Developing & Emerging Countries

Developing countries have made rapid but highly varied progress since the 1990s. So much so that the boundaries to the traditional industrialized countries have become partially blurred. On the other hand, there are a number of mostly fragile states that...

This book analyses how informal economy traders and the marketplace institution dominate the local economy in African cities. According to the World Bank, being an African reduces the probability that an individual is an entrepreneur in the manufacturing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789970252411Author Stephen DevereuxFormat PaperbackImprint Fountain PublishersPublisher Fountain PublishersWeight(grams) 508g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789987082674Author Professor Wole SoyinkaFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Mkuki na Nyota PublishersPublisher Mkuki na Nyota PublishersWeight(grams)...

An engaging explanation and unique analysis of the increased involvement of the private sector in one of the world's most influential development organizations, the United Nations Development Programme.About the AuthorPursuing PhD at University of...

This book, first published in 2002 to widespread acclaim, is fully revised and updated to take account of the latest facts and developments in the field. Carefully written to be accessible, this book is theoretically informed, practical and remains the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798885919722Author John LokFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Notion Press Media Pvt LtdPublisher Notion Press Media Pvt LtdWeight(grams) 95g

This open access book contributes to thriving debates in academic as well as professional circles about the role of civil society in shrinking civic spaces, rising authoritarianism and right-wing populism, conflicts, fragile states, and most lately, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904855248Author Achille MbembeFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint African Books CollectivePublisher African Books CollectiveWeight(grams) 193g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789956550951Author John W ForjeFormat PaperbackPage Count 372Imprint Langaa RPCIDPublisher Langaa RPCIDWeight(grams) 494g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789780309091Author Felix K. AlongeFormat PaperbackPage Count 536Imprint University Press plcPublisher University Press plcWeight(grams) 846g

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...

Almost irrespective of the geographic setting, the debate about the future of democracy in post-authoritarian societies is increasingly tied to the strength of civil society. A strong civil society is thought to be crucial to the emergence of successful...

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...

This book presents interdisciplinary research and scientific outcomes in sustainable development acquired from the BHAAAS International Conference on Sustainable Development-ICSD2022 as part of the 13th Days of Bosnian-Herzegovinian American Academy of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781920409159Author Neeta Misra-DexterFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint IDASA PublishersPublisher IDASA (Institute for Democracy in South...

The author investigates the agenda for transformation in contemporary African development studies: policy studies, strategic studies, international relations and economic diplomacy. With a focus on the capacity dimension, he proposes critical policy and...

Epidemics know no borders and are often characterized by a high level of uncertainty, causing major challenges in risk governance. The author shows the emergence of global risk governance processes and the key role that the World Health Organization...

This open access book explores Japanese involvement in Asian development through selected development ideas and lexemes that are widely regarded in Japan as 'untranslatable' into other languages. Each chapter traces the genealogy of locally nuanced...

The book addresses the urgent need for rethinking the geopolitics and ecology in the Himalaya, by emphasising the entanglements between these two factors. Most international relations analyses of the Himalaya emphasize the central role of the region’s...

This book explores how different corporate governance strategies affect community mobilization and the scope for influence when an area's population is faced with the arrival of the extraction industry. Drawing on ethnographic research into Peruvian...

This book explores and reflects on peacebuilding, which emerges from the experiences and realities of women's lives in East Africa, specifically, in Uganda. The author argues that often these community based peacebuilding efforts are responses to women's...

The authors show that with violent conflict in the developing world as the critical issue for the twenty-first century, and conflict prevention a central security problem for the developed and developing world, self-determination movements can only be...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789987417292Author Fred Simon LeriseFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Mkuki na Nyota PublishersPublisher Mkuki na Nyota PublishersWeight(grams) 310g

Research on evaluation shows that low-use and non-use of evaluation is common, yet evaluation is hailed as beneficial and worthwhile. The worth of evaluation is tied to its utilisation, presenting a paradox if evaluation is both revered and underutilised...

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...

Blending theory and case studies, this volume explores a vitally important and topical aspect of developmentalism, which remains a focal point for scholarly and policy debates around democracy and social development in the global political economy...

Today, a large number of scholars studying development understand this process as involving learning and capability building. Capability building is an active, not a passive, process. It requires a purposeful effort from the learner's side, with support...

South Africa has the world's largest number of people living with HIV. This book offers a history of AIDS activism in South Africa from its origins in gay and anti-apartheid activism to the formation and consolidation of the Treatment Action Campaign...

"This book focuses on the different challenges and opportunities for social transformation in India, Myanmar and Thailand, by centering communities and individuals as the main drivers of change. In doing so, it includes discussions on a wide array...

This volume offers a wide-reaching exploration of foreign direct investment and developmental impacts through case studies from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Central Europe, also examining the role of 'new players' such as Chinese, Indian and South...

The 2010 South African World Cup launched African football onto the global stage. This volume brings together top scholars on African football to explore a range of issues such as gender, identity, nationalism, history, cyber-fandom, the media and fan...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789386338136Author Nandita HaksarFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint Speaking Tiger BooksPublisher Speaking Tiger BooksWeight(grams) 281g

This book argues that capitalism has practically failed to deliver the long-desired economic transformation and inclusive development in postcolonial Africa. The principal factor that accounts for this failure is the prolific non-productive forms of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789956558377Author Mwakimu George NgwaneFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Langaa RPCIDPublisher Langaa RPCIDWeight(grams) 256g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789966251732Author Jimnah MbaruFormat PaperbackPage Count 564Imprint East African Educ. Publ.Publisher East African Educ. Publ.Weight(grams)...

This textbook explores ethical issues for not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations, providing discussion-oriented cases for NFP and NGP practitioners. The book begins with an introduction to professional ethics as practiced in industry,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788533911Author Mauro ContiFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 300g

Violent Neoliberalism explores the complex unfolding relationship between neoliberalism and violence. Employing a series of theoretical dialogues on development, discourse and dispossession Cambodia, this study sheds significant empirical light on the...

The book examines the operation of International Monetary Fund and World Bank conditionality in six developing countries (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico and Tanzania) and examines its effects on their economies. It draws conclusions and...