Development economics Books

Book SynopsisProperty is a constitutionally protected right around the world. Expropriations are lawful only if they can be legitimately justified. In the past few decades, there has been an increasing number of expropriations in favour of private business projects.Table of ContentsA descriptive theory of the legitimate justification of expropriation; The need for a contextualising and descriptive theory of the legitimate justification; The substantive definition of the legitimate justification; The endurance of the legitimate justification; The governance of the legitimate justification of expropriation; Table of partially equivalent requirements; Chapters on German, Dutch, New York State and South African Law; Applicable law; The legitimate purpose; The contextualisation; The administrative and court procedures; The endurance of the legitimate justification; Exploration and evaluation of differences and similarities; The comparative analysis; The roots of the main similarities and differences; Application of international good governance standards; Recommendations; Summary and conclusion; The goals of the research; A descriptive theory of the legitimate justification of expropriation; German law; Dutch law; New York State law; South African law; Exploring and evaluating similarities and differences; Cases; Legislation.

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Book SynopsisThe decisions a corporation makes affect more than just its stakeholders, for they can have wide social, environmental, and economic consequences. The relationship between marketing and corporate social responsibility is important to facing these consequences and providing organizational success. Strategic marketing is a tool that can help to defuse tension between companies and their wider stakeholders as well as fend off criticism.Corporate Social Responsibility and Strategic Market Positioning for Organizational Success is a critical scholarly resource that explores different approaches to understanding the nexus between business, marketing, technology, education, engagement, and sustainability. Featuring research on topics such as business strategy, marketing strategies, and organizational culture, this book is ideally designed for business managers and practitioners, commercial and corporate organizations, researchers, and academicians seeking coverage on the strategic importance of corporate social responsibility and marketing for commercial success.

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Book SynopsisThe Zapatistas of Chiapas and the Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST) of Brazil are often celebrated as shining examples in the global struggle against neoliberalism. But what have these movements achieved for their members in more than two decades of resistance and can any of these achievements realistically contribute to the rise of a viable alternative? Through a perfect balance of grassroots testimonies, participative observation and consideration of key debates in development studies, agrarian political economy, historical sociology and critical political economy, Land and Freedom compares, for the first time, the Zapatista and MST movements. Casting a spotlight on their resistance to globalizing market forces, Vergara-Camus gets to the heart of how these movements organize themselves and how territorial control, politicization and empowerment of their membership and the decommodification of social relations are key to understanding their radical development potential.Trade ReviewIn this provocative and unique book, Vergara-Camus compares and contrasts the important new models of socioeconomic interaction the rural poor of Brazil and Mexico have developed through collective action. Within the context of capitalist hegemony, unprecedented wealth concentration and the spread of authoritarian regimes, Vergara-Camus demonstrates how two large peasant movements have worked to construct alternative egalitarian societies, where the cash nexus does not reign supreme, making the book essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary radical social change. * Clifford Andrew Welch, São Paulo Federal University *Today's historic struggle by peasants, indigenous peoples and rural workers is for an alternative to neoliberal globalization. This book engagingly and vividly gives voice to the subaltern classes and their collective effort to create new communities and solidarity networks. This is indeed a ground-breaking and compelling work. * Cristóbal Kay, International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague *This is a fundamental book for anyone who wants to understand the anti-capitalist path created by contemporary peasant rebellions. Vergara-Camus examines the impact of land struggles which, in the 1990s, challenged the "neoliberal consensus" in Mexico and Brazil. These movements have given the world a new political language, and have won a more dignified life for their impoverished members. * Débora Lerrer, Centre for Development, Agriculture and Society, Rio de Janeiro *This book represents an important new take on two emblematic Latin American social movements. While most scholarship has analyzed each of them separately, from a variety of disciplinary viewpoints, few have compared and contrasted them, despite the similar impact they have both had on movement thinking worldwide. This book is particularly refreshing, in that it is perhaps the only major piece of scholarship to compare them through the lens of peasant studies. * Peter Rosset, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Chiapas, Mexico, and the Land Research Action Network (LRAN) *The appeal of this book lies in its comprehensive comparison of two quite distinct agrarian social movements within the current neoliberal conjuncture. Vergara-Camus casts a critical lens on a grounded historical analysis of these two iconic struggles, their political, economic, cultural and institutional relations, and their successes and failures. This is a path-breaking contribution to the "peasant question". * Philip McMichael, Cornell University, author of Food Regimes and Agrarian Questions *Land and Freedom offers an original and compelling theory of peasant struggles that challenge neoliberal globalization. Vergara-Camus aptly compares the contributions of MST and EZLN to contest neoliberal hegemony from the ground up. They have empowered the diverse peasant class they represent as educators in citizenship, class power and self-government for the subaltern classes. A must read for students of development. * Professor Gerardo Otero, Simon Fraser University *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Peasant Struggles and Primitive Accumulation 2. Neoliberalism and New Forms of Peasant Rebellions 3. The New Modern Prince and Autonomous Rural Communities 4. Resistance, Alternative Development and the Market 5. Revolution in Times of Neoliberal Hegemony Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book by leadership and sustainability experts Giles Hutchins and Laura Storm provides an exciting and comprehensive framework for building regenerative life-affirming businesses. It offers a multitude of business cases, fascinating examples from nature’s living systems, insights from the front-line pioneers and tools and techniques for leaders to succeed and thrive in the 21st century.Regenerative Leadership draws inspiration from pioneering thinking within biomimicry, circular economy, adult developmental psychology, anthropology, biophilia, sociology, complexity theory and next-stage leadership development. It connects the dots between these fields through a powerful framework that enables leadership to become regenerative: in harmony with life, building thriving, prosperous organizations amid transformational times. The book is a combination of theoretical frameworks, case studies, tools & practices: Everything the leader needs to be successful in the 21st century.Regenerative Leadership – what’s it all about?While the future is uncertain, we clearly see an upward trend towards sustainable conscious business. And this is more than just a trend – we’re witnessing a new kind of organization emerging.An organization which is able to rapidly sense and respond to the ever-changing business climate by innovating how and why it creates and delivers value, and the way it engages internally and externally with its ecosystem of employees, customers, suppliers, resources, investors, society and environment.This new kind of organization is the organization-as-living-system that is designed on the Logic of Life: life-affirming businesses that thrive from the inside out, by cultivating conditions conducive for life, internally and externally. These organizations nurture flourishing cultures while focusing on products and services that enhance society and the environment.Regenerative organizations will be tomorrow’s success stories. Giles Hutchins is Chairman of The Future Fit Leadership Academy, keynote speaker, executive coach and author of three critically acclaimed business books, previously Director at KPMG and Global Head of Sustainability Solutions for Atos Origin. He is co-founding partner of Regenerators.Laura Storm has spent her entire career working in the intersection between business, leadership, sustainability, climate change policy and innovation. She has started and led multiple international organizations focused on the global transformation to sustainability - including Copenhagen Climate Council, World Business Summit on Climate Change and Sustainia. She has been awarded the title 'Worldchanger' by Greenbiz, is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and Sustainability Expert, sits on many boards and is founder of Regenerators.

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Book Synopsis‘A valuable corrective to the fraying narrative of [African] failure.’ Foreign Affairs Not so long ago, Africa was being described as the hopeless continent. Recently, though, talk has turned to Africa rising, with enthusiastic voices exclaiming the potential for economic growth across many of its countries. What, then, is the truth behind Africa’s growth, or lack of it? In this provocative book, Morten Jerven fundamentally reframes the debate, challenging mainstream accounts of African economic history. Whilst for the past two decades experts have focused on explaining why there has been a ‘chronic failure of growth’ in Africa, Jerven shows that most African economies have been growing at a rapid pace since the mid nineties. In addition, African economies grew rapidly in the fifties, the sixties, and even into the seventies. Thus, African states were dismissed as incapable of development based largely on observations made during the 1980s and early 1990s. The result has been misguided analysis, and few practical lessons learned. This is an essential account of the real impact economic growth has had on Africa, and what it means for the continent’s future.Trade ReviewA refreshing contribution to the debate about development scholarship on Africa and it deserves to be read by all. * Africa is a Country *In this stimulating book, Morten Jerven questions the historical focus of development economics as applied to Africa and calls for greater emphasis on the individual experiences of African countries. * African Affairs *In his incisive book Morten Jerven provides a critical analysis of the economic development literature on Africa. * African Studies Quarterly *Everyone interested in Africa or in the great mysteries of how to understand economic growth can benefit from this excellent book. * Choice *[A] compelling critique. * Development Policy Review *Morten Jerven provides a valuable reminder of the need not just to cite statistics but to question them. * Financial Times *A valuable corrective to the fraying narrative of [African] failure. * Foreign Affairs *Jerven provides a very useful explanation and argument as to why Western policies or technologies cannot simply be grafted onto the current reality of Africa. * International Socialism Journal *i>'[T]his is indeed an exhilarating and devastating critique of much of what passes as ‘scientific study’ of African economies ... This thought-provoking work has put down a marker for mainstream economists not only to think about, but also to respond to. * Review of African Political Economy *Students and researchers in a wide range of fields like international development, statistics, economics and sociology will find this book helpful ... it will help scholars conduct better research and change the conversation about African economic development. * Science and Public Policy *By deconstructing the common assumptions guiding most of the econometric exercises leading to all sorts of prognoses, [Jerven] has challenged the mystification practised by mainstream economists. * Strategic Review for Southern Africa *This analysis reshapes some of the central questions in the literature on African economic development. * Catherine Boone, London School of Economics and Political Science *Jerven's lucid and straightforward writing gravely undermines long-established policy positions concerning trade liberalization and state intervention. * Gustav Peebles, The New School *A highly readable and absolutely devastating critique of an increasingly extensive and influential body of work by economists seeking to explain "what's wrong with Africa". Jerven argues convincingly that a better understanding can be obtained by setting aside the "African failure" frame, and paying careful empirical attention to the continent's complex historical trajectories of episodic and recurring growth. * James Ferguson, Stanford University *In a short space of time, Morten Jerven's work has influenced debates about economic growth and the nature of the underlying data, especially in the case of sub-Saharan Africa. Jerven is essential reading for anyone working in this area. * Jonathan Temple, University of Bristol *An excellent and timely scholarly contribution that challenges both the pessimistic view of Africa as a growth failure as well as the exuberant view of Africa's recent growth resurgence. It forces all of us to rethink where the "character flaw" lies - on the African side or on the analyst's side. * Léonce Ndikumana, University of Massachusetts, Amherst *[R]eading this book is important ... setting out how statistics and economic analysis have been central to inform policies.' * Policy and Practice, Oxfam *Jerven brings a healthy scepticism to economists' pronouncements about Africa. He argues that these sweeping generalizations are too often based on shaky econometrics, bad data and superficial concepts. This book should be required reading for anyone who cares about African development. * William Easterly, author of The Tyranny of Experts *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Misunderstanding economic growth in Africa 2. Trapped in history? 3. African growth recurring 4. Africa's statistical tragedy? Conclusion

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