Development Studies

This edited volume defines and compares central aspects of governance and management related to urban open spaces (UOSs) such as long-term manageme...

Religion has always played an important, if often contested, role in the public domain. This book focuses on how faith-based organisations (FBOs) i...

Inequality is one of the most discussed topics of our times. Yet, we still do not know how to tackle the issue effectively. The book argues that th...

South Africas transition to a greener economy features prominently in the long-term development vision of the country, and is an integral part of t...

Thousands of people in dozens of countries took to the streets when world food prices spiked in 2008 and 2011. What does the persistence of popular...

This comprehensive volume reviews recent scholarship regarding the role of the state in economic development. With a wide range of case studies of ...

The Sustainable Development Goals were launched in 2015 with grand ambitions for ending poverty, protecting the planet, and ensuring prosperity for...

Newly gained sovereignty, uneven penetration of neo-liberal ideals and the growth of disparate capitalist markets have elicited varied responses in...

Eruptions, Initiatives and Evolution in Citizen Activism is the result of a collaborative research project spanning Asia, Africa, Latin America, an...

This handbook presents an extensive new overview of African development past, present and future. It addresses key core themes and topics that are...

This book analyses how religion is entangled in peoples lives in Sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia. It provides an introduction to the teachings...

For centuries, new technologies and expanding networks of production and consumption have been changing the face of rural economies in significant ...

India is the first country in the world to have an official programme for family planning that commenced in 1952. It has also seen a strong womens ...

European cities are contributing to the development of a more sustainable urban system that is capable of coping with economic crises, ecological c...

Frequently presented as a historic last chance to set the world on a course to prevent catastrophic climate change, the 21st Conference of the Part...

How Speech Acting and the Struggle of Narratives Generate Organization seeks to shed understanding on how speaking or speech-acting affects how we ...

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which were adopted by the United Nations in September 2015 are universally applicable in all 193 UN Mem...

This book traces the economic and biological pattern of forest development from initial settlement and harvest activity at the natural forest front...

This edited volume bridges the analytical divide between studies of transatlantic relations, democratic peace theory, and foreign policy analysis, ...

This book discusses key issues concerning water, energy and food in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It provides an interdisciplinar...

Knowledge-for-development is under-theorised and under-researched within development studies, but as a set of policy objectives it is thriving with...

This title was first published in 2001. Grand aims refers to the overarching tenets and doctrines that prevailed in US and South African foreign po...

First published in 1997, this volume enters the debate on urban transport, dealing with a range of issues from questions of ownership and network p...

This book outlines the basic features of the dependency literature and clarifies the emergence and development of the dependency paradigm, its mean...