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  • Infrastructure and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa

    by A. Estache, Q. Wodon ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Infrastructure and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa analyzes the extent to which, how, and how fast the infrastructure needs of the poor have been met in Sub-Saharan Africa. Estache and Wodon explore the extent to which some key policies have hurt or helped progress in trying to speed the expansions of coverage so clearly needed in the region. They focus on electricity, water, sanitation, and other ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • Development Cooperation

    Challenges of the New Aid Architecture

    by S. Klingebiel ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The aims of and motives for development cooperation have changed significantly in recent times. Besides pursuing short- and longer-term objectives in their own economic, foreign policy and other interests, donors usually have a recognisable and genuine interest in assisting countries in their processes of development. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Poverty and the Millennium Development Goals

    A Critical Look Forward

    Edited by Alberto Cimadamore, Gabriele Koehler, Thomas Pogge ...
    Series series International Studies in Poverty Research
    As the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) pass their 2015 deadline and the international community begins to discuss the future of UN development policy, Poverty and the Millennium Development Goals brings together leading economists from both the global North and South to provide a much needed critique of the prevailing development agenda. By examining current development efforts, goals and ... Read more

    $97.19 USD

  • Understanding Food Insecurity

    Key Features, Indicators, and Response Design

    by Maria Sassi ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book provides a comprehensive overview of key aspects of food insecurity, including definitional and conceptual issues, information systems and data sources, indicators, and policies. The aim is to equip readers with a sound understanding of the subject that will assist in the recognition of food insecurity and the design of suitable responses. The early chapters discuss the evolution and ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Mixed Methods Research in Poverty and Vulnerability

    Sharing Ideas and Learning Lessons

    Edited by 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. ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • The Political Economy of Microfinance

    Financializing Poverty

    by Philip Mader ...
    Series series Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy
    According to the author, rather than alleviating poverty, microfinance financialises poverty. By indebting poor people in the Global South, it drives financial expansion and opens new lands of opportunity for the crisis-ridden global capital markets. This book raises fundamental concerns about this widely-celebrated tool for social development. ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • The World Bank and Transferring Development

    Policy Movement through Technical Assistance

    by Adrian Robert Bazbauers ...
    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 ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • South-South Cooperation Beyond the Myths

    Rising Donors, New Aid Practices?

    Edited by Isaline Bergamaschi, Phoebe Moore, Arlene B. Tickner ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book, which brings together scholars from the developed and developing world, explores one of the most salient features of contemporary international relations: South-South cooperation. It builds on existing empirical evidence and offers a comparative analytical framework to critically analyse the aid policies and programmes of ten rising donors from the global South. Amongst these are ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Development and Sustainability

    The Challenge of Social Change

    Edited by Alberto Cimadamore, Maurice Mittelmark, Gro Therese Lie, Fungisai P. Gwanzura Ottemöller ...
    Series series International Studies in Poverty Research
    While the need for effective action toward a greener and socially inclusive economy has long been evident, health promotion in the context of sustainable development has faltered. Arguing that human health is the key factor to sustainable development, Development and Sustainability promotes a fresh, transdisciplinary approach to the eradication of extreme poverty.This ground-breaking book calls ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Developmental Pathways to Poverty Reduction

    Edited by Y. Bangura ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book looks at developmental pathways to poverty reduction that emphasize employment-centred structural change, social policies that both protect citizens and contribute to economic development, and types of politics that support economic transformation and participation of the poor in growth processes. ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Derivatives and Development

    A Political Economy of Global Finance, Farming, and Poverty

    by Palgrave Macmillan ...
    Breger Bush argues that derivatives markets work in the development context as engines of inequality and instability, aggravating poverty among those they are purported to help and highlighting some of the dangers of neoliberal globalization for the poor. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Multilateral Development Cooperation in a Changing Global Order

    Edited by H. Besada, S. Kindornay ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This volume addresses the changing nature of the international aid system and the challenges it poses for the multilateral system, donors and aid recipients, centring on new regional and national relationships developing in the multilateral system, economic and social forces, and national and global policy making. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD