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Argues that safety nets can provide an environment in which economic reform is more politically sustainable and poverty can be permanently reduced. However, these two objectives frequently involve trade-offs. Carol Graham examines these trade-offs in detail, with a particular focus on how political and institutional contexts affect the kinds of safety nets that are implemented.

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In this urgent yet optimistic new work, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai provides a unique perspective on the fate of Africa. Informed by her three decades as an environmental activist and campaigner for democracy, The Challenge for Africa celebrates the enduring potential of the human spirit, and reminds us that change is always possible.

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(Paperback, 5th edition)

A landmark work which both defined and transformed the field of development studies.

(Paperback, 3rd edition)

This classic text shows how both state-driven and market-led development models have failed and argues for a completely new kind of agenda.

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(Paperback)

This is a detailed case study of the workings of the "development" industry in one country, Lesotho. It shows how, despite "expertise" these projects can often fail and have serious repercussions upon the country.

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A series of pathbreaking essays on the role of co-operativism, and the new co-operatives, in the democratic transformation of Cuba.

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A magisterial class based analysis of the economic situation in contemporary India

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A magisterial class based analysis of the political situation in contemporary India

(Hardback, 1)

(Paperback, 1)

(Paperback)

Over the last 20 years China's extraordinary rate of economic growth has been driven by the 120-150 million people who have flocked into China's cities from the surrounding countryside ins search of a better life. This book examines the way in which these people live, work, and interact with their urban cousins.

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This work provides a portrait of Mexico today - told through the stories of ordinary men and women in a time of political and economic transformation. It portrays their views on pollution, the political elite, corruption and the migrant experience in the United States.

(Paperback, Third Edition)

'Development' is often misunderstood and can embrace everything from building a large dam to planting trees. The idea can often mask confusion, contradiction, deceit and corruption. This book is essential reading for anyone wanting to know what development actually is.

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"Tells the story of Jamaican "scammers" who use crime to gain autonomy, opportunity, and repair"--

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"Tells the story of Jamaican "scammers" who use crime to gain autonomy, opportunity, and repair"--

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This collection places Shanghai's unprecedented rise in a rare comparative examination of US cities, as well as with Asian megacities Singapore and Hong Kong, providing a nuanced account of how Shanghai's politics, economy, society, and space have been transformed by macro- and micro-level forces.

(Paperback, English)

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Sometimes a road is more than just a road

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International observers have lauded Rwanda as an example of an African country taking control of its own development trajectory, and as a market-friendly destination for investment. With the Kagame regime coming under increasing international scrutiny, this work looks at the impact of 'market friendly authoritarianism' in contemporary Africa.

(Hardback, 2nd Revised edition)

This text provides a critical interdisciplinary introduction to the theory, practice and study of development. The thoroughly revised and updated new edition takes account of the impact of the global financial crisis, the economic rise of China and India and the further ramifications of global warming.

(Paperback)

Daniel Tudor covers all the important issues, yet does not simply tell the more familiar stories, but looks deeper and wider to give the full story of Korea today. Martin Uden, Former British Ambassador to South Korea.