses the relevance of the case study research methodology for enhancing urban planning research and education in Africa and the global South. It provides an introduction to the case study methodology and features examples of its...

The book analyses the management of the internal displacement caused by activities of Boko Haram’s terrorist insurgence in Nigeria. With over 3.1m persons displaced, the humanitarian crisis is at teeter ends with acute malnourishment, inadequate wash and...

This book discusses the experiences of cooperative enterprises in India that have been operated by or influenced to a significant extent by trade unions. It describes the origins of these movements in India presenting a political-strategic view of their...

This collection brings together an interdisciplinary pool of scholars to explore the relationship between children and borders with richly-documented ethnographic studies from around the world. The book provides a penetrating account of how borders...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906704575Author Hilary U NwokeabiaFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Adonis & Abbey Publishers LtdPublisher Adonis & Abbey Publishers...

The contributors explore diverse contexts of performance to discuss peoples' own reflections on political subjectivities, governance and development. The volume refocuses anthropological engagement with ethics, aesthetics, and politics to examine the...

The use of regional organizations to mitigate and respond to disasters has become a global trend. This book examines the role regional organizations play in managing disaster risk through a comparative study of ten regional organizations, demonstrating...

This book examines the nature of the marketization of corporate boards following the introduction of the split share reform, corporate board and shareholder relations, corporate performance, and risk-taking conduct in China. The chapters cover topics...

This book investigates the politics of transatlantic trade, specifically the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations. Using a novel approach, the authors analyze the rhetorical choices made by opponents and supporters of an agreement,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782490931194Author Diasporas NoiresFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Diasporas Noires EditionsPublisher Diasporas Noires EditionsWeight(grams) 148g

With inevitable major economic and political transformations ahead, NGOs need to acknowledge and manage their policy dilemmas so that they can anticipate the many inevitable problems that consistently arise in attempting to avoid the return of war by...

This book sheds light on Africa’s development performance and dynamics arising from the interface between corruption and sustainable development on the one hand and the challenges that poses for peace, security and stability. Corruption also contributes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789991642628Author Romie Vonkie NghitevelekwaFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Univ. of Namibia PressPublisher Univ. of Namibia PressWeight(grams) 170g

Drawing on the experiences of more than 100 developing country negotiators and the insights of leading academic studies, this guide brings together practical advice and lessons on ways to negotiate effectively with larger parties, and avoid common...

The authors challenge psychological perspectives on happiness and subjective wellbeing. Highlighting the politics of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, case studies across continents explore wellbeing in relation to health, children and youth,...