Developing & Emerging Countries

This collection is concerned with revisiting and redefining the political economy - both empirical and theoretical - of 'foreign policy' in the South as we approach the twenty-first century: the position of post-colonial states and societies in the...

This book considers the principal sources of agreement and disagreement among policymakers and analysts concerning the current economic problems of Sub-Saharan Africa. A distinguished collection of international and African authors, including economists...

This book considers the principal sources of agreement and disagreement among policymakers and analysts concerning the current economic problems of Sub-Saharan Africa. A distinguished collection of international and African authors, including economists...

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are increasingly recognised as playing a significant role in the health sector in developing countries. This book examines the background to the growth both in the sector and interest in it, the strengths and...

This edited collection of essays describes the main broad streams of Asian migration and their wide geographical spread, both in terms of migrants' origins and their destinations. Evidence comes from several of the countries of South and East Asia. It...

A unique focus on the relationship between religion and political culture in the Third World using a comparative and thematic approach. Specific issues of religion-politics interaction in the Third World in recent times include: the rise of Islamic...

The book discusses five examples of NGO action in four countries - Indonesia, Philippines, South Africa and Sri Lanka - with authoritarian regimes. It poses the question of whose interest was served by these activities, the beneficiary group or the NGOs...

This volume brings together a group of authors who share a common concern with the effects of globalization on the South. Included among these effects is the accelerating erosion of the social, economic and political significance of the territorial...

This pathbreaking book analyzes a highly successful participatory development program in Indonesia, exploring its distinctive origins and design principles and its impacts on local conflict dynamics and social institutions.About the AuthorPatrick Barron,...

This collection examines anti-corruption campaigns and argues that they have often resulted in perverse and unintended consequences. The book examines how corruption has been addressed (and sometimes tolerated) in Africa, Asia, Latin America and East &...

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,...

The purpose of this annual report is to develop an index of good humanitarian donorship that will measure donors' effectiveness against their commitment to the Principles and Good Practise of Humanitarian Donorship. The index is intended to help the...

Drawing on case studies of budget groups in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia this book is the first comprehensive study of the impact and significance of civic initiatives aimed at enhancing budget transparency and the poverty focus of government...

Drawing on both Development Studies and post-Soviet literature, this study examines projects in Siberia since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Focusing on critical accounts of development projects in Siberia, managed by the author, this book provides a...

This empirically and conceptually rich volume identifies the emerging dynamics in the broader areas of science, technology and R&D in China and India by identifying the principal forces and actors at work that shape the new global division of labour...

There are two great mysteries in the political economy of South Korea. How could a destroyed country in next to no time become a sophisticated and affluent economy? And how could a ruthlessly authoritarian regime metamorphose with relative ease into a...

Foreign trade is a key factor in the development strategy of Third World countries. The development of world trade as a whole has not, however, led to an improvement in the relative position of the developing countries. Despite efforts to promote and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853395727Author Jeremy HollandFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788530248Author James CopestakeFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 500g

In the 1980s and 1990s, neoliberal forms of governance largely dominated Latin American political and social life. Neoliberalism, Interrupted examines the recent and diverse proliferation of responses to neoliberalism's hegemony. In so doing, this...

While ethnography ordinarily privileges anthropological interpretations, this book attempts the reciprocal process of describing indigenous modes of analysis. Drawing on long-term ethnographic research with the Yonggom people of New Guinea, the author...

Despite increasing interest in how involvement in local government can improve governance and lead to civic renewal, questions remain about participation's real impact. This book investigates participatory budgeting-a mainstay now of World Bank, UNDP,...

This collection offers insights of the international humanitarian system, considering what constitutes humanitarianism in Asia-Pacific, and how it shapes policy and practice in the region and globally. It adds to the conversation on reforming the global...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648898365Author Angela R. PashayanFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Vernon PressPublisher Vernon PressWeight(grams) 340g

In this groundbreaking book, Frank K .Upham uses empirical analysis and economic theory to demonstrate how myths surrounding property law have blinded us to our own past and led us to demand that developing countries implement policies that are mistaken...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789059502680Author Ruba RihaniFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint 978-90-5950-268-0Publisher 978-90-5950-268-0Weight(grams) 172gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788531733Author Marielle SnelFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 190g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781899365104Author Duncan GreenFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Latin America BureauPublisher Latin America BureauWeight(grams) 380gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853393327Author Malcolm HarperFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint ITDG PublishingPublisher ITDG PublishingWeight(grams) 393g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943350575Author Loreley GarciaFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Globalsouth PressPublisher Globalsouth PressWeight(grams) 192g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853395246Author Kuda MurwiraFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams) 260g

In Desire for Development: Whiteness, Gender, and the Helping Imperative, Barbara Heron draws on poststructuralist notions of subjectivity, critical race and space theory, feminism, colonial and postcolonial studies, and travel writing to trace colonial...

There has been increasing concern over the impacts of 21st century challenges, be it on environmental, social, and economic aspect. Rapid development, a global health pandemic and climate change are just some of the monumental challenges affecting us...

This book interrogates the political health of African political parties and evaluates the theory and practice of party functions, ideology and structure. Through fresh analysis using a variety of case studies, the authors question the democratic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853394065Author Aaron MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint ITDG PublishingPublisher ITDG PublishingWeight(grams) 560gDimensions(mm) 245mm * 174mm *...

History as a discipline faces a crisis of identity as Eurocentrism fades in a world where globalized visions compete to explain historical processes. Facing the challenge squarely, this volume_comprising specialists on Asia, Africa, and Latin...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853393402Author H. David ThurstonFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Practical Action PublishingPublisher Practical Action PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853390951Author Gillis EenFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint ITDG PublishingPublisher ITDG PublishingWeight(grams) 265g

"Images of sweatshop labor in developing countries have rallied opponents of globalization against foreign direct investment (FDI). The controversy is most acute over the treatment of low-skilled workers producing garments, footwear, toys, and sports...