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  • Religion and the Politics of Development

    Edición de P. Fountain, R. Bush, M. Feener ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This volume brings emerging research on religion and development into conversation with politics. Deploying innovative conceptual frameworks, and drawing on empirical research from across contemporary Asia, this collection makes an incisive contribution to the analysis of aid and development processes. ... Leer más

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  • The Global Hunger Crisis

    Tackling Food Insecurity in Developing Countries

    For billions across the world, the daily challenge is to find enough to eat to survive. Hunger is on the rise globally with more than 1.2 billion people suffering from food insecurity and poverty and rising food prices increasingly jeopardising access to food. But what are the causes for global hunger? And as the global population soars, what are the key food challenges?In this deeply informative ... Leer más

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  • Mixed Methods Research in Poverty and Vulnerability

    Sharing Ideas and Learning Lessons

    Edición de Keetie Roelen, Laura Camfield ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The added value of mixed methods research in poverty and vulnerability is now widely established. Nevertheless, gaps and challenges remain. This volume shares experiences from research in developed and developing country contexts on how mixed methods approaches can make research more credible, usable and responsive to complexity. ... Leer más

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  • Domestic Food Production and Food Security in the Caribbean

    Building Capacity and Strengthening Local Food Production Systems

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    With the exception of Haiti, the sensationalized issues of hunger reported in certain parts of the developing world are largely unknown in the Caribbean. Despite this, there are growing concerns about the state of food security in the region, as declining domestic production and increased dependence on imported food create vulnerability. This study examines some of the contemporary issues ... Leer más

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  • The World Bank and Transferring Development

    Policy Movement through Technical Assistance

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book analyses the World Bank’s provision of technical assistance from 1946 to the present day. It argues that the relational dynamics between technical assistance provider and recipient affects the legitimacy of policy norms travelling from the ‘international’ to the ‘domestic’. Beginning from the constructivist position that ‘development’ is a social construct, the author contends that ... Leer más

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  • Milestones and Turning Points in Development Thinking

    Edición de R. Jolly ...
    Series series IDS Companions to Development
    The first volume of IDS Companions to Development Studies focuses on pivotal writing emerging from the IDS fellowship during the last 50 years. It includes five topics: perspectives and paradigms, debunking myths, development policy, gender and international perspectives, and policy, as well as names like Seers, Singer, Lipton, Reg Green. ... Leer más

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  • China's Policymaking for Regional Economic Cooperation

    de Yang Jiang ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Using first-hand interview data, Yang Jiang reveals the key trends of China's trade and financial politics after its WTO accession. In particular, she highlights the influence of competing domestic interests, government agencies and different ideas on China's foreign economic policy. ... Leer más

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  • Tourism and Development

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    Series Libro 63 - Aspects of Tourism
    This book explores and challenges the relationship between tourism and development and establishes a conceptual link between the discrete yet interconnected disciplines of tourism studies and development studies. This revised and expanded second edition provides not only a comprehensive theoretical foundation in development studies but also a critical analysis of contemporary themes and issues ... Leer más

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  • Land Use Competition

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    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book contributes to broadening the interdisciplinary knowledge basis for the description, analysis and assessment of land use practices. It presents conceptual advances grounded in empirical case studies on four main themes: distal drivers, competing demands on different scales, changing food regimes and land-water competition.Competition over land ownership and use is one of the key contexts ... Leer más

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  • Africa and Europe

    From Partition to Independence or Dependence?

    Edición de Amadu Sesay ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Development
    It is now over 100 years since the Berlin Conference of 1884 which started the ‘Scramble for Africa’ whereby the various European powers carved up the African Continent between themselves. During the last century the relationship between Africa and Europe has changed dramatically – from a colonial to a post-colonial relationship, with, more recently, new patterns emerging as the Communist bloc has ... Leer más

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  • Poverty and Water

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    Series series International Studies in Poverty Research
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  • Global Food-Price Shocks and Poor People

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