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Book SynopsisAuthored by an experienced agriculturalist with substantial field experience in developing countries, this book adds to the literature on food security by proposing practical measures for improving plant-based food security in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Covering issues affecting food security, the book discusses ways of measuring farmers' resources, strategies for action, and an analysis of the challenges and problems faced, concluding with a discussion of ways in which stakeholders could work better together.Table of ContentsI: Introduction 1: Defining the Food Security Problem 2: Evaluating the Resources of Small-scale and Subsistence Farmers 3: Alternative Approaches Examined 4: The Need for a Participatory Approach 5: Researching the Situation to Define Strategies 6: Challenges Presented by Natural and Man-made Factors 7: The Competition for Resources for Food Production 8: Monitoring Intervention Strategies in Different Farming Systems 9: Small-scale and Subsistence Farmers' Households and Selected Farming Systems 10: Liaison of International, National and Local Agencies II: Conclusion I: Introduction 1: Defining the Food Security Problem 2: Evaluating the Resources of Small-scale and Subsistence Farmers 3: Alternative Approaches Examined 4: The Need for a Participatory Approach 5: Researching the Situation to Define Strategies 6: Challenges Presented by Natural and Man-made Factors 7: The Competition for Resources for Food Production 8: Monitoring Intervention Strategies in Different Farming Systems 9: Small-scale and Subsistence Farmers' Households and Selected Farming Systems 10: Liaison of International, National and Local Agencies 11: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisAfrica is a 'theme park' for Western tourists to experience untouched wilderness, untamed nature, and truly 'authentic' cultures, where the hosts, too, are part of a discourse about the 'other' and ourselves, about wildness, danger and roots. Tourism is important for Africa: international tourist arrivals to Africa continue to grow, income from tourism is crucial to national economies, and tourism investments are considered among the most profitable. This edited volumedeals with the interaction of local communities with tourists coming into their areas and villages. Based upon a common theoretical approach, fourteen cases of African tourism are discussed which involve direct contact between 'hosts' and 'guests'. The viewpoint throughout is from the side of the locals, establishing how the processes of interaction shape each small scale destination. Crucial in Africa is the fact that the large majority of tourism is game oriented and the interaction between locals and visitors is very much 'tainted' by this fact. Central is the notion of the tourist bubble - the infrastructure that is generated locally (and internationally) for hosting tourists, as it is this institutional interface that tends to impact on the local society and culture, not the tourists themselves directly. The examples come from all over Africa, from the Sahara to the Eastern Cape, and from Kenyato Ghana. All contributions are based upon original fieldwork. Walter van Beek is professor of anthropology at Tilburg University and Senior Researcher at the African Studies Centre, Leiden; Annette Schmidt is curatorof the African department at the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, and is an archaeologist with a long experience in cultural management projects.Trade ReviewHighly recommended. * AFRICA AFFAIRS *A welcome addition to the growing field of tourism research in Africa [which will] provide insights for policy-makers to further consider the benefit-sharing formulas in host-guest relations in Africa, especially when aiming for poverty reduction by utilising the tourism industry as a tool. * JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM *This collection of insightful essays on tourism in Africa makes a major contribution to the literature. . Highly recommended. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsForeword - Valene Smith African dynamics of cultural tourism - Walter E A Van Beek African dynamics of cultural tourism - PART I Culture, Identity & Tourism - Annette M. Schmidt To dance or not to dance: Dogon masks as a tourist arena - Walter E A Van Beek Semiotics & the political economy of tourism in the Sahara - Georg Klute 'How much for Kunta Kinte?!' Sites of memory & diasporan encounters in West Africa - Kim C. Warren 'How much for Kunta Kinte?!' Sites of memory & diasporan encounters in West Africa - Elizabeth MacGonagle Imitating heritage tourism: a virtual tour of Sekhukhuneland, South Africa - PART II At the Fringe of the Parks - Ineke van Kessel Hosts & guests: stereotypes & myths of international tourism in the Okavango Delta, Botswana - Joseph Mbaiwa Kom 'n bietjie kuier: Kalahari dreaming with the Khomani San - Kate Finlay and Shanade Barnabas Treesleeper camp: a case study of community tourism in Tsintsabis, Namibia - Stasja Koot 'The lion has become a cow': the Maasai hunting paradox - Vanessa Wijngaarden The organization of hypocrisy? Juxtaposing tourists & farm dwellers in game farming in South Africa - Shirley Brooks The organization of hypocrisy? Juxtaposing tourists & farm dwellers in game farming in South Africa - Marja Spierenburg The organization of hypocrisy? Juxtaposing tourists & farm dwellers in game farming in South Africa - PART III Intensive Contact - Harry Wels Backpacking in Africa - Ton van Egmond 'I'm not a tourist. I'm a volunteer': tourism, development & international volunteerism in Ghana - Eiliadh Swan Becoming 'real African kings & queens': chieftaincy, culture & tourism in Ghana - Marijke Steegstra Sex trade & tourism in Kenya: close encounters between the hosts & the hosted - Wanjohi Kibicho Host-guest encounters in a Gambian 'love' bubble - Lucy McCombes Afterword. Trouble in the bubble: comparing African tourism with the Andes trail - Annelou Ypeij

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Book SynopsisExamines the increasing significance of the volunteer and volunteerism in African societies, and their societal impact within precarious economies in a period of massive unemployment and faltering trajectories of social mobility. Across Africa today, as development activities animate novel forms of governance, new social actors are emerging, among them the volunteer. Yet, where work and resources are limited, volunteer practices have repercussions that raise contentious ethical issues. What has been the real impact of volunteers economically, politically and in society? The interdisciplinary experts in this collection examine the practices of volunteers - both international and local - and ideologies of volunteerism. They show the significance of volunteerism to processes of social and economic transformation, and political projects of national development and citizenship, as well as to individual aspirations in African societies. These case studies - from South Africa, Lesotho, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Sierra Leone and Malawi - examine everyday experiences of volunteerism and trajectories of voluntary work, trace its broaderhistorical, political and economic implications, and situate African experiences of voluntary labour within global exchanges and networks of resources, ideas and political technologies. Offering insights into changing configurations of work, citizenship, development and social mobility, the authors offer new perspectives on the relations between labour, identity and social value in Africa. Ruth Prince is Associate Professor in Medical Anthropology at the University of Oslo; with her co-author Wenzel Geissler, she won the 2010 Amaury Talbot Prize for their book The Land is Dying: Contingency, Creativity and Conflict in Western Kenya. Hannah Brown is a lecturer in Anthropology at Durham University.Trade ReviewVolunteer Economies is [.] an informative, recommended read that will serve an eclectic academic, practitioner and policy audience. * LUCAS *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The politics and ethics of voluntary labour in Africa - Ruth Prince and Hannah Brown Part 1: Citizenship & Civic Participation The many uses of moral magnetism: Volunteer caregiving and the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa - Christopher James Colvin The civics of urban malaria vector control: Grassroots and breeding places in Dar es Salaam - Ann H. Kelly The civics of urban malaria vector control: Grassroots and breeding places in Dar es Salaam - Prosper Chaki PART 2: Unequal Economies The purchase of volunteerism: Uses and meanings of money in Lesotho's development sector - Ståle Wig Positions and possibilities in volunteering for transnational medical research in Lusaka - Birgitte Bruun PART 3: Hosts and Guests Doing good while they can: International volunteers, development and politics in early independence Tanzania - Michael Jennings Hosting gazes: Clinical volunteer tourism and hospital hospitality in Tanzania - Noelle Sullivan Beneath the spin: Moral complexity and rhetorical simplicity in "global health" volunteering - Claire L. Wendland Beneath the spin: Moral complexity and rhetorical simplicity in "global health" volunteering - Susan L. Erikson Beneath the spin: Moral complexity and rhetorical simplicity in "global health" volunteering - Noelle Sullivan PART 4: Moral Journeys A third mode of engagement with the excluded other: Student volunteers from an elite boarding school in Kenya - Bjørn Hallstein Holte Undoing apartheid legacies?: Volunteering as repentance and politics by other means - Thomas G. Kirsch Epilogue: Ebola and the vulnerable volunteer

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Book SynopsisExamines the increasing significance of the volunteer and volunteerism in African societies, and their societal impact within precarious economies in a period of massive unemployment and faltering trajectories of social mobility. Across Africa today, as development activities animate novel forms of governance, new social actors are emerging, among them the volunteer. Yet, where work and resources are limited, volunteer practices have repercussions that raise contentious ethical issues. What has been the real impact of volunteers economically, politically and in society? The interdisciplinary experts in this collection examine the practices of volunteers - both international and local - and ideologies of volunteerism. They show the significance of volunteerism to processes of social and economic transformation, and political projects of national development and citizenship, as well as to individual aspirations in African societies. These case studies - from South Africa, Lesotho, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Sierra Leone and Malawi - examine everyday experiences of volunteerism and trajectories of voluntary work, trace its broaderhistorical, political and economic implications, and situate African experiences of voluntary labour within global exchanges and networks of resources, ideas and political technologies. Offering insights into changing configurations of work, citizenship, development and social mobility, the authors offer new perspectives on the relations between labour, identity and social value in Africa. Ruth Prince is Associate Professor in Medical Anthropology at the University of Oslo; with her co-author Wenzel Geissler, she won the 2010 Amaury Talbot Prize for their book The Land is Dying: Contingency, Creativity and Conflict in Western Kenya. Hannah Brown is a lecturer in Anthropology at Durham University.Trade Review[T]he volume's diverse depictions of voluntary labour is one of its greatest strengths. Asking the reader to consider 'voluntourists' alongside low-income individuals who rely on clinical trials to access healthcare challenges the reader's own conceptions of moral economic activity as well as the basic definition of the word 'volunteer'. * AFRICA *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The politics and ethics of voluntary labour in Africa by Ruth Prince and Hannah Brown - PART 1: Citizenship and Civic Participation? The civics of urban malaria vector control: Grassroots and breeding places in Dar es Salaam by Ann Kelly and Prosper Chaki The many uses of moral magnetism: Volunteer caregiving and the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa by Christopher J. Colvin - PART 2: Unequal Economies The purchase of volunteerism: Uses and meanings of money in Lesotho's development sector by Ståle Wig Volunteering in transnational medical research in Lusaka by Birgitte Bruun - PART 3: Hosts and Guests Doing good while they can: International volunteers, development and politics in early independence Tanzania by Michael Jennings Beneath the spin: Moral complexity and rhetorical simplicity in "global health" volunteering by Claire Wendland, Susan L. Erikson and Noelle Sullivan Hosting gazes: Clinical volunteer tourism and hospital hospitality in Tanzania by Noelle Sullivan - PART 4: Moral Journeys A third mode of engagement with the excluded other: Student volunteers from an elite boarding school in Kenya by Bjørn Hallstein Holte Volunteering as repentance by Thomas G. Kirsch Epilogue: Ebola and the Vulnerable Volunteer by Peter Redfield

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Book SynopsisA detailed examination of the nature of post-conflict society and youth violence, with important implications for peacebuilding and post-conflict recovery. High youth unemployment is seen as a major issue across Africa and globally, not solely as a source of concern for economic development, but as a threat to social stability and a challenge to fragile peace. In countries emerging from civil war in particular, it is identified as a key indicator for likelihood of relapse. But what do we really know about how lack of work shapes political identities and motivates youth violence? Drawing on rich empirical dataabout young people on the margins of the informal economy in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, in the wake of its civil war (1991-2002), this book moves beyond reductive portrayals of unemployed youth as "ticking bombs" to show how labour market experiences influence them towards political mobilisation. The author argues that violence is not inherent to unemployment, but that the impact of joblessness on political activism is mediated by social factors and the specific nature of the post-war political economy. For Freetown's youth, labour market exclusion is seen to have implications for social status, identities and social relations, ultimately keeping them in exploitative patterns of dependence. This in turn shapes their political subjectivities and claims on the state, and structures the opportunities and constraints to their collective action. Luisa Enria is a Lecturer in International Development at the University of Bath, where she also holds an ESRC Future Research Leaders Fellowship for the project "States of Emergency: Citizenship in Times of Crisis in Sierra Leone".Table of ContentsIntroduction Labour and Networks in the Making of Modern Sierra Leone Urban Microcosms: Defining Work at the Margins of the City "They Don't Even See Us as People": The Social Life of Labour Markets Associations, Citizenship Claims and the Political Imagination Love and Betrayal: The Moral Economy of Political Violence Conclusion: From Ticking Bombs to a Politics of Work The Ebola Epilogue: Chronic Crisis, Youth and the State

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Book SynopsisGrassroots researchers examine the barriers and ways of implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in Africa. Many have praised the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), first adopted by the UN in 2006, as a revolutionary step towards disability rights in Africa. But how real is the progress towards equality for persons with physical disabilities, mental health difficulties, blindness, deafness or albinism? What are the barriers to the CRPD's successful implementation on the continent, and how might we enforce inclusiveness and equality among those disadvantaged? This book brings together the findings of researchers in Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa to offer grassroots' perspectives on the challenges and possibilities of achieving disability rights under the CRPD. Challenging the generally optimistic view presented to date, the contributors provide evidence-based trenchant critiques of the Convention, highlight the ways in which disability rights are interpreted in varying contexts and with different disabilities, and examine particular issues in relation to children and women. Finally, the contributors suggest ways of moving forward and achieving disability rights in Africa.Trade Review[I]mportant, panoramic volume. Highly Recommended. -- CHOICE MAGAZINETable of ContentsIntroduction Jeff Grischow & Magnus Mfoafo-M'Carthy 1 Framing Disability Rights within African Human Rights Movements Bonny Ibhawoh 2 Legislation as a Care institution? The CRPD and Rights of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in South Africa Charlotte Capri 3 Examining the Implementation of Inclusive Education in Zimbabwe Tsitsi Chataika & Lincoln Hlatywayo 4 Barriers to the Implementation of Education Article 24 of the CPRD in Kenya Billian Otundo 5 A Disabled Disability Movement: The Paradox of Participation in Uganda Herbert Muyinda & Susan Reynolds Whyte 6 Implementation of the CPRD in Ethiopia: Grassroots Perspectives from the University of Gondar Community-Based Rehabilitation Programme Mikyas Abera 7 Knowledge and Utilization of the CRPD and Persons with Disabilities Act 715 of Ghana among Deaf People Wisdom Kwadwo Mprah & Juventus Duorinaah 8 CRPD Article 6 - Vulnerabilities of Women with Disabilities: Recommendations for the Disability Movement and Other Stakeholders in Ghana Augustina Naami & Joana Okine 9 Assessing the benefits of the CRPD in Cameroon: The Experience of Persons with Disabilities in the Buea Municipality Wisdom Kwadwo Mprah, Maxwell Peprah Opoku & Bernard Nsaidzedze Sakah 10African Ontology, Albinism and Human Rights Elvis Imafidon Conclusion Jeff Grischow & Magnus Mfoafo-M'Carthy

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Book SynopsisInvestigates the production, trade and consumption of the bouquets sold in European supermarkets and the consequences of this for the globalised economy. From a macro-perspective, it appears that the cut flower industry has changed into a buyer-driven value chain with corporate retailers as the new lead firms. Yet, as this book shows, this is insufficient to explain how new trade relations come into being, and the consequences of this, not only for global economics, but for the producers, climate change and rural livelihoods. As the retailers and wholesalers of the flower industry in the West linked directly to producers in the Global South, trade relations changed fundamentally, and this critical new book explores the complexities of the power asymmetries and the way in which corporate retailers have shaped the market to promote their own interests, as well as the role non-economic actors played. This book examines in detail the situation at Lake Naivasha, Kenya, which has played a central part within this new market order. Since the 1970s, the area has developed into one of the most important production areas for the ready-made bouquets that sell so cheaply in European supermarkets. For the flower growers themselves, however, coping with the new conditions of supply and demand, the new market order has brought financial precariousness. Farms needed to be flexible in the production and marketing of their flowers. Yet while they were able to expand their production and achieve more stable employment conditions, this has not resulted in significantly higher remuneration. The rapidly changing economic situation has also had a profound impact, not only on local stakeholders, but on the environment, where there is intensified competition for resources and new production technologies. Published in association with the Collaborative Research Centre FUTURE RURAL AFRICA, funded by the German Research Council (DFG).Table of Contents1 Introduction 2 Place, Chains, and Actor-Networks: Conceptualising Economic Linkages 3 Trading Roses: Reorganising Producer-Buyer Relations in the Dutch Cut Flower Network 4 The Lake Naivasha Cut Flower Industry: Past and Present 5 Linking to Buyers: The Making of the Global Cut Flower Market at Lake Naivasha 6 Growing Roses: Reorganising Flower Production at Lake Naivasha 7 The Cut Flower Industry in the Social-Ecological System of Lake Naivasha: Setting the Scene for a New Market Order 8 Conclusion: A New Market Order

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Book SynopsisExamines how pastoral peoples imagine, or even design, their futures under the pressure of changing environments and large-scale government projects. In East Africa and beyond, pastoral groups find themselves and their livelihoods under increasing threat when dealing with rapid environmental change. On the one hand, they contemplate major upheaval as a result of landscape and climate change on a scale never seen before. At the same time, these often-marginalised groups find themselves subsumed by the wider interests of national political economies prioritising new investment in land as well as encouraging tourism. This book investigates one such group - the nomadic pastoralists in East Pokot in north-west Kenya - and traces their social and ecological transformation over the past two hundred years to show how modern challenges are linked to the past history and also shape the perceptions of pastoral futures. In East Pokot the grass bush savannah upon which the pastoral lifestyle depends has strongly declined over a long period of time, with encroachment of acacia. Though traditionally cattle-rearing, its people have been forced to diversify into raising other browsing animals as well as cattle husbandry. The development efforts of the Kenyan government to use natural resources have also threatened their environment and their way of life. Bringing a long view to the history of human-environmental relations, the author reveals a more complex picture of change that, contrary to earlier assumptions, is not due exclusively to the pastoralists' pasture management, but also to the extinction of wildlife populations in the region, which were hunted heavily in colonial times. Attempts to move beyond Pokot territory, to the regions west of Lake Baringo and to the hard-fought Laikipia Plateau, have often been compromised by violent conflicts. While a younger generation looks to develop new sources of income through the job opportunities created by geothermal energy production, and diversify into other agricultural activities, this has also brought a dynamic social transformation: increasing production and sale of alcohol, decreasingly nomadic lifestyle, growing differences between the older and younger generations, and so on. Contributing to debates on future rural Africa, ecological history and environmental change, the book will appeal to anthropologists, sociologists, geographers, historians and development scholars. Published in association with the Collaborative Research Centre FUTURE RURAL AFRICA, funded by the German Research Council (DFG).Trade ReviewA solid and insightful modern ethnography of the Pokot people. Captures well the shifts in pastoral practice. An excellent book of its kind. * Judging Panel - Amaury Talbot Prize *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. East Pokot: A Place and its People 3. Pokot Pastoral Livelihoods 4. The Paka Community 5. Environmental Changes in East Pokot 6. Socio-Ecological Transformations in the Agro-Pastoral Highlands 7. Ecological Change and Local Livelihoods: Scientific and Pokot Perspectives 8. Ecological Invasions and Socio-Ecological Transformation 9. Ecological Challenges and Social Transformations Appendix: List of Plant Names (Pokot-Scientific - Scientific-Pokot) Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisExplores the complex and intersecting dimensions of gender, ethnicity, and culture on women in the Global South, as well as the central roles of women in resisting colonial rule, and their foundational contributions to post-independence constitutional reform and nation building. For all the effort and attention women across the Global South receive from the international human rights community and from their own governments, human rights frameworks frequently fail to significantly improve the lives of these women or their communities. Taking Kenya as a case study, this book explores the reasons for this, emphasising the need to understand the effects of the legacy of local colonial and postcolonial histories on the production of gendered identities and power in modern Kenyan cultural and political life. Drawing on interviews with women in Nairobi and rural areas around Lake Victoria in Kenya, the author examinestheir access to, and experiences of, civil and political rights and citizenship, beginning with the colonial encounter, following these legacies into modern times, and the promulgation of the 2010 Constitution. In four thematic chapters, Kenny discusses women as victims and objects of cultural violence, the myths of the sorority of African women, women as victims of political and state violence, and women as actors in national political processes. In revealing that international human rights interventions have in fact reproduced the very patterns, structures, and hierarchies which are at the core of women's disenfranchisement and marginalization, the book provides new insights into the difficulties women face in accessing their rights and will be invaluable for scholars and NGOs working in developing states. Published in association with the British Institute in Eastern Africa.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Note on Ethnic Identities List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Kenya Colony in British East Africa: A History of Ethno-patriarchy 2. Bodies as Battlefields, Bodies as Weapons: The Colonial Regulation of Women's Bodies 3. Myths of Sorority: Kenyan Women's Community Organisation 4. Everyday Violence: Violence Against Women During Elections and Times of Peace 5. Gendered Citizenship, Politics and Public Space: Women's Participation in Government Conclusion Appendix: Field work, Focus Groups and Interviews Bibliography

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Book SynopsisRichly detailed and timely study on conservation, development and sustainability in Tanzania. Provides valuable insights into the successes and failures of the management and governance of wildlife, forestry and coastal resources. Responding to the urgent need to examine the outcome of interventions in governing natural resources, this book analyses different types of sustainability partnerships - with donors, governments, business, NGOs and other actors, and, crucially, assesses which result in better livelihood and environmental outcomes. The contributors, from a range of disciplines, compare 'more complex' partnerships to relatively 'simpler', more traditional top-down and centralized management systems and to location where sustainability partnerships are not in place. Within-sector comparisons allow a fine-tuned analysis that is formed of historical, location and resource-specific issues, which can be used as input for resource-specific policy and partnership design. Experiences and lessons can be drawn from comparisons across the three different sectors, which can be applied to natural resource governance more broadly. This book is openly available in digital formats under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND.Trade ReviewContested Sustainability responds to the urgent need in writings on conservation, sustainability, and development to attend more thoughtfully, systematically, and innovatively to how politics structures sustainability outcomes at multiple levels. This brilliant collection is required reading for students, scholars, and researchers globally. * Professor Arun Agrawal, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan *An insightful and highly accessible book that meticulously uncovers the complexity of partnerships touted as crucial for achieving sustainability. It challenges us all to interrogate sustainability networks and their environmental and socio-economic outcomes. -- Maano Ramutsindela * University of Cape Town *Impels all actors to read, reflect and interrogate the design of decentralization and devolution models and reassess their delivery strategy. -- Isilda Nhantumbo * Micaia Foundation *A substantial contribution to evidence and analysis of complex natural resource governance in the Global South. -- Fiona Nunan * University of Birmingham *A rich mixture of field research, presentations and discussions in meetings in Europe and Tanzania, this book is a treasure to be taken seriously. -- Chris Maina Peter * University of Dar es Salaam *This is an absolute gem of a book! The impressive and highly readable culmination of a six-year, interdisciplinary research project, it provides a fascinating insight into the dynamics, legitimacy, and environmental and livelihood impacts of complex sustainability partnerships across three sectors in Southwest Tanzania. The collaborative research approach presents in-depth case studies and sophisticated comparative analysis of rich quantitative and qualitative data that give a nuanced perspective on the question whether more stakeholder involvement is always better. A must-read for scholars interested in conservation, development, and livelihood improvements in the Global South. -- Janina Grabs * Esade Business School *An important contribution to the field ... as well as governance partnerships, the book provides valuable insights into the successes and failures of the management of wildlife, forests and coastal resources. -- J. Terrence McCabe * University of Colorado Boulder *Table of ContentsPART I: ISSUES, BACKGROUND, AND METHODS 1 New partnerships for sustainability Stefano Ponte, Christine Noe, and Dan Brockington 2 Conservation and development in Tanzania: Background, history, and recent developments Christine Noe, Asubisye Mwamfupe, Opportuna Kweka, Ruth Warimu John, Pilly Silvano, Faraja Daniel Namkesa, Robert Eliakim Katikiro, Rasul Ahmed Minja, Mette Fog Olwig, Dan Brockington, and Stefano Ponte 3 Design and Methodology Stefano Ponte, Christine Noe, Asubisye Mwamfupe, Opportuna Kweka, Kelvin Joseph Kamde, Mette Fog Olwig, Dan Brockington, Lasse Folke Henriksen, Ruth Warimu John, Pilly Silvano, Faraja Daniel Namkesa, Robert Eliakim Katikiro, Rasul Ahmed Minja, and Caleb Gallemore PART II: SECTORAL ANALYSIS 4 Sustainability partnerships in the wildlife sector in southeast Tanzania Christine Noe, RuthWarimu John, and Dan Brockington 5 Sustainability partnerships in the forestry sector in southeast Tanzania Asubisye Mwamfupe, Mette Fog Olwig, Pilly Silvano, Dan Brockington, and Lasse Folke Henriksen 6 Sustainability partnerships in the coastal resources sector in southeast Tanzania Opportuna Kweka, RobertEliakim Katikiro, Faraja Daniel Namkesa, Rasul Ahmed Minja, and Stefano Ponte PART III: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS 7 The legitimacy of sustainability partnerships in southeast Tanzania Rasul Ahmed Minja, Stefano Ponte, Asubisye Mwamfupe, and Christine Noe 8 The governance complexity of sustainability partnerships in southeast Tanzania: Institutional and network components Lasse Folke Henriksen, Caleb Gallemore, Ruth Warimu John, Faraja Daniel Namkesa, and Pilly Silvano 9 The environmental impacts of sustainability partnerships in southeast Tanzania Caleb Gallemore, Kelvin Joseph Kamde, Lasse Henriksen, and Dan Brockington 10 The livelihood impacts of sustainability partnerships in southeast Tanzania Caleb Gallemore, Kelvin Joseph Kamde, Asubisye Mwamfupe, Lasse Folke Henriksen, and Dan Brockington 11 Contested sustainability Dan Brockington, Christine Noe, and Stefano Ponte

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Book SynopsisA key book on Zimbabwe's industrial policy and the relationship between manufacturing, the state, and economic interest groups. Under pressure from local manufacturers, and recognising that industrial policy was a legitimate instrument for development, on 1 July 2016, to boost domestic production, the Government of Zimbabwe passed Statutory Instrument 64 which limited imports and foreign manufactures, allowing local producers satisfy demand. Zimbabwe's neighbours immediately protested that this flouted the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)'s Protocol on Trade, which aimed to increase trade across borders at regional and national levels. This matter revived the conversation about protectionism as an instrument of industrial policy. Protectionism in Africa is neither limited to Zimbabwe, nor is it a new phenomenon. This book brings a historical perspective to the conversation by exploring the policy proposals and political pressure exerted by manufacturing businesses on the trajectory of industrialisation in colonial Zimbabwe, and reveals that the major point of contention between the state, industry, and other economic interest groups in this period was protection. Tracing changing attitudes to the country's political economy, the author examines the way in which industrialists advanced their interests through the Association of Rhodesian Industries (ARnI) and other trade bodies, and shows how this pitted them not only against the state but other blocs of capital - farmers, miners and commerce. He examines the impact of the post-war Customs Union Agreement with South Africa, manufacturing strategy under UDI, and examines the impact of Southern Rhodesia's development on its trading partners in South Africa, Zambia and Malawi. Casting new light on the continuing debate on regional trade, this important book adds to our understanding of the settler colony's economic, business, and political history.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 The Origins of Secondary Industry: The Teething Years, 1890-1938 2 'To Industrialise or Not': Economic Interest Groups, the State and Secondary Industry, 1939-1948 3 Post-war Industrial Growth, Organised Industry and the Central African Federation, 1949-1957 4 Secondary Industry, Changing Economic Fortunes and Central African Decolonisation, 1957-1965 5 Industrialising under Sanctions: Organised Industry and the State during UDI, 1966-1979 Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA compelling exploration of one of the most ill-advised and calamitous interventions in colonial development history. As colonial development took off after the Second World War, in the context of national food shortages, Britain's Labour Government initiated the Groundnut Scheme, an extraordinarily ambitious project to convert 3 million acres of bush in Tanganyika into the largest mechanized groundnut farm in the world. It was to prove the largest, most expensive and most disastrous development scheme ever undertaken by the British Government. Never previously analysed in depth, the author draws on a wide range of sources to discuss the political dynamics that drove the Groundnut Scheme forward, despite the gravest doubts of agriculturalists and economists, why it went wrong, and what its impact has been since on the practice of economic development. Initially employing the United Africa Company as agent, the government set up an Overseas Food Corporation to manage the Groundnut Scheme as an example of socialist development in Africa. Army surplus kit and demobbed soldiers poured into the country and were sent up the railway line to Kongwa to beat the bush. By the time the effort was abandoned in 1950, costs had risen to a colossal 36 million - equivalent to over 1 billion today - and yet almost no groundnuts had been exported. The prototype of many large-scale, government-run, high-cost development projects that failed to deliver, the Groundnut Scheme was perhaps the first major failure of agricultural development in Africa, and its legacy in development practice still with us today.Trade Review[B]eautifully written and interspersed with interesting observations and amusing anecdotes. The book is also exceedingly well researched, every statement and argument being painstakingly corroborated with primary and secondary resources. [An] important contribution to the historiography of Britain's imperialism and development policy in east Africa. * International Affairs *This is a ripping good read. [...] Nicholas Westcott is well qualified to spin this particular yarn with wit and academic aplomb. * Tanzanian Affairs *This book is a necessary addition to the study of post-war British imperialism, and relies on a remarkable array of primary sources. Its interweaving of the domestic and international aspects of the Scheme, as well as the impressive use of evidence, provide a laudable contribution to the existing research on colonial development and post-war British imperial history. -- English Historical ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction Austerity A Scheme is Born "The Poison of the Official Pen ..." The Groundnut Army Beating about the Bush The Overseas Food Corporation 1949: The Crisis The Last Chance A Sudden Death Legacy and Lessons

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Book SynopsisThe Elgar Companion to Development Studies is an innovative and unique reference book that includes original contributions covering development economics as well as development studies broadly defined. This major new Companion brings together an international panel of experts from varying backgrounds who discuss theoretical, ethical and practical issues relating to economic, social, cultural, institutional, political and human aspects of development in poor countries. It also includes a selection of intellectual biographies of leading development thinkers. While the Companion is organised along the lines of an encyclopaedia, each of its 136 entries provide more depth and discussion than the average reference book. Its entries are also extremely diverse: they draw on different social science disciplines, incorporate various mixes of theoretical and applied work, embrace a variety of methodologies and represent different views of the world. The Elgar Companion to Development Studies will therefore appeal to students, scholars, researchers, policymakers and practitioners in the filed of development as well as the interested layman.Trade Review'If handbooks can be inspiring, this is it! Like a true companion, it takes in its stride conversations both big and small. Its entries do not just present an international and multidisciplinary mix, but - true to life - they work on several different scales. And, importantly, the book makes its authority evident. For it is like an extended website, but with all the added advantages of an encyclopaedia that actually tells you about the authors and the sources on which they have drawn. The resulting compilation is highly intelligent, thoughtful and above all usable.' -- Dame Marilyn Strathern, University of Cambridge, UK'The Elgar Companion to Development Studies is a major production in the development studies field, authored by a star-studded cast of contributors. With 136 entries covering a vast range of topics, it should quickly establish itself as a leading work of reference. We should all feel indebted to David Clark, who has successfully brought this substantial publishing project to completion.' -- John Toye, University of Oxford, UK'This is a most comprehensive handbook on development studies. It brings together a wide, varied array of carefully crafted summaries of 136 key topics in development by an international cast of well-respected academics and other experts in respective areas of study. The handbook is heavily interdisciplinary, organically combining economic, political, historical, social, cultural, institutional, ethical, and human aspects of development. While the wide range of entries might appear as a simple glossary listing or an encyclopedic collection, each of the 136 entries offers more depth and discussion than the average handbook. . . . Viewed in this light, this companion is highly likely to become known as a leading reference work on the topic. Highly recommended.' -- Ismael Hossein-Zadeh, ChoiceTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction: Development Studies in the Twenty-First Century David A. Clark 1. Ageing and Development Peter Lloyd-Sherlock 2. Agriculture and Economic Growth C. Peter Timmer 3. Assets, Markets and Entitlement Julian May 4. Basic Needs Approach Frances Stewart 5. Bauer, Peter Tamas (1915–2002) Walter Elkan 6. Boserup, Ester (b. 1910) Irene Tinker 7. Cambridge Controversies in Growth Theory Avi J. Cohen 8. Capability Approach David A. Clark 9. Capitalism and Development John Sender and Jonathan R. Pincus 10. Child Labour Kristoffel Lieten 11. Child Poverty Santosh Mehrotra 12. Chronic Poverty David Hulme 13. Class Alastair Greig, David Hulme and Mark Turner 14. Colonialism Stephen Howe 15. Conflict and Conflict Resolution Tom Woodhouse 16. Corporate Social Responsibility David Birch 17. Cost–Benefit Analysis for Development John Weiss 18. Crisis Management David Alexander 19. Culture and Development Des Gasper 20. Debt Crisis A.P. Thirlwall 21. Democracy and Development Irma Adelman 22. Dependency John S. Saul and Colin Leys 23. Development Ethics Denis Goulet 24. Diploma Disease Angela W. Little 25. Disability and Development Barbara Harriss-White and Devi Sridhar 26. Disaster Mitigation Ailsa Holloway 27. The Domar Model Robert M. Solow 28. East Asian Crisis Kaushik Basu 29. Economic Aid Howard White 30. Education for All and the Millennium Development Goals Keith M. Lewin 31. Education, Returns to Geeta Kingdon 32. Endogenous Growth Heinz D. Kurz 33. Environment and Development David Pearce 34. Ethnicity Robert H. Bates 35. Famine as a Social Phenomenon S.R. Osmani 36. Food Security John Cathie 37. Foreign Direct Investment Luiz de Mello 38. Gender and Development Ruth Pearson 39. Global Inequalities Richard Jolly 40. Globalisation and Development Leslie Sklair 41. Globalisation and Development Policy Ian Goldin 42. Green Revolution and Biotechnology Jonathan R. Pincus 43. Haq, Mahbub ul (1934–1998) Sakiko Fukuda-Parr and Selim Jahan 44. The Harrod Model of Growth and Some Early Reactions to It G.C. Harcourt 45. Hill, Polly (1914–2005) C.A. Gregory 46. Hirschman, Albert Otto (b. 1915) Osvaldo Feinstein 47. History and Development Studies Amiya Bagchi 48. HIV/AIDS and Development Tony Barnett 49. Human Capital Sriya Iyer 50. Human Development Mozaffar Qizilbash 51. Human Development and Economic Growth Gustav Ranis 52. Human Development Index Amartya K. Sen 53. Human Rights Bas de Gaay Fortman 54. Human Security Selim Jahan 55. Income Distribution Richard Jolly 56. Inequality Measurement James E. Foster 57. Informal Sector Employment Jan Breman 58. Institutions and Development Pranab Bardhan 59. Internal Migration and Rural Livelihood Diversification Rachel Murphy 60. International Trade Arvind Panagariya 61. Kaldor, Nicholas (1908–1986) J.S.L. McCombie 62. Kalecki, Michal (1899–1970) Jan Toporowski 63. Kindleberger, Charles Poor (1910–2003) Mića Panić 64. Kuznets, Simon (1901–1985) Moshe Syrquin 65. Labour Markets Guy Standing 66. Land Reform Henry Bernstein 67. Least Developed Countries Dharam Ghai 68. The Lewis Model Prabhat Patnaik 69. Lewis, (William) Arthur (1915–1991) Andrew S. Downes 70. Livelihoods Approach Frank Ellis 71. Marx, Karl (1818–1883) Peter Nolan 72. Media Communications and Development Rachel Murphy 73. Microfinance Michael Woolcock 74. Migration for Rural Work Ben Rogaly 75. Migration, International Ronald Skeldon 76. Militarism and Development Jean Drèze 77. Military Expenditure and Economic Growth Jean Drèze 78. Millennium Development Goals Howard White 79. Missing Women Stephan Klasen 80. Modernisation Theory Ray Kiely 81. Myrdal, Gunnar (1898–1987) Paul Streeten 82. National Accounting John M. Hartwick 83. National Economic Planning Paul G. Hare 84. Nationalism and Development John Harriss 85. NGOs and Civil Society Anthony Bebbington and Sam Hickey 86. North, Douglass (b. 1920) Alexander J. Field 87. Participatory Research Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi 88. Planning Marshall Goldman 89. Population and Development Tim Dyson 90. Population: Policy and Ethics Shailaja Fennell 91. Post-Development Arturo Escobar 92. Poverty and Growth Martin Ravallion 93. Poverty Measurement Stefan Dercon 94. Poverty, Characteristics of Mamphela Ramphele 95. Prebisch, Raul (1901–1986) Edgar J. Dosman 96. Privatisation Paul Cook, Colin Kirkpatrick and David Parker 97. Property Rights and Development Daniel W. Bromley 98. Public Works Anna McCord 99. Purchasing Power Parity John Cullis 100. Rawls, John (1921–2002) Nigel Dower 101. Refugees Khalid Koser 102. Religion and Development Sabina Alkire 103. Rent Seeking and Corruption Mushtaq Khan 104. Robinson, (Edward) Austin (Gossage) (1897–1993) G.C. Harcourt 105. Robinson, Joan (1903–1983) G.C. Harcourt 106. Rural Poverty Reduction Frank Ellis 107. Seers, Dudley (1920–1983) Mike Faber 108. Sen, Amartya Kumar (b. 1933) Carl Riskin 109. Sharecropping Terence J. Byres 110. Singer, Hans (b. 1910–2006) D. John Shaw 111. Smith, Adam (1723–1790) Peter Nolan 112. Social Capital Ben Fine 113. Social Exclusion Adolfo Figueroa 114. Social Justice Christopher Bertram 115. The Solow–Swan Model Robert Dixon 116. State and Development Atul Kohli 117. Stock Market and Economic Development Ajit Singh 118. Streeten, Paul Patrick (b. 1917) Hugh Stretton 119. Structural Adjustment Howard Stein 120. Structural Transformation Moshe Syrquin 121. Structure and Agency Jan Douwe van der Ploeg 122. Sustainable Consumption David Pearce 123. Sustainable Development David Pearce 124. Technology and Development Sanjaya Lall 125. Tinbergen, Jan (1903–1994) Louis Emmerij 126. Tourism and Development Ron Ayres 127. Trade and Industrial Policy Ha-Joon Chang 128. Trade Negotiations and Protectionism Chien Yen Goh 129. Transition Michael Ellman 130. Transnational Corporations Bruce Weisse 131. Uneconomic Growth Herman E. Daly 132. Urban Livelihoods Carole Rakodi 133. Urbanisation and Third World Cities David Satterthwaite 134. Vulnerability and Coping Frank Ellis 135. Washington Consensus John Weeks and Howard Stein 136. Water and Development Jaqui Goldin Index

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Book SynopsisThis insightful and important new book explores the role played by Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in articulating concerns at the TRIPS Council, the WIPO, the WHO, the CBD-COP and the FAO that intellectual property rights can have negative consequences for developing countries. Duncan Matthews describes how coalitions of international NGOs have influenced the way that the relationship between intellectual property rights and development is understood, often framing the message as a human rights issue to emphasize these concerns and ensure that access to medicines, food security and the rights of indigenous peoples over their traditional knowledge are protected. Based on extensive research undertaken in Geneva and in developing countries, the book also reveals how NGOs and broader social movements in Brazil, India and South Africa have played a crucial role in addressing the negative impacts of intellectual property rights by using human rights law as a practical tool before national courts and when seeking to influence national legislation and government policy. Intellectual Property, Human Rights and Development will appeal to academics, practitioners, activists, international negotiators and to postgraduate students in intellectual property law, human rights law, the international political economy of intellectual property rights and development studies.Trade Review‘Professor Matthews has deftly and meticulously contributed to our growing grasp of civil society actors and their expanding influence within global legal regimes. This is no minor feat, either for him or the subjects of this book.’ -- Margaret Chon, The IP Law Book Review‘Each chapter analyses both policy areas, access to medicines and agriculture/genetic resources. These three exceptionally rich, fieldwork-based case studies constitute the meat - and the principal contribution - of this book. . . The book marks a major contribution for the empirical material alone.’ -- Ken Shadlen, Journal of Development Studies‘Duncan Matthews has produced a first-rate, in-depth analysis of the role of NGOs in international and national intellectual property policy. Based on extensive primary research, this book provides a smart, thoughtful perspective on the role of key developing country NGOs, NGOs’ relationships with national policymakers, and with multilateral institutions. Everyone interested in the interface of intellectual property policy and human rights, development, access to medicines, farmers’ rights, and biodiversity should read this compelling account. I highly recommend this excellent contribution to our understanding.’ -- Susan K. Sell, George Washington University, US‘One of the features of international negotiations has been the increasing participation of non-governmental organizations. In this important book, Duncan Matthews shows the nature and extent of NGO influence in the negotiations over intellectual property. Written with great clarity and drawing on interview data and case studies, the book will be valuable to both scholars and practitioners working in international negotiation.’ -- Peter Drahos, Australian National UniversityTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Interface between Intellectual Property, Human Rights and Development 2. Public Health and Access to Medicines 3. Agriculture, Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge 4. South Africa 5. Brazil 6. India 7. Emphasizing the Link between Intellectual Property, Human Rights and Development: The Role of NGOs and Social Movements 8. Reappraising Intellectual Property Rights and Development: The Role of NGOs and Social Movements Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFor a long time in-work poverty was not associated with European welfare states. Recently, the topic has gained relevance as welfare state retrenchment and international competition in globalized economies has put increasing pressures on individuals and families. This book provides explanations as to why in-work poverty is high in certain countries and low in others.Much of the present concern about the working poor has to do with recent changes in labour market policies in Europe. However, this book is not primarily about low pay. Instead, it questions whether gainful employment is sufficient to earn a living - both for oneself and for one's family members. There are, however, great differences between European countries. This book argues that the incidence and structure of the working poor cannot be understood without a thorough understanding of each country's institutional context. This includes the system of wage-setting, the level of decommodification provided by the social security system and the structure of families and households. Combining cross-country studies with in-depth analyses from a national perspective, the book reveals that in-work poverty in Europe is a diverse, multi-faceted phenomenon occurring in equally diverse institutional, economic and socio-demographic settings.With its rich detail and conclusions, this genuinely comparative study will be of interest to academics and researchers of labour and welfare economics, social policy and European studies as well as to policy advisers.Trade Review'The book provides important findings on the link between institutions and in-work poverty. The volume makes a significant contribution to this strand of literature as evidence on cross-country differences is scarce. The combination of case studies and comparative quantitative investigations is an interesting approach.' -- Annekatrin Niebuhr, Papers in Regional Science'This data-rich book explores the causes of in-work poverty in Europe. . . The balanced provision of theoretical insights and strong empirical support will prove useful to poverty scholars and policymakers alike.' -- Contemporary Sociology'A book on in-work poverty could not be timelier. . . At a time when many of the working poor are likely to become the non-working poor this book is a must-read.' -- Zoe Irving, Journal of Social Policy'This volume represents a valuable contribution to debates on welfare states, public policy, poverty and social exclusion. It is an empirically rich and analytically robust comparative collection, highlighting the variations between and contradictions of in-work poverty across Europe.' -- Patricia Kennett, University of Bristol, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: The Working Poor in Europe Hans-Jürgen Andreß and Henning Lohmann PART I: COMPARATIVE ISSUES 1. The Different Faces of In-Work Poverty Across Welfare State Regimes Henning Lohmann and Ive Marx 2. The Working Poor in European Welfare States: Empirical Evidence from a Multilevel Perspective Henning Lohmann PART II: COUNTRY CHAPTERS 3. When Famialism Fails: The Nature and Causes of In-Work Poverty in Belgium Ive Marx and Gerlinde Verbist 4. The Different Roles of Low-wage Work in Germany: Regional, Demographical and Temporal Variances in the Poverty Risk of Low-paid Workers Marco Gießelmann and Henning Lohmann 5. The Silent Transformation of the Dutch Welfare State and the Rise of In-Work Poverty Erik Snel, Jan de Boom and Godfried Engbersen 6. In-Work Poverty in a Transitional Labour Market: Sweden, 1988–2003 Björn Halleröd and Daniel Larsson 7. “Much Ado About Nothing?” Institutional Framework and Empirical Findings on the Working Poor Phenomenon in Finland from 1995 to 2005 Ilpo Airio, Susan Kuivalainen and Mikko Niemelä 8. Two Countries in One: The Working Poor in Italy Ferruccio Biolcati-Rinaldi and Federico Podestà 9. Is Work a Route Out of Poverty: What Have New Labour’s Welfare-to-Work Measures Meant for the Working Poor in Britain? Sara Connolly 10. Low Pay and Household Poverty During Ireland’s Economic Boom Brian Nolan PART III: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 11. Combating In-Work Poverty in Europe: The Policy Options Assessed Ive Marx and Gerlinde Verbist 12. Explaining In-Work Poverty Within and Across Countries Henning Lohmann and Hans-Jürgen Andreß Index

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the links between globalization, agriculture and development in a number of contemporary Asia-Pacific nations. It highlights the complex and diversified nature of agricultural change in these contexts, and the ways in which this shapes patterns of economic and social development. Globalisation, Agriculture and Development shows that while agriculture continues to play an important role in local, regional and national development, both the industry and the communities it supports are facing an increasing number of economic, social and environmental challenges.This well-researched book will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students in development studies, development economics, geography and rural sociology, public policy, politics and agricultural science. Researchers working in development studies, development economics, human geography, rural sociology, agricultural economics and rural sociology will also find this book beneficial.Trade Review’This book is an ambitious collection of 12 separate papers by different authors from Australia, New Zealand and China. . . The book is well-referenced throughout, with much new material. It is suitable for inclusion in University courses in agriculture, development studies and economic geography. Individual chapters provide up-to-date reference material for any reader interested in recent developments in agriculture for a particular country or region.' -- Mike Daw, Experimental Agriculture'This volume is both opportune and important. The issue of the links between globalization, agriculture and development need urgently to be emphasised in a world economy transfixed by issues of energy, industry and finance, the problems of the triad states, and the rise of the BRICs. The chapters in this volume begin this task through studies of agricultural change in Asia-Pacific countries, including Australia, New Zealand, the ASEAN nations, India and China. They show the uneven impacts of liberalization, contracting, and modernization that bring social change in their wake.’ -- Mike Taylor, University of Birmingham, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Globalisation, Agriculture and Development: Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific Matthew Tonts and M.A.B. Siddique 2. Australian Agriculture in the Global Economic Mosaic Neil Argent 3. Market Efficiency, Agriculture and Prosperity in Rural Australia Bill Pritchard and Matthew Tonts 4. Globalisation, Agriculture and Development: New Zealand’s Path to Prosperity? Kenneth E. Jackson 5. Agriculture and Economic Development in India and China: An Overview M.A.B. Siddique 6. Globalisation, India’s Evolving Food Economy and Trade Prospects for Australia and New Zealand Srikanta Chatterjee, Allan Rae and Ranjan Ray 7. Global Integration and Agricultural Productivity in China Yanrui Wu and Zhao Dingtao 8. Globalisation and Agriculture in the ASEAN Region M.A.B. Siddique 9. Agriculture, Development and Southeast Asian Megacities Brian J. Shaw 10. Contract Farming and Technology Transfer: Perspectives from the Philippines’ Oil Palm Industry Paul Huddleston 11. Agriculture, Land Use and Conservation Initiatives in Indonesia: Implications for Development and Sustainability Julian Clifton 12. Globalised Agriculture, Development and the Environment J.N. Callow and Julian Clifton 13. Globalisation, Agriculture and Development in the Asia-Pacific: Reflections and Future Challenges M.A.B. Siddique and Matthew Tonts Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive Handbook provides an in-depth analysis of the origin and main substantive provisions of the TRIPS Agreement, the most influential international treaty on intellectual property currently in force. A uniquely qualified set of academics and experts from around the world discuss the historical context in which the Agreement was negotiated, its basic principles and the nature of the obligations it creates for WTO members. Together with the second volume –- Research Handbook on the Interpretation and Enforcement of Intellectual Property under WTO Rules - – it examines the minimum standards that must be implemented with regard to patents, trademarks, geographical indications, copyright and related rights, integrated circuits and test data. This Handbook is an essential tool for scholars, researchers and advanced students in the field of intellectual property. It also provides materials of direct relevance for policymakers and legal practitioners.Trade Review‘Carlos Correa has in these two Research Handbooks on the TRIPS Agreement, done a magnificent job of bringing together a large number of scholars to analyse the many issues raised by the Agreement. The result is an integrated resource of high quality that helps readers to understand the many complex dimensions of TRIPS.’ -- Peter Drahos, RegNet, The Australian National University, Canberra‘TRIPs is the only positive integration type of agreement in the WTO. Scholars have legitimately in my view, questioned its inclusion in the WTO since the protection of IP rights is no more a trade issue than many other similar issues. This is the first time that a set of well-known experts has dealt in a comprehensive manner with the vast array of issues regarding the coming-into-being, the functioning and the perspectives of the TRIPs regime under the aegis of the WTO. These two volumes will provide very useful guidance to students and policymakers alike dealing with protection of IP rights and international trade.’ -- = Petros C. Mavroidis, Columbia Law School, US and University of Neuchâtel, SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: Preface Carlos M. Correa HISTORY, INTERPRETATION AND PRINCIPLES 1. Why IPR Issues Were Brought to GATT: A Historical Perspective on the Origins of TRIPS Charles Clift 2. Developing Countries in the Global IP System Before TRIPS: The Political Context for the TRIPS Negotiations Carolyn Deere-Birkbeck 3. Minimum Standards vs. Harmonization in the TRIPS Context: The Nature of Obligations under TRIPS and Modes of Implementation at the National Level in Monist and Dualist Systems Denis Borges Barbosa 4. Enhancing Global Innovation Policy: The Role of WIPO and its Conventions in Interpreting the TRIPS Agreement Graeme B. Dinwoodie and Rochelle C. Dreyfuss 5. The Objectives and Principles of the TRIPS Agreement Peter K. Yu 6. Mainstreaming the TRIPS and Human Rights Interactions Xavier Seuba 7. The TRIPS Agreement and Intellectual Property Rights Exhaustion Luis Mariano Genovesi 8. Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Policy Beatriz Conde Gallego 9. Intellectual Property Rights in Free Trade Agreements: Moving Beyond TRIPS Minimum Standards Pedro Roffe, Christoph Spennemann and Johanna von Braun SUBSTANTIVE RIGHTS 10. Limits, Limitations and Exceptions to Copyright under the TRIPS Agreement P. Bernt Hugenholtz 11. Copyright in TRIPS and Beyond: The WIPO Internet Treaties Ruth L. Okediji 12. The Protection of ‘Related Rights’ in TRIPS and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty Owen Morgan 13. Marks for Goods or Services (Trademarks) Annette Kur 14. Unresolved Issues on Geographical Indications in the WTO Kasturi Das 15. No ‘Lemons’ No More: A Sketch on the ‘Economics’ of Geographical Indications Dwijen Rangnekar 16. Exploring the Flexibilities of TRIPS to Promote Biotechnology in Developing Countries Graham Dutfield, Lois Muraguri and Florian Leverve 17. Compulsory Licensing of Patented Pharmaceutical Inventions: Evaluating the Options Jerome H. Reichman 18. The Doha Declaration and Access to Medicines by Countries Without Manufacturing Capacity S.K. Verma 19. Disease-based Limitations on Compulsory Licenses Under Articles 31 and 31bis Kevin Outterson 20. The Protection of Semiconductor Chip Products in TRIPS Thomas Hoeren 21. Data Exclusivity for Pharmaceuticals: TRIPS Standards and Industry’s Demands in Free Trade Agreements Carlos M. Correa Index

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Book SynopsisWritten by two widely published academics with many years' experience in university teaching, research and consultancy, Geographies of Development in the 21st Century provides a concise yet informative introduction to development in the contemporary Global South. Incorporating field research from Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia, El Salvador, the Philippines, Botswana and The Gambia, Sylvia Chant and Cathy McIlwaine bring alive a body of fascinating subject matter extending across gender, family, poverty, employment, household livelihoods, the informal economy, housing, migration, civil society, conflict and violence. Reflecting both authors' enduring interests in the academic-policy interface, the book is also informed by assignments they have undertaken for various international organisations such as the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, UNDP, UNICEF, ILO and the Commonwealth Secretariat.This timely and engaging volume will be an essential companion for undergraduate students taking introductory courses in development and globalisation as well as a useful reference and repository of teaching and learning ideas for those lecturing on the subject. Students will not only find this resource refreshingly accessible and user-friendly, but will be able to further their knowledge guided by annotated readings, key internet sources and a range of learning activities.Trade Review'. . . this book is a welcome addition to a growing pile of new or updated textbooks on "geographies of development".' -- Susanne Schech, The Geographical Journal'This is an excellent book and should prove to be a valuable text for geography and development studies students.'BR>- Hedley Knibbs, Geography'Geographies of Development in the 21st Century provides a very accessible and comprehensive account of a broad spectrum of key contemporary issues of concern to geographers and development studies specialists the world over. I am sure that this excellent volume will be widely read and appreciated.' -- Professor Andrea Cornwall, University of Sussex, UK'Uneven, contradictory and complex is how Sylvia Chant and Cathy McIlwaine describe the processes of development that constitute the subject of this distinctive and lively introductory text. Seeking to comprehend, let alone portray with any degree of accuracy, the burden of these three adjectives with reference to the sheer diversity within what is sometimes called the majority world is a daunting challenge. Chant and McIlwaine draw on their first-hand experience on the ground in several countries spread across all the major continents of the global South, stretching well beyond conventional academic research into NGOs, social movements and major international agencies. Students will find the blend of accessibly written broad survey and case study very helpful. In addition to lists of important websites, further reading and learning outcomes, the text is interspersed with focused activities to foster active learning.' -- Professor David Simon, Royal Holloway, University of London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Defining, Conceptualising and Measuring Development 2. Changing Theoretical Perspectives on Development and Newly Emerging Issues 3. Transforming Populations 4. Urbanisation and Shelter 5. Industrialisation and Trade for Development 6. Making a Living in Cities 7. Poverty, Vulnerability and Exclusion 8. Gender and Development 9. Families and Households in Transition 10. Health Inequalities and Health Care 11. The Development Community: From Multilateral Agencies to Community-based Organisations Appendix: Useful Journals and Internet Sources Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWritten by two widely published academics with many years' experience in university teaching, research and consultancy, Geographies of Development in the 21st Century provides a concise yet informative introduction to development in the contemporary Global South. Incorporating field research from Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia, El Salvador, the Philippines, Botswana and The Gambia, Sylvia Chant and Cathy McIlwaine bring alive a body of fascinating subject matter extending across gender, family, poverty, employment, household livelihoods, the informal economy, housing, migration, civil society, conflict and violence. Reflecting both authors' enduring interests in the academic-policy interface, the book is also informed by assignments they have undertaken for various international organisations such as the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, UNDP, UNICEF, ILO and the Commonwealth Secretariat.This timely and engaging volume will be an essential companion for undergraduate students taking introductory courses in development and globalisation as well as a useful reference and repository of teaching and learning ideas for those lecturing on the subject. Students will not only find this resource refreshingly accessible and user-friendly, but will be able to further their knowledge guided by annotated readings, key internet sources and a range of learning activities.Trade Review'. . . this book is a welcome addition to a growing pile of new or updated textbooks on "geographies of development".' -- Susanne Schech, The Geographical Journal'This is an excellent book and should prove to be a valuable text for geography and development studies students.'BR>- Hedley Knibbs, Geography'Geographies of Development in the 21st Century provides a very accessible and comprehensive account of a broad spectrum of key contemporary issues of concern to geographers and development studies specialists the world over. I am sure that this excellent volume will be widely read and appreciated.' -- Professor Andrea Cornwall, University of Sussex, UK'Uneven, contradictory and complex is how Sylvia Chant and Cathy McIlwaine describe the processes of development that constitute the subject of this distinctive and lively introductory text. Seeking to comprehend, let alone portray with any degree of accuracy, the burden of these three adjectives with reference to the sheer diversity within what is sometimes called the majority world is a daunting challenge. Chant and McIlwaine draw on their first-hand experience on the ground in several countries spread across all the major continents of the global South, stretching well beyond conventional academic research into NGOs, social movements and major international agencies. Students will find the blend of accessibly written broad survey and case study very helpful. In addition to lists of important websites, further reading and learning outcomes, the text is interspersed with focused activities to foster active learning.' -- Professor David Simon, Royal Holloway, University of London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Defining, Conceptualising and Measuring Development 2. Changing Theoretical Perspectives on Development and Newly Emerging Issues 3. Transforming Populations 4. Urbanisation and Shelter 5. Industrialisation and Trade for Development 6. Making a Living in Cities 7. Poverty, Vulnerability and Exclusion 8. Gender and Development 9. Families and Households in Transition 10. Health Inequalities and Health Care 11. The Development Community: From Multilateral Agencies to Community-based Organisations Appendix: Useful Journals and Internet Sources Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisUrban poverty is an emerging problem. This book explores the household and neighbourhood factors that lead to both the generation and continuance of urban poverty in China. It is argued that the urban Chinese are not a homogenous social group, but combine laid-off workers and rural migrants, resulting in stark contrasts between migrant and workers' neighbourhoods and villages.The expert authors examine the new urban poor in China and the dynamics of their poor neighbourhoods, highlighting both household experience and neighbourhood changes affecting the urban poor. Urban Poverty in China is based upon a comprehensive household survey in six Chinese cities and provides insights into microscopic and neighbourhood-level poverty dynamics. The comprehensive study explores the spatial implications such as concentration of poverty as well as the differentiation within poor neighbourhoods.This informative book tells an insightful story about evolving urban poverty in Chinese cities that will be invaluable to researchers and postgraduate students within urban studies, geography, social policy and development studies as well as Chinese and Asian studies. It will also prove to be an invaluable read for researchers in urban and social development and international development agencies.Trade Review‘The methodology is very rigorous, combining quantitative analysis with fieldwork observation and interviews. The conceptual framework used is clearly thought out and provides unity and coherence to what is a large-scale study. The volume provides a wealth of empirical findings which are always well located within the larger field of studies of urban poverty and urban change. It will no doubt become a benchmark, providing a basis for further studies of how poverty is affecting people in urban settings. . . should prove invaluable both for scholars versed in the study of contemporary China and for those interested in labour politics and urban change in transitional societies.’ -- Eric Florence, Local Economy‘Wow! What a tour de force! This timely, masterly work does everything, from broad empirical comparison to theory, quantitative correlation to case studies of neighborhoods and quotations from individual life histories. Its findings from 25 neighborhoods in six cities demonstrate convincingly that urban destitution is not homogeneous, is concentrated in and generated by location, and has patterned institutional roots that produced varying processes of pauperization. This superb book must put to rest once and for all references to Chinese poverty as a matter of just the rural areas and their residents.’ -- Dorothy J. Solinger, University of California, Irvine, US‘Market reform has brought new forms of poverty to urban China, even while the standard of living of most urban residents has greatly improved. This research uses interviews with people in six cities to document their situation and to show how poverty is rooted in the failure of support systems in their neighborhoods and communities. It offers a stark evaluation of a system of inequalities that is only beginning to be addressed by state policy.’ -- John R. Logan, Brown University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. China’s New Urban Poverty: An Introduction 2. Poverty Incidence and Determinants 3. Poverty Groups: Livelihood and Trajectories 4. Impoverished Neighbourhoods 5. Poverty Dynamics: Property Rights Perspective Reference Index

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Book SynopsisHealth policy is a central preoccupation of many, if not all, developing countries. This innovative book presents a selection of ten studies illustrating that carefully conducted research can address common health policy issues.The studies included in this book exemplify the major gains to patients and citizens that can accrue from research efforts, stimulating research capacity in developing countries. Although many of the challenges confronting health systems are universal, it is often the case that research results derived from developed countries can be misleading when applied to low or middle-income settings. The authors also demonstrate the best examples of successful research on health policies and systems from diverse countries such as Argentina, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Sri Lanka and Taiwan.This insightful book will be a valuable research tool for academics, researchers and policymakers in economics and health. International agencies interested in applied research in health policy and economics will also find it a stimulating read.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Lyn Squire Introduction: Health System Performance, Finance and Design Diana Pinto Masís and Peter C. Smith PART I: HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE 1. Productivity Change in Health Services in Developing Countries: Some Empirical Estimates Ravindra P. Rannan-Eliya 2. Health Sector Outcomes in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka: A Tale of Two Countries Aparnaa Somanathan, Ravindra P. Rannan-Eliya and Tahmina Begum PART II: HEALTH SYSTEM FINANCING 3. Preventing Impoverishment, Promoting Equity and Protecting Households from Financial Crisis: Universal Health Insurance through Institutional Reform in Mexico Felicia Marie Knaul, Héctor Arreola-Ornelas, Oscar Méndez-Carniado and Martha Miranda-Muñoz 4. Community Prepayment of Health Care and the Willingness to Pay: Evidence of Rural Households in the Central Cameroon Joachim Nyemeck Binam, Diarra Ibrahim and Valère Nkelzok 5. Risk Segmentation, Moral Hazard and Equity in Chile’s Mandatory Health Insurance System Claudio Sapelli PART III: HEALTH SYSTEM DESIGN 6. The Impact of Public Health Insurance on Access and Equity: Peru’s Mother and Infant Insurance Program Miguel Jaramillo 7. Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Hospital Competition and Cardiac Patients in Taiwan Hsien-Ming Lien, Shin-Yi Chou, Jin-Tan Liu and Jason Hockenberry 8. Water for Life: The Impact of the Privatization of Water Services on Child Mortality Sebastian Galiani, Paul Gertler and Ernesto Schargrodsky PART IV: HIV/AIDS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD 9. Antenatal Clinics, Patients and HIV Prevalence in Cambodia Vonthanak Saphonn, Leng Bun Hor, Sun Penh Ly and Samrith Chhuon 10. Rural Household Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and Economic Efficiency in Southern Nigeria A.S. Oyekale Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book makes accessible to a broad audience the ideas, principles and practicalities of establishing effective social protection in Africa. It focuses on the major shift in strategy for tackling hunger and vulnerability, from emergency responses mainly in the form of food transfers to predictable cash transfers to the chronically poorest social groups. The first part of the book comprises nine theme chapters, covering vulnerability, targeting, delivery, coordination, cost-effectiveness, market impacts, and asset effects, while the second part consists of fifteen social protection case studies. The continuous interplay between these two parts makes for a unique contribution to the contemporary literature on social protection. The book takes a positive and forward looking view regarding the feasibility of achieving successful social transfers to the poorest in Africa; nevertheless, a critical stance is taken where appropriate, and unresolved strategic issues regarding the targeting, coverage and scale of social transfers are highlighted.Social Protection in Africa is an essential read for personnel, advisors and consultants working for aid donors, United Nations agencies, NGOs and governments on social transfer programmes in sub-Saharan African countries. In addition, the book represents a valuable resource for training courses on social protection, and will be vital reading for Masters level students and researchers studying emergency relief, social protection, vulnerability and poverty reduction in low-income countries.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Themes 1. Overview 2. Vulnerability 3. Targeting 4. Delivery 5. Coordination and Coverage 6. Cost-effectiveness 7. Market Effects 8. Asset Protection and Building 9. Lesson Learning: Strengths, Weaknesses and the State of the Art Part II: Case Studies from Southern Africa 10. Introduction to the Case Studies Case Studies: 1. Old Age Pension, Lesotho 2. Food Subsidy Programme, Mozambique 3. Public Works Programmes, Malawi 4. Dowa Emergency Cash Transfer, Malawi 5. Social Cash Transfers, Zambia 6. Urban Food Programme, Zimbabwe 7. Food Assistance Programme, Mozambique 8. School Feeding, Lesotho 9. Neighbourhood Care Points for Orphans and Vulnerable Children, Swaziland 10. Education Material Fairs, Mozambique 11. Input Subsidy Programme, Malawi 12. Food Security Packs, Zambia 13. Input Trade Fairs, Mozambique 14. Chief’s Fields for Orphans and Vulnerable Children, Swaziland 15. Small Livestock Transfers, Zimbabwe References Index

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Book Synopsis'With its breadth and depth, The International Handbook of Gender and Poverty certainly deserves a place on the bookshelves of university libraries and of every academic and development professional with a specific interest in gender and development.' Gender in Management: An International Journal 'I recommend this book to be a staple of reference libraries.' British Politics and Policy 'These diverse, thoughtful essays go far beyond a mere summary of international scholarship. They outline a fascinating and provocative agenda for future policy-relevant research. This book will help redefine and revitalise the field of gender and development.'- Professor Nancy Folbre, Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts, AmherstIn the interests of contextualizing (and nuancing) the multiple interrelations between gender and poverty, Sylvia Chant has gathered writings on diverse aspects of the subject from a range of disciplinary and professional perspectives, achieving extensive thematic as well as geographical coverage. This benchmark volume presents women's and men's experiences of gendered poverty with respect to a vast spectrum of intersecting issues including local to global economic transformations, family, age, 'race', migration, assets, paid and unpaid work, health, sexuality, human rights, and conflict and violence.The handbook also provides up-to-the-minute reflections on how to theorize, measure and represent the connections between gender and poverty, and to contemplate how gendered poverty is affected - and potentially redressed - by policy and grassroots interventions. An unprecedented and ambitious blend of conceptual, methodological, empirical and practical offerings from a host of established as well as upcoming scholars and professionals from across the globe lends the volume a distinctive and critical edge. Notwithstanding the broad scope of The International Handbook of Gender and Poverty, one theme in common to most of its 100-plus chapters is the need to 'en-gender' analysis and initiatives to combat poverty and inequality at local, national and international levels. As such, the volume will inspire its readers not only to reflect deeply on poverty and gender injustice, but also to consider what to do about it.This book will be essential reading for all with academic, professional or personal interests in gender, poverty, inequality, development, and social, political and economic change in the contemporary world.Trade ReviewPossibly the most comprehensive contribution to a detailed and thorough analysis of gendered dimensions of international poverty contexts, causes, and consequences ever brought together into one volume. --Suzanne Clisby Gender and DevelopmentWith international attention focused on halving poverty by 2015, the appearance of The International Handbook of Gender and Poverty is both timely and essential. Sylvia Chant is to be congratulated for producing a state-of-the-art compendium of everything you need to know about the often hidden, gendered, dimensions of poverty. Edited and written by leading scholars and policy advisers, the Handbook comprehensively covers the key themes that are vital to understanding poverty as a gendered process, combining policy lessons with theoretical insight. Richly illustrated with examples from across the world, this book will not only be welcomed by all those dedicated to the study of poverty, but, by casting new light on its causes, will also help to develop appropriate measures to tackle it. --Professor Maxine Molyneux, Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London, UK While each of the articles in this impressive collection makes an original contribution to the conceptual, empirical and policy analysis of gender and poverty, together they provide a comprehensive overview of the field and an essential resource for all sections of the development community. Professor Sylvia Chant is to be congratulated for bringing together some of the leading thinkers in the field from across the world. This is not only an unprecedented feat of international co-operation but feminist collaboration at its best. --Professor Naila Kabeer, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UKWith international attention focused on halving poverty by 2015, the appearance of The International Handbook of Gender and Poverty is both timely and essential. Sylvia Chant is to be congratulated for producing a state-of-the-art compendium of everything you need to know about the often hidden, gendered, dimensions of poverty. Edited and written by leading scholars and policy advisers, the Handbook comprehensively covers the key themes that are vital to understanding poverty as a gendered process, combining policy lessons with theoretical insight. Richly illustrated with examples from across the world, this book will not only be welcomed by all those dedicated to the study of poverty, but, by casting new light on its causes, will also help to develop appropriate measures to tackle it. --Professor Maxine Molyneux, Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London, UKWhile each of the articles in this impressive collection makes an original contribution to the conceptual, empirical and policy analysis of gender and poverty, together they provide a comprehensive overview of the field and an essential resource for all sections of the development community. Professor Sylvia Chant is to be congratulated for bringing together some of the leading thinkers in the field from across the world. This is not only an unprecedented feat of international co-operation but feminist collaboration at its best. --Professor Naila Kabeer, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Gendered Poverty Across Space and Time: Introduction and Overview Sylvia Chant PART I: CONCEPTS AND METHODOLOGIES FOR GENDERED POVERTY 2. Strategic Gendering: One Factor in the Constituting of Novel Political Economies Saskia Sassen 3. Subjectivity, Sexuality and Social Inequalities Henrietta L. Moore 4. Power, Privilege and Gender as Reflected in Poverty Analysis and Development Goals Gerd Johnsson-Latham 5. Gender Into Poverty Won’t Go: Reflections on Economic Growth, Gender Inequality and Poverty with Particular Reference to India Cecile Jackson 6. Advancing the Scope of Gender and Poverty Indices: An Agenda and Work in Progress Thomas Pogge 7. Methodologies for Gender-sensitive and Pro-poor Poverty Measures Sharon Bessell 8. Multidimensional Poverty Measurement in Mexico and Central America: Incorporating Rights and Equality Anna Coates 9. Gender, Time Poverty and Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach: Evidence From Guatemala Sarah Gammage 10. Why is Progress in Gender Equality So Slow? An Introduction to the ‘Social Institutions and Gender’ Index Dennis Drechsler and Johannes Jütting 11. Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend? Experiences with the Gender Action Learning System Linda Mayoux PART II: DEBATES ON THE ‘FEMINISATION OF POVERTY’, AND FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS 12. The ‘Feminisation of Poverty’: A Widespread Phenomenon? Marcelo Medeiros and Joana Costa 13. Poor Households or Poor Women: Is There a Difference? Gita Sen 14. Globalisation and the Need for a ‘Gender Lens’: A Discussion of Dichotomies and Orthodoxies with Particular Reference to the ‘Feminisation of Poverty’ Tine Davids and Francien van Driel 15. Towards a (Re)Conceptualisation of the ‘Feminisation of Poverty’: Reflections on Gender-differentiated Poverty from The Gambia, Philippines and Costa Rica Sylvia Chant 16. Post-adjustment, Post-mitigation, 'Post-poverty’? The Feminisation of Family Responsibility in Contemporary Ghana Lynne Brydon 17. Female-headed Households and Poverty in Latin America: State Policy in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic Helen I. Safa 18. Gender, Households and Poverty in the Caribbean: Shadows Over Islands in the Sun Janet Momsen 19. Poverty and Female-headed Households in Post-genocide Rwanda Marian Koster 20. Between Stigmatisation and Survival: Poverty Among Migrant and Non-migrant Lone Mothers in the Netherlands Annelou Ypeij 21. Lone Mothers, Poverty and Paid Work in the United Kingdom Jane Millar 22. Urban Poverty and Gender in Advanced Economies: The Persistence of Feminised Disadvantage Fran Tonkiss PART III: GENDER, FAMILY AND LIFECOURSE 23. Gender and Household Decision-making in Developing Countries: A Review of Evidence Agnes R. Quisumbing 24. Linking Women’s and Children’s Poverty Ruth Lister 25. Reducing the Gender Gap in Education: The Role of Wage Labour for Rural Women in Mozambique John Sender 26. Understanding the Gender Dynamics of Russia’s Economic Transformation: Women’s and Men’s Experiences of Employment, Domestic Labour and Poverty Sarah Ashwin 27. Gender, Poverty and Transition in Central Asia Jane Falkingham and Angela Baschieri 28. Urban Poverty, Heteronormativity and Women’s Agency in Lima, Peru: Family Life on the Margins Carolyn H. Williams 29. Youth, Gender and Work on the Streets of Mexico Gareth A. Jones and Sarah Thomas de Benítez 30. Sexuality, Poverty and Gender Among Gambian Youth Alice Evans 31. Ghettoisation, Migration or Sexual Connection? Negotiating Survival Among Gambian Male Youths Stella Nyanzi 32. Poverty and Old Age in Sub-Saharan Africa: Examining the Impacts of Gender with Particular Reference to Ghana Isabella Aboderin 33. Gender, Urban Poverty and Ageing in India: Conceptual and Policy Issues Penny Vera-Sanso 34. Poverty, Gender and Old Age: Pension Models in Costa Rica and Chile Monica Budowski 35. Gender, Poverty and Pensions in the United Kingdom Jane Falkingham, Maria Evandrou and Athina Vlachantoni PART IV: GENDER, ‘RACE’ AND MIGRATION 36. Assessing Poverty, Gender and Well-being in ‘Northern’ Indigenous Communities Janet Hunt 37. Gender and Ethnicity in the Shaping of Differentiated Outcomes of Mexico’s Progresa-Oportunidades Conditional Cash Transfer Programme Mercedes González de la Rocha 38. Gender, Poverty, and National Identity in Afrodescendent and Indigenous Movements Helen I. Safa 39. The Gendered Exclusions of International Migration: Perspectives from Latin American Migrants in London Cathy McIlwaine 40. Latino Immigrants, Gender and Poverty in the United States Cecilia Menjívar 41. Culturing Poverty? Ethnicity, Religion, Gender and Social Disadvantage Among South Asian Muslim Communities in the United Kingdom Claire Alexander 42. Gender, Occupation, Loss and Dislocation: A Latvian Perspective Linda McDowell 43. Gender, Poverty and Migration in Mexico Haydea Izazola 44. Migration, Gender and Sexual Economies: Young Female Rural–Urban Migrants in Nigeria Daniel Jordan Smith 45. Internal Mobility, Migration and Changing Gender Relations: Case Study Perspectives from Mali, Nigeria, Tanzania and Vietnam Cecilia Tacoli 46. Picturing Gender and Poverty: From ‘Victimhood’ to ‘Agency’? Kalpana Wilson PART V: GENDER, HEALTH AND POVERTY 47. Poverty Gender and the Right to Health: Reflections with Particular Reference to Chile Jasmine Gideon 48. Maternal Mortality in Latin America: A Matter of Gender and Ethnic Equality Anna Coates 49. New Labyrinths of Solitude: Lonesome Mexican Migrant Men and AIDS Matthew Gutmann 50. Gender, Poverty and AIDS: Perspectives with Particular Reference to Sub-Saharan Africa Catherine Campbell and Andrew Gibbs 51. Gender, HIV/AIDS and Carework in India: A Need for Gender-sensitive Policy Keerty Nakray 52. Women’s Smoking and Social Disadvantage Hilary Graham PART VI: GENDER, POVERTY AND ASSETS 53. Household Wealth and Women’s Poverty: Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Assessing Gender Inequality in Asset Ownership Carmen Diana Deere 54. Gender, Poverty and Access to Land in Cities of the South Carole Rakodi 55. Power, Patriarchy and Land: Examining Women’s Land Rights in Uganda and Rwanda Kate Bird and Jessica Espey 56. Gender, Livelihoods and Rental Housing Markets in the Global South: The Urban Poor as Landlords and Tenants Sunil Kumar 57. Renegotiating the Household: Successfully Leveraging Women’s Access to Housing Microfinance in South Africa Sophie Mills 58. Gender Issues and Shack/Slum Dweller Federations Sheela Patel and Diana Mitlin 59. Gender, Poverty and Social Capital: The Case of Oaxaca City, Mexico Katie Willis 60. Moving Beyond Gender and Poverty to Asset Accumulation: Evidence from Low-income Households in Guayaquil, Ecuador Caroline Moser 61. Conceptual and Practical Issues for Gender and Social Protection: Lessons from Lesotho Rachel Slater, Rebecca Holmes, Nicola Jones and Matšeliso Mphale PART VII: GENDER, POVERTY AND WORK 62. Gender, Work and Poverty in High-income Countries Diane Perrons 63. The Extent and Origin of the Gender Pay Gap in Europe Janneke Plantenga and Eva Fransen 64. Women’s Work, Nimble Fingers and Women’s Mobility in the Global Economy Ruth Pearson 65. Gender, Poverty and Inequality: The Role of Markets, States and Households Shahra Razavi and Silke Staab 66. Women’s Employment, Economic Risk and Poverty James Heintz 67. Gender and Ethical Trade: Can Vulnerable Women Workers Benefit? Stephanie Barrientos 68. Fraternal Capital and the Feminisation of Labour in South India Sharad Chari 69. Economic Transition and the Gender Wage Gap in Vietnam: 1992–2002 Amy Y.C. Liu 70. Gender, Poverty and Work in Cambodia Katherine Brickell 71. Informality, Poverty, and Gender: Evidence from the Global South Marty Chen 72. The Empowerment Trap: Gender, Poverty and the Informal Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa Kate Meagher 73. A Gendered Analysis of Decent Work Deficits in India’s Urban Informal Economy: Case Study Perspectives from Surat Paula Kantor 74. Gender and Quality of Work in Latin America Javier Pineda 75. Gender Inequalities and Poverty: A Simulation of the Likely Impacts of Reducing Labour Market Inequalities on Poverty Incidence in Latin America Joana Costa and Elydia Silva PART VIII: GENDERED POVERTY AND POLICY INTERVENTIONS 76. Gender, Poverty and Aid Architecture Gwendolyn Beetham 77. Brand Aid? How Shopping Has Become ‘Saving African Women and Children with AIDS’ Lisa Ann Richey 78. Sweden to the Rescue? Fitting Brown Women into a Poverty Framework Katja Jassey 79. Poverty Alleviation in a Changing Policy and Political Context: The Case of PRSPs with Particular Reference to Nicaragua Sarah Bradshaw and Brian Linneker 80. Gender-responsive Budgeting and Women’s Poverty Diane Elson and Rhonda Sharp 81. Reducing Gender Inequalities in Poverty: Considering Gender-sensitive Social Programmes in Costa Rica Monica Budowski and Laura Guzmán Stein 82. Is Gender Inequality a Form of Poverty? Shifting Semantics in Oxfam GB’s Thinking and Practice Nicholas Piálek 83. Tackling Poverty: Learning Together to Improve Women’s Rights Through Partnership – The Case of WOMANKIND Worldwide Tina Wallace and Ceri Hayes 84. Millennial Woman: The Gender Order of Development Ananya Roy PART IX: MICROFINANCE AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT 85. The Housewife and the Marketplace: Practices of Credit and Savings from the Early Modern to Modern Era Beverly Lemire 86. Money as Means or Money as End? Gendered Poverty, Microcredit and Women's Empowerment in Tanzania Fauzia Mohamed 87. Capitalising on Women’s Social Capital: Gender and Microfinance in Bolivia Kate Maclean 88. ‘A Woman and an Empty House are Never Alone For Long’: Autonomy, Control, Marriage and Microfinance in Women’s Livelihoods in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Caroline Sweetman 89. Gender and Poverty in Egypt: Do Credit Projects Empower the Marginalised and the Destitute? Iman Bibars 90. Women’s Empowerment: A Critical Re-evaluation of a GAD Poverty-alleviation Project in Egypt Joanne Sharp, John Briggs, Hoda Yacoub and Nabila Hamed 91. Impacting Women through Financial Services: The Self Help Group Bank Linkage Programme in India and its Effects on Women’s Empowerment Ranjula Bali Swain 92. Microcredit and Women’s Empowerment: Understanding the ‘Impact Paradox’ with Particular Reference to South India Supriya Garikipati 93. Gender and Poverty in Microfinance: Illustrations from Zambia Irene Banda Mutalima 94. The Impact of Microcredit Programmes on Survivalist Women Entrepreneurs in The Gambia and Senegal Bart Casier 95. Methodologies for Evaluating Women’s Empowerment in Poverty Alleviation Programmes: Illustrations from Paraguay and Honduras Yoko Fujikake PART X: NEW FRONTIERS IN GENDERED POVERTY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS 96. Women, Poverty and Disasters: Exploring the Links through Hurricane Mitch in Nicaragua Sarah Bradshaw 97. Decentralisation, Women’s Rights and Poverty: Learning from India and South Africa Jo Beall 98. Poverty, Entitlement and Citizenship: Vernacular Rights Cultures in Southern Asia Sumi Madhok 99. Contradictions in the Gender–Poverty Nexus: Reflections on the Privatisation of Social Reproduction and Urban Informality in South African Townships Faranak Miraftab 100. Gender, Neoliberalism and Post-neoliberalism: Re-assessing the Institutionalisation of Women’s Struggles for Survival in Ecuador and Venezuela Amy Lind 101. Who Does the Counting? Gender Mainstreaming, Grassroots Initiatives and Linking Women Across Space and ‘Race’ in Guyana D. Alissa Trotz 102. Poverty, Religion and Gender: Perspectives from Albania Claire Brickell 103. Sexuality, Gender and Poverty Susie Jolly and Andrea Cornwall 104. Masculinity, Poverty and the ‘New Wars’ Jane L. Parpart Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book makes accessible to a broad audience the ideas, principles and practicalities of establishing effective social protection in Africa. It focuses on the major shift in strategy for tackling hunger and vulnerability, from emergency responses mainly in the form of food transfers to predictable cash transfers to the chronically poorest social groups. The first part of the book comprises nine theme chapters, covering vulnerability, targeting, delivery, coordination, cost-effectiveness, market impacts, and asset effects, while the second part consists of fifteen social protection case studies. The continuous interplay between these two parts makes for a unique contribution to the contemporary literature on social protection. The book takes a positive and forward looking view regarding the feasibility of achieving successful social transfers to the poorest in Africa; nevertheless, a critical stance is taken where appropriate, and unresolved strategic issues regarding the targeting, coverage and scale of social transfers are highlighted.Social Protection in Africa is an essential read for personnel, advisors and consultants working for aid donors, United Nations agencies, NGOs and governments on social transfer programmes in sub-Saharan African countries. In addition, the book represents a valuable resource for training courses on social protection, and will be vital reading for Masters level students and researchers studying emergency relief, social protection, vulnerability and poverty reduction in low-income countries.Table of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: Themes 1. Overview 2. Vulnerability 3. Targeting 4. Delivery 5. Coordination and Coverage 6. Cost-effectiveness 7. Market Effects 8. Asset Protection and Building 9. Lesson Learning: Strengths, Weaknesses and the State of the Art Part II: Case Studies from Southern Africa 10. Introduction to the Case Studies Case Studies: 1. Old Age Pension, Lesotho 2. Food Subsidy Programme, Mozambique 3. Public Works Programmes, Malawi 4. Dowa Emergency Cash Transfer, Malawi 5. Social Cash Transfers, Zambia 6. Urban Food Programme, Zimbabwe 7. Food Assistance Programme, Mozambique 8. School Feeding, Lesotho 9. Neighbourhood Care Points for Orphans and Vulnerable Children, Swaziland 10. Education Material Fairs, Mozambique 11. Input Subsidy Programme, Malawi 12. Food Security Packs, Zambia 13. Input Trade Fairs, Mozambique 14. Chief’s Fields for Orphans and Vulnerable Children, Swaziland 15. Small Livestock Transfers, Zimbabwe References Index

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Book SynopsisThe challenge presented by climate change is by its nature, global. The populations of the Mexican Caribbean, the focus of this book, are faced by everyday decisions not unlike those in the urban North. The difference is that for the people of the Mexican Caribbean, evidence of the effects of climate change, including hurricanes, is very familiar to them. This important study documents the choices and risks of people who are powerless to change the economic development model which is itself forcing climate change.The book examines the Mexican Caribbean coast and explores the wider issues of managing climate change in vulnerable areas of the tropics. It also points to the inability to integrate development thinking into climate change adaptation. The authors suggest that failures in local governance - the transparency of state actions, and the local populations lack of effective power - represents a greater threat to adaptation than the absence of technical capacity in vulnerable areas.Using local case studies of communities, fishing villages and tourist destinations, this well-researched book will appeal to international students and academics working on climate change and professionals in development, conservation and tourism industries.Contents: 1. Introduction; 2. The Dynamics of Coastal Urbanisation; 3. Nature and Space in the 'Discovery' of the Mexican Caribbean; 4. The Development of Mass Tourism in Mexico; 5. Human Security and Governance; 6. Governance as Process: the Evolution of 'Power Spheres' and Climate Change; 7. Lived Experiences on the Coast: Holbox and Mahahual; 8. ConclusionTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The Dynamics of Coastal Urbanization 3. Nature and Space in the ‘Discovery’ of the Mexican Caribbean 4. The Development of Mass Tourism in Mexico 5. Human Security and Governance 6. Governance as Process: The Evolution of ‘Power Spheres’ and Climate Change 7. Lived Experiences on the Coast: Holbox and Mahahual 8. Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisDevelopment and Religion explores how the world's five major religions - Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam - understand and practice 'development' through an examination of their sacred texts, social teaching and basic beliefs. Religious belief is a common human characteristic with eighty percent of the world's population professing religious faith. Observable in all societies, religious belief is pervasive, profound, persuasive and persistent. The premise of this book is that despite this, religion has long been ignored within mainstream development paradigms and by development practitioners (both locally and at the international level) resulting in sub-optimal development outcomes. Matthew Clarke argues that each religion offers useful insights into various issues concerning development that should be considered by donors, NGOs, and others seeking to improve the lives of the poor. Undergraduates and postgraduate students of development studies, religious studies and theology will gratefully welcome this highly regarded book.Contents: Foreword by Katherine Marshall; Preface; 1. The Religion - Development Nexus; 2. Hinduism - Dharma and Active Citizenship; 3. Buddhism - A Middle Way for Development; 4. Judaism - A Cry for Justice; 5. Christianity - Development as an Option for the Poor; 6. Islam: Equality and Action; 7. Conclusion; References; IndexTrade Review‘This is a book I have been waiting for. . . While religion may still reside outside the mainstream of development thinking, this book makes an important and significant contribution to addressing this weakness. It enables the reader to engage in this complex field with much greater understanding and insight.’ -- Rick James, Development in PracticeTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Katherine Marshall Preface 1. The Religion–Development Nexus 2. Hinduism: Dharma and Active Citizenship 3. Buddhism: A Middle Way for Development 4. Judaism: A Cry for Justice 5. Christianity: Development as an Option for the Poor 6. Islam: Equality and Action 7. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisThe enforcement of TRIPS-plus standards on Intellectual Property (IP) has become one of the most significant challenges for developing countries in recent years. This book is the first initiative linking IP enforcement and development, which fundamentally differs from the approach and perspective of developed countries.The editors encourage developing countries to address the emerging challenges in IP enforcement initiatives at various international forums, and to devise appropriate national policies and legislation on IP enforcement, in accordance with international treaties. The book examines the trend towards increasing global IP enforcement, recent case law developments, abuse of IP enforcement procedures, and provides strategic considerations and recommendations for developing countries.With an interdisciplinary approach Intellectual Property Enforcement will be a must-read for scholars, experts and students of international relations, government officials and negotiators and companies engaged in IP enforcement activities.Table of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: THE IP ENFORCEMENT DEBATE 1. The Changing Global Governance of Intellectual Property Enforcement: A New Challenge for Developing Countries Viviana Muñoz Tellez 2. Ten General Misconceptions About the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Xuan Li 3. Re-delineation of the Role of Stakeholders: IP Enforcement Beyond Exclusive Rights Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan 4. WCO SECURE: Legal and Economic Assessments of the TRIPS-plus-plus IP Enforcement Xuan Li PART II: CASES AND DEVELOPMENTS ON IP ENFORCEMENT 5. Enforcing Border Measures: Importation of GMO Soybean Meal from Argentina Carlos M. Correa 6. Flexible Application of Injunctive Relief in Intellectual Property Enforcement (with Reference to Lessons from the Emerging US Jurisprudence) Joshua D. Sarnoff 7. Enforcement for Development: Why Not an Agenda for the Developing World? Hong Xue PART III: STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES 8. Dealing with Forum Shopping: Some Lessons from the SECURE Negotiations at the World Customs Organization Henrique Choer Moraes 9. Ensuring the Benefits of Intellectual Property Rights to Development: A Competition Policy Perspective Yusong Chen 10. Towards a Development Approach on IP Enforcement: Conclusions and Strategic Recommendations Xuan Li and Carlos M. Correa Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe enforcement of TRIPS-plus standards on Intellectual Property (IP) has become one of the most significant challenges for developing countries in recent years. This book is the first initiative linking IP enforcement and development, which fundamentally differs from the approach and perspective of developed countries.The editors encourage developing countries to address the emerging challenges in IP enforcement initiatives at various international forums, and to devise appropriate national policies and legislation on IP enforcement, in accordance with international treaties. The book examines the trend towards increasing global IP enforcement, recent case law developments, abuse of IP enforcement procedures, and provides strategic considerations and recommendations for developing countries.With an interdisciplinary approach Intellectual Property Enforcement will be a must-read for scholars, experts and students of international relations, government officials and negotiators and companies engaged in IP enforcement activities.Table of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: THE IP ENFORCEMENT DEBATE 1. The Changing Global Governance of Intellectual Property Enforcement: A New Challenge for Developing Countries Viviana Muñoz Tellez 2. Ten General Misconceptions About the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Xuan Li 3. Re-delineation of the Role of Stakeholders: IP Enforcement Beyond Exclusive Rights Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan 4. WCO SECURE: Legal and Economic Assessments of the TRIPS-plus-plus IP Enforcement Xuan Li PART II: CASES AND DEVELOPMENTS ON IP ENFORCEMENT 5. Enforcing Border Measures: Importation of GMO Soybean Meal from Argentina Carlos M. Correa 6. Flexible Application of Injunctive Relief in Intellectual Property Enforcement (with Reference to Lessons from the Emerging US Jurisprudence) Joshua D. Sarnoff 7. Enforcement for Development: Why Not an Agenda for the Developing World? Hong Xue PART III: STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES 8. Dealing with Forum Shopping: Some Lessons from the SECURE Negotiations at the World Customs Organization Henrique Choer Moraes 9. Ensuring the Benefits of Intellectual Property Rights to Development: A Competition Policy Perspective Yusong Chen 10. Towards a Development Approach on IP Enforcement: Conclusions and Strategic Recommendations Xuan Li and Carlos M. Correa Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe Elgar Handbook of Civil War and Fragile States brings together contributions from a multidisciplinary group of internationally renowned scholars on such important issues as the causes of violent conflicts and state fragility, the challenges of conflict resolution and mediation, and the obstacles to post-conflict reconstruction and durable peace-building.While other companion volumes exist, this detailed and comprehensive book brings together an unrivalled range of disciplinary perspectives, including development economists, quantitative and qualitative political scientists, and sociologists. Topical chapters include: Post-Conflict and State Fragility, Ethnicity, Human Security, Poverty and Conflict, Economic Dimensions of Civil War, Climate Change and Armed Conflict, Rebel Recruitment, Education and Violent Conflict, Obstacles to Peace Settlements and many others.With detailed and comprehensive coverage, this Handbook will appeal to postgraduate and undergraduate students, policymakers, researchers and academics in conflict and peace studies, international relations, international politics and security studies.Contributors include: P. Aall, T. Addison, P.H. Baker, R.H. Bates, J. Bercovitch, G.K. Brown, H. Buhaug, P. Clark, C.A. Crocker, H. Dorussen, V.P. Fortna, S. Fukuda-Parr, K.S. Gleditsch, N.P. Gleditsch, Y. Guichaoua, F.O. Hampson, C.A. Hartzell, H. Hegre, H. Holtermann, L.M. Howard, P. Justino, A. Langer, R. Licklider, K. Long, C. Lutmar, D.M. Malone, J. McGarry, C. Messineo, N.W. Metternich, R. Muggah, S.M. Murshed, H. Nitzscke, B. O Leary, J. Ohiorhenuan, A. Ruggeri, B.R. Sørensen, F. Stewart, M.Z. Tadjoeddin, O.M. Theisen, H. Urdal, P. Vermeersch, S. WolffTrade Review'The Elgar Handbook of Civil War and Fragile States is an impressive volume. Its distinguished contributors offer a rich menu of courses, ranging from conflict and war to peacemaking, transitional justice, peacekeeping, and powersharing. Encyclopedic in its scope, the volume encompasses many different approaches to stimulate and provoke the careful reader. It serves up a feast for scholars and policymakers alike.' --Donald L. Horowitz, Duke University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Conflict, Post-Conflict, and State Fragility: Conceptual and Methodological Issues Arnim Langer and Graham K. Brown 2. Ethnicity Robert H. Bates 3. Human Security Sakiko Fukuda-Parr and Carol Messineo 4. Poverty and Conflict Håvard Hegre and Helge Holtermann 5. Conflict and the Social Contract Syed Mansoob Murshed 6. Economic Dimensions of Civil War Heiko Nitzschke and David M. Malone 7. Horizontal Inequalities and Conflict Frances Stewart 8. Conflict, Natural Resources and Development Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin 9. Climate Change and Armed Conflict Ole Magnus Theisen, Nils Petter Gleditsch and Halvard Buhaug 10. Demography and Armed Conflict Henrik Urdal 11. Rethinking Durable Solutions for Refugees Katy Long 12. Rebel Recruitment Yvan Guichaoua 13. Violent Conflict and Human Capital Accumulation Patricia Justino 14. Education and Violent Conflict Birgitte Refslund Sørensen 15. International Dimensions of Internal Conflict Nils W. Metternich, Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, Han Dorussen and Andrea Ruggeri 16. Theories of Ethnic Mobilization: Overview and Recent Trends Peter Vermeersch 17. Transitions from War to Peace Caroline A. Hartzell 18. Fragile States and Civil Wars: Is Mediation the Answer? Carmela Lutmar and Jacob Bercovitch 19. Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Robert Muggah 20. Obstacles to Peace Settlements Roy Licklider 21. Pitfalls and Prospects in the Peacekeeping Literature Virginia Page Fortna and Lise Morjé Howard 22. Transitional Justice in Post-Conflict Societies Phil Clark 23. Collective Conflict Management Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson and Pamela Aall 24. The Political Economy of Fragile States Tony Addison 25. Conflict Resolution versus Democratic Governance: Can Elections Bridge the Divide? Pauline H. Baker 26. Federations and Managing Nations John McGarry and Brendan O’Leary 27. Post-Conflict Recovery John Ohiorhenuan 28. Gendering Violent Conflicts Birgitte Refslund Sørensen 29. Complex Power Sharing Stefan Wolff References Index

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Book SynopsisThis unique book explores the varied perspectives on contemporary processes of rural transformation and policy intervention in China. The expert contributors combine a critical review of current theoretical viewpoints and global debates with a series of case studies that document the specificities of China?s pathways to change. Central issues focus on the dynamics of state?peasant encounters; the diversification of labour and livelihoods; out-migration and the blurring of rural and urban scenarios; the significance of issues of ?value? and ?capital? and their gender implications; land ownership and sustainable resource management; struggles between administrative cadres and local actors; and the dilemmas of ?participatory? development.Rural Transformations and Development ? China in Context will prove a fascinating and stimulating read for academics and researchers in the areas of Asian studies, development and agriculture, and public policy.Trade Review‘This book is commended to rural development specialists, rural sociologists and anthropologists. These groups cover both, academics and practitioners who are interested in agrarian and development issues in China in particular and the world more generally.’ -- Axel Wolz, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture‘Rural Transformations and Development - China in Context is a thoughtful book in both senses - penetrating and packed with ideas. True to its title, it takes the reader through the main socio-economic and political changes of Chinese rural society. The book brings together a selected group of authoritative, international experts on agricultural development with particular reference to China. It is a good read for everyone, and an eminently recommendable text for professionals and students interested in issues of China’s rural change.’ -- Peter Ho, University of Groningen, The Netherlands‘This is an insightful and excellent theoretical and empirical collection about China’s contemporary agrarian transformation critically studied - not in isolation from either the urban sector or the broader world, but in relation to these. It is a must-read for academics and development policy practitioners who are interested in agrarian and development issues in China in particular and the world more generally.’ -- Saturnino M. Borras Jr, Saint Mary’s University, Canada‘Bringing together contributions by some of the leading Western scholars working on paths of rural transformation with studies by their counterparts in China, this book examines the value of contemporary development theories for understanding the specificities of China’s trajectory of change. It is a first-class contribution both to Modern China studies and to the renaissance of international research on agrarian change that is now going on. It deserves a wide readership.’ -- John Harriss, Simon Fraser University at Vancouver, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Norman Long PART I: AGRARIAN DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE IN AN ERA OF GLOBALIZATION 1. Histories of Development, Predicaments of Modernity: Thinking About Globalization from Some Critical Development Studies Perspectives Arturo Escobar 2. Peasants, Territorial Cooperatives and the Agrarian Question Jan Douwe van der Ploeg 3. Rural Livelihoods and Agrarian Change: Bringing Class Back in Henry Bernstein 4. Value, Gender and Capital: Frameworks of Calculation in Micro-Financial Practices Magdalena Villarreal PART II: ENCOUNTERING THE STATE: PEASANT LIVELIHOOD ISSUES 5. Building Livelihoods: How Chinese Peasants Deal with State Regulation of Opportunity and Risk Flemming Christiansen 6. Land to the Tiller: The Complexities of Land Ownership and Use in a North China Village Zhao Xudong PART III: URBANIZATION OF THE COUNTRYSIDE AND MIGRATION DILEMMAS 7. Urbanization, Decentralization and the Reorganization of Rural Life Bryan Roberts 8. Rural Urbanization in Phoenix Village: Revisiting a Village in Guangdong Province Zhou Daming with Huang Xueliang 9. Growing Up and Growing Old in Rural Mexico and China: Care-giving for the Young and the Elderly at the Family–State Interface Gail Mummert 10. Rural–Urban Migration and the Plight of ‘Left-behind Children’ in Mid-west China Ye Jingzhong, Wang Yihuan and Zhang Keyun PART IV: POLITICS OF POLICY AND PARTICIPATION 11. State Policy Intervention in an Era of Civic Participation Alberto Arce 12. Stalemate of Participation: Participatory Village Development Planning for Poverty Alleviation in China Li Xiaoyun and Liu Xiaoqian 13. How Local Politics Shape Intervention Practices in the Xiaolongshan Forest Region of Gansu, NW China Liu Jinlong 14. ‘Accountability’ in Contemporary Rural China: Yu Lu Village Case Study Solange Guo Chatelard Index

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Book Synopsis'With its breadth and depth, The International Handbook of Gender and Poverty certainly deserves a place on the bookshelves of university libraries and of every academic and development professional with a specific interest in gender and development.' Gender in Management: An International Journal 'I recommend this book to be a staple of reference libraries.' British Politics and Policy 'These diverse, thoughtful essays go far beyond a mere summary of international scholarship. They outline a fascinating and provocative agenda for future policy-relevant research. This book will help redefine and revitalise the field of gender and development.'- Professor Nancy Folbre, Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts, AmherstIn the interests of contextualizing (and nuancing) the multiple interrelations between gender and poverty, Sylvia Chant has gathered writings on diverse aspects of the subject from a range of disciplinary and professional perspectives, achieving extensive thematic as well as geographical coverage. This benchmark volume presents women's and men's experiences of gendered poverty with respect to a vast spectrum of intersecting issues including local to global economic transformations, family, age, 'race', migration, assets, paid and unpaid work, health, sexuality, human rights, and conflict and violence.The handbook also provides up-to-the-minute reflections on how to theorize, measure and represent the connections between gender and poverty, and to contemplate how gendered poverty is affected - and potentially redressed - by policy and grassroots interventions. An unprecedented and ambitious blend of conceptual, methodological, empirical and practical offerings from a host of established as well as upcoming scholars and professionals from across the globe lends the volume a distinctive and critical edge. Notwithstanding the broad scope of The International Handbook of Gender and Poverty, one theme in common to most of its 100-plus chapters is the need to 'en-gender' analysis and initiatives to combat poverty and inequality at local, national and international levels. As such, the volume will inspire its readers not only to reflect deeply on poverty and gender injustice, but also to consider what to do about it.This book will be essential reading for all with academic, professional or personal interests in gender, poverty, inequality, development, and social, political and economic change in the contemporary world.Trade ReviewPossibly the most comprehensive contribution to a detailed and thorough analysis of gendered dimensions of international poverty contexts, causes, and consequences ever brought together into one volume. --Suzanne Clisby Gender and DevelopmentWith international attention focused on halving poverty by 2015, the appearance of The International Handbook of Gender and Poverty is both timely and essential. Sylvia Chant is to be congratulated for producing a state-of-the-art compendium of everything you need to know about the often hidden, gendered, dimensions of poverty. Edited and written by leading scholars and policy advisers, the Handbook comprehensively covers the key themes that are vital to understanding poverty as a gendered process, combining policy lessons with theoretical insight. Richly illustrated with examples from across the world, this book will not only be welcomed by all those dedicated to the study of poverty, but, by casting new light on its causes, will also help to develop appropriate measures to tackle it. --Professor Maxine Molyneux, Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London, UK While each of the articles in this impressive collection makes an original contribution to the conceptual, empirical and policy analysis of gender and poverty, together they provide a comprehensive overview of the field and an essential resource for all sections of the development community. Professor Sylvia Chant is to be congratulated for bringing together some of the leading thinkers in the field from across the world. This is not only an unprecedented feat of international co-operation but feminist collaboration at its best. --Professor Naila Kabeer, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UKWith international attention focused on halving poverty by 2015, the appearance of The International Handbook of Gender and Poverty is both timely and essential. Sylvia Chant is to be congratulated for producing a state-of-the-art compendium of everything you need to know about the often hidden, gendered, dimensions of poverty. Edited and written by leading scholars and policy advisers, the Handbook comprehensively covers the key themes that are vital to understanding poverty as a gendered process, combining policy lessons with theoretical insight. Richly illustrated with examples from across the world, this book will not only be welcomed by all those dedicated to the study of poverty, but, by casting new light on its causes, will also help to develop appropriate measures to tackle it. --Professor Maxine Molyneux, Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London, UKWhile each of the articles in this impressive collection makes an original contribution to the conceptual, empirical and policy analysis of gender and poverty, together they provide a comprehensive overview of the field and an essential resource for all sections of the development community. Professor Sylvia Chant is to be congratulated for bringing together some of the leading thinkers in the field from across the world. This is not only an unprecedented feat of international co-operation but feminist collaboration at its best. --Professor Naila Kabeer, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Gendered Poverty Across Space and Time: Introduction and Overview Sylvia Chant PART I: CONCEPTS AND METHODOLOGIES FOR GENDERED POVERTY 2. Strategic Gendering: One Factor in the Constituting of Novel Political Economies Saskia Sassen 3. Subjectivity, Sexuality and Social Inequalities Henrietta L. Moore 4. Power, Privilege and Gender as Reflected in Poverty Analysis and Development Goals Gerd Johnsson-Latham 5. Gender Into Poverty Won’t Go: Reflections on Economic Growth, Gender Inequality and Poverty with Particular Reference to India Cecile Jackson 6. Advancing the Scope of Gender and Poverty Indices: An Agenda and Work in Progress Thomas Pogge 7. Methodologies for Gender-sensitive and Pro-poor Poverty Measures Sharon Bessell 8. Multidimensional Poverty Measurement in Mexico and Central America: Incorporating Rights and Equality Anna Coates 9. Gender, Time Poverty and Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach: Evidence From Guatemala Sarah Gammage 10. Why is Progress in Gender Equality So Slow? An Introduction to the ‘Social Institutions and Gender’ Index Dennis Drechsler and Johannes Jütting 11. Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend? Experiences with the Gender Action Learning System Linda Mayoux PART II: DEBATES ON THE ‘FEMINISATION OF POVERTY’, AND FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS 12. The ‘Feminisation of Poverty’: A Widespread Phenomenon? Marcelo Medeiros and Joana Costa 13. Poor Households or Poor Women: Is There a Difference? Gita Sen 14. Globalisation and the Need for a ‘Gender Lens’: A Discussion of Dichotomies and Orthodoxies with Particular Reference to the ‘Feminisation of Poverty’ Tine Davids and Francien van Driel 15. Towards a (Re)Conceptualisation of the ‘Feminisation of Poverty’: Reflections on Gender-differentiated Poverty from The Gambia, Philippines and Costa Rica Sylvia Chant 16. Post-adjustment, Post-mitigation, 'Post-poverty’? The Feminisation of Family Responsibility in Contemporary Ghana Lynne Brydon 17. Female-headed Households and Poverty in Latin America: State Policy in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic Helen I. Safa 18. Gender, Households and Poverty in the Caribbean: Shadows Over Islands in the Sun Janet Momsen 19. Poverty and Female-headed Households in Post-genocide Rwanda Marian Koster 20. Between Stigmatisation and Survival: Poverty Among Migrant and Non-migrant Lone Mothers in the Netherlands Annelou Ypeij 21. Lone Mothers, Poverty and Paid Work in the United Kingdom Jane Millar 22. Urban Poverty and Gender in Advanced Economies: The Persistence of Feminised Disadvantage Fran Tonkiss PART III: GENDER, FAMILY AND LIFECOURSE 23. Gender and Household Decision-making in Developing Countries: A Review of Evidence Agnes R. Quisumbing 24. Linking Women’s and Children’s Poverty Ruth Lister 25. Reducing the Gender Gap in Education: The Role of Wage Labour for Rural Women in Mozambique John Sender 26. Understanding the Gender Dynamics of Russia’s Economic Transformation: Women’s and Men’s Experiences of Employment, Domestic Labour and Poverty Sarah Ashwin 27. Gender, Poverty and Transition in Central Asia Jane Falkingham and Angela Baschieri 28. Urban Poverty, Heteronormativity and Women’s Agency in Lima, Peru: Family Life on the Margins Carolyn H. Williams 29. Youth, Gender and Work on the Streets of Mexico Gareth A. Jones and Sarah Thomas de Benítez 30. Sexuality, Poverty and Gender Among Gambian Youth Alice Evans 31. Ghettoisation, Migration or Sexual Connection? Negotiating Survival Among Gambian Male Youths Stella Nyanzi 32. Poverty and Old Age in Sub-Saharan Africa: Examining the Impacts of Gender with Particular Reference to Ghana Isabella Aboderin 33. Gender, Urban Poverty and Ageing in India: Conceptual and Policy Issues Penny Vera-Sanso 34. Poverty, Gender and Old Age: Pension Models in Costa Rica and Chile Monica Budowski 35. Gender, Poverty and Pensions in the United Kingdom Jane Falkingham, Maria Evandrou and Athina Vlachantoni PART IV: GENDER, ‘RACE’ AND MIGRATION 36. Assessing Poverty, Gender and Well-being in ‘Northern’ Indigenous Communities Janet Hunt 37. Gender and Ethnicity in the Shaping of Differentiated Outcomes of Mexico’s Progresa-Oportunidades Conditional Cash Transfer Programme Mercedes González de la Rocha 38. Gender, Poverty, and National Identity in Afrodescendent and Indigenous Movements Helen I. Safa 39. The Gendered Exclusions of International Migration: Perspectives from Latin American Migrants in London Cathy McIlwaine 40. Latino Immigrants, Gender and Poverty in the United States Cecilia Menjívar 41. Culturing Poverty? Ethnicity, Religion, Gender and Social Disadvantage Among South Asian Muslim Communities in the United Kingdom Claire Alexander 42. Gender, Occupation, Loss and Dislocation: A Latvian Perspective Linda McDowell 43. Gender, Poverty and Migration in Mexico Haydea Izazola 44. Migration, Gender and Sexual Economies: Young Female Rural–Urban Migrants in Nigeria Daniel Jordan Smith 45. Internal Mobility, Migration and Changing Gender Relations: Case Study Perspectives from Mali, Nigeria, Tanzania and Vietnam Cecilia Tacoli 46. Picturing Gender and Poverty: From ‘Victimhood’ to ‘Agency’? Kalpana Wilson PART V: GENDER, HEALTH AND POVERTY 47. Poverty Gender and the Right to Health: Reflections with Particular Reference to Chile Jasmine Gideon 48. Maternal Mortality in Latin America: A Matter of Gender and Ethnic Equality Anna Coates 49. New Labyrinths of Solitude: Lonesome Mexican Migrant Men and AIDS Matthew Gutmann 50. Gender, Poverty and AIDS: Perspectives with Particular Reference to Sub-Saharan Africa Catherine Campbell and Andrew Gibbs 51. Gender, HIV/AIDS and Carework in India: A Need for Gender-sensitive Policy Keerty Nakray 52. Women’s Smoking and Social Disadvantage Hilary Graham PART VI: GENDER, POVERTY AND ASSETS 53. Household Wealth and Women’s Poverty: Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Assessing Gender Inequality in Asset Ownership Carmen Diana Deere 54. Gender, Poverty and Access to Land in Cities of the South Carole Rakodi 55. Power, Patriarchy and Land: Examining Women’s Land Rights in Uganda and Rwanda Kate Bird and Jessica Espey 56. Gender, Livelihoods and Rental Housing Markets in the Global South: The Urban Poor as Landlords and Tenants Sunil Kumar 57. Renegotiating the Household: Successfully Leveraging Women’s Access to Housing Microfinance in South Africa Sophie Mills 58. Gender Issues and Shack/Slum Dweller Federations Sheela Patel and Diana Mitlin 59. Gender, Poverty and Social Capital: The Case of Oaxaca City, Mexico Katie Willis 60. Moving Beyond Gender and Poverty to Asset Accumulation: Evidence from Low-income Households in Guayaquil, Ecuador Caroline Moser 61. Conceptual and Practical Issues for Gender and Social Protection: Lessons from Lesotho Rachel Slater, Rebecca Holmes, Nicola Jones and Matšeliso Mphale PART VII: GENDER, POVERTY AND WORK 62. Gender, Work and Poverty in High-income Countries Diane Perrons 63. The Extent and Origin of the Gender Pay Gap in Europe Janneke Plantenga and Eva Fransen 64. Women’s Work, Nimble Fingers and Women’s Mobility in the Global Economy Ruth Pearson 65. Gender, Poverty and Inequality: The Role of Markets, States and Households Shahra Razavi and Silke Staab 66. Women’s Employment, Economic Risk and Poverty James Heintz 67. Gender and Ethical Trade: Can Vulnerable Women Workers Benefit? Stephanie Barrientos 68. Fraternal Capital and the Feminisation of Labour in South India Sharad Chari 69. Economic Transition and the Gender Wage Gap in Vietnam: 1992–2002 Amy Y.C. Liu 70. Gender, Poverty and Work in Cambodia Katherine Brickell 71. Informality, Poverty, and Gender: Evidence from the Global South Marty Chen 72. The Empowerment Trap: Gender, Poverty and the Informal Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa Kate Meagher 73. A Gendered Analysis of Decent Work Deficits in India’s Urban Informal Economy: Case Study Perspectives from Surat Paula Kantor 74. Gender and Quality of Work in Latin America Javier Pineda 75. Gender Inequalities and Poverty: A Simulation of the Likely Impacts of Reducing Labour Market Inequalities on Poverty Incidence in Latin America Joana Costa and Elydia Silva PART VIII: GENDERED POVERTY AND POLICY INTERVENTIONS 76. Gender, Poverty and Aid Architecture Gwendolyn Beetham 77. Brand Aid? How Shopping Has Become ‘Saving African Women and Children with AIDS’ Lisa Ann Richey 78. Sweden to the Rescue? Fitting Brown Women into a Poverty Framework Katja Jassey 79. Poverty Alleviation in a Changing Policy and Political Context: The Case of PRSPs with Particular Reference to Nicaragua Sarah Bradshaw and Brian Linneker 80. Gender-responsive Budgeting and Women’s Poverty Diane Elson and Rhonda Sharp 81. Reducing Gender Inequalities in Poverty: Considering Gender-sensitive Social Programmes in Costa Rica Monica Budowski and Laura Guzmán Stein 82. Is Gender Inequality a Form of Poverty? Shifting Semantics in Oxfam GB’s Thinking and Practice Nicholas Piálek 83. Tackling Poverty: Learning Together to Improve Women’s Rights Through Partnership – The Case of WOMANKIND Worldwide Tina Wallace and Ceri Hayes 84. Millennial Woman: The Gender Order of Development Ananya Roy PART IX: MICROFINANCE AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT 85. The Housewife and the Marketplace: Practices of Credit and Savings from the Early Modern to Modern Era Beverly Lemire 86. Money as Means or Money as End? Gendered Poverty, Microcredit and Women's Empowerment in Tanzania Fauzia Mohamed 87. Capitalising on Women’s Social Capital: Gender and Microfinance in Bolivia Kate Maclean 88. ‘A Woman and an Empty House are Never Alone For Long’: Autonomy, Control, Marriage and Microfinance in Women’s Livelihoods in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Caroline Sweetman 89. Gender and Poverty in Egypt: Do Credit Projects Empower the Marginalised and the Destitute? Iman Bibars 90. Women’s Empowerment: A Critical Re-evaluation of a GAD Poverty-alleviation Project in Egypt Joanne Sharp, John Briggs, Hoda Yacoub and Nabila Hamed 91. Impacting Women through Financial Services: The Self Help Group Bank Linkage Programme in India and its Effects on Women’s Empowerment Ranjula Bali Swain 92. Microcredit and Women’s Empowerment: Understanding the ‘Impact Paradox’ with Particular Reference to South India Supriya Garikipati 93. Gender and Poverty in Microfinance: Illustrations from Zambia Irene Banda Mutalima 94. The Impact of Microcredit Programmes on Survivalist Women Entrepreneurs in The Gambia and Senegal Bart Casier 95. Methodologies for Evaluating Women’s Empowerment in Poverty Alleviation Programmes: Illustrations from Paraguay and Honduras Yoko Fujikake PART X: NEW FRONTIERS IN GENDERED POVERTY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS 96. Women, Poverty and Disasters: Exploring the Links through Hurricane Mitch in Nicaragua Sarah Bradshaw 97. Decentralisation, Women’s Rights and Poverty: Learning from India and South Africa Jo Beall 98. Poverty, Entitlement and Citizenship: Vernacular Rights Cultures in Southern Asia Sumi Madhok 99. Contradictions in the Gender–Poverty Nexus: Reflections on the Privatisation of Social Reproduction and Urban Informality in South African Townships Faranak Miraftab 100. Gender, Neoliberalism and Post-neoliberalism: Re-assessing the Institutionalisation of Women’s Struggles for Survival in Ecuador and Venezuela Amy Lind 101. Who Does the Counting? Gender Mainstreaming, Grassroots Initiatives and Linking Women Across Space and ‘Race’ in Guyana D. Alissa Trotz 102. Poverty, Religion and Gender: Perspectives from Albania Claire Brickell 103. Sexuality, Gender and Poverty Susie Jolly and Andrea Cornwall 104. Masculinity, Poverty and the ‘New Wars’ Jane L. Parpart Index

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Book SynopsisOver the past decade the emergence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has helped to improve corporate governance by tackling such burning issues as child labour and human rights violations. However, as the author argues in this important new book, the time has now come to incorporate wage issues into CSR. Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead proposes a new methodology, the `Fair Wage' approach, providing CSR actors with a coherent and comprehensive set of fair wage dimensions and indicators. Application of this new approach in a large-scale auditing exercise on wages in Asia and a number of qualitative case studies in China provides unique, first-hand information on wage practices among suppliers. The results confirm the need to address wage issues using a broad spectrum of wage dimensions, including living wages, minimum wages, social dialogue, payment of working hours and wage development in accordance with prices, enterprise performance and changes in technology and human capital. The `Fair Wage' approach advocated in this book is a first, serious and concerted effort to address the issue of wages, which are increasingly being used as the adjustment variable at the end of the supply chain.Adverse wage developments clearly highlight the limitations of government action in regulating this aspect of the global economy. The ‘Fair Wage’ approach advocated in this book is a first, serious and concerted effort to address this critical issue. It will be required reading for practitioners and scholars of labour economics, development studies and CSR.Trade Review‘In his book Fair Wages, Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead provides a compelling view into how to strengthen CSR by incorporating a wage dimension and a monitoring process in this area. This book is unique in that it thoroughly explores the different wage indicators that have been used to capture a general wage concept, and after noting the main focal points and deficiencies present in each approach, provides us a new holistic fair wage framework of analysis and monitoring tool. . . Fair Wages is grounded in research and is written in a style that makes it accessible to multiple audiences.’ -- Ilyana Albarran, Public Organization Review‘While many economists, policy-makers and commentators often point at negative effects of globalisation on wage inequality and income distribution, few specific proposals have emerged so far. Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead’s book should be commended for proposing a concrete approach for addressing the wage-related dimension of the social issues raised by globalisation.’ -- Pascal Lamy, World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland‘Remedies should be brought to the global worrying wage trends so well documented in this book, not only by governments but by employers themselves, out of enlightened self-interest rather than generous benefaction, in the pursuit of the long-term profitability of their companies, through the positive impact that greater fairness exercises have on labour productivity and social peace. This is the line taken by Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead in his book on fair wages. Daniel shows that there is still considerable room for tapping the resources of corporate social responsibility: this potential simply must be exploited to the full before anything else, and therefore it must be investigated and publicized the way he does.’ -- D. Mario Nuti, University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’ and formerly of London Business School, UK‘This is an exceptionally important and timely piece of work for the simple reason that it brings to our attention a global crisis - that of unfair wages. In this volume, Daniel provides an excellent analytical framework and tool that can be applied at firm level. I fully expect that the different dimensions of the fair wage proposed in this book will become standard features of company annual wage reviews and of social audits.’ -- Auret Van Heerden, President and CEO, Fair Labour AssociationTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Auret van Heerden Preface Introduction 1. The General Context: Global Wage Trends Part I: Towards a New Wage Policy: The Fair Wage Approach 2. CSR Deficit on Wages 3. Fair Wages: A More Comprehensive and Multidimensional Approach 4. Pilot Testing in Two Suppliers in China Part II: The Fair Wage Approach in Practice 5. First Comprehensive Auditing on Wages 6. Fair Wages within the Crisis Policy Conclusions 7. Towards a Fair Wage Campaign Bibliography Annexes Index

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Book SynopsisOriginally initiated by the Presidential Committee on Regional Development in South Korea, this wide-ranging volume investigates the new directions in regional development policy taking shape around the world. In addition to contributions with individual emphasis on regional policy in Korea, the book compares, contrasts and extends regional policy thought in the European Union and other Asian countries. The book first examines some radical new directions in Korea's regional policies instigated by the newly established permanent Presidential Commission of Regional Development. The existing nine provinces and seven 'Special Cities' (i.e. metropolitan areas), will yield considerable power and budget authority to seven new mega-regions. Many of the ideas behind the new policies (such as territorial cohesion, regional innovation and regional competitiveness) were inspired from abroad, especially Europe. There are also changes at the lower urban scale to modify Korea's traditional top-down strategies. Previous policies, named 'balanced national development', were targeted at undermining Seoul by redistributing activities, including government, to other parts of the country under the zero sum game assumption. The new policies aim to benefit both the Capital Region and other mega-regions under a 'win-win' assumption. The book evaluates these approaches. Original contributions from some of the field's foremost scholars - including Sang-Chuel Choe, Sir Peter Hall, Andreas Faludi, Michael Storper, Takashi Onishi, Maryann Feldman and Sam Ock Park - identify priorities for territorial integration, develop ideas for cross-border cooperation, discuss EU policy and policies for overall regional competitiveness, examine the construction of regional entrepreneurial advantage and consider fiscal policy and decision-making. Professors, students and public policy officials in the fields of regional studies, planning and regional economics, economic geography and political science will all find this book very current and enlightening.Contributors: C.-H.C. Bae, S.-C. Choe, P. Crézé, M.G. Donovan, A. Faludi, T. Farole, M. Feldman, P. Hall, E.J. Heikkila, H. Horio, J.-H. Jang, S.N. Jung, R. Kawka, Y.-W. Kim, S.V. Lall, Y.G. Lee, N. Lowe, T. Onishi, S.O. Park, H.W. Richardson, A. Rodríguez-Pose, M. StorperTrade Review’[T]his is a topical book as it describes the newest trends and changes in regional development policy in South Korea with great detail.’ -- Robert Hassink, Regional StudiesTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction: Reshaping Regional Policy in Korea Sang-Chuel Choe PART II: GLOBAL VIEWS 2. Regions and Regional Policy: A Global View Sir Peter Hall 3. Regional Policy: What Works and What Doesn’t Somik V. Lall 4. Barriers and Breakthrough Strategies for Cross-Border Cooperation Michael G. Donovan PART III: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES A. Europe 5. Cohesion, Coherence, Cooperation: EU Policy Beyond Hard Territoriality Andreas Faludi 6. Cohesion Policy in the European Union: Growth, Geography, Institutions Thomas Farole, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Michael Storper 7. Policies for Regional Competitiveness Patrick Crézé 8. Strengthening Metropolitan Regions for Growth and Innovation Rupert Kawka 9. Regional Development Agencies in England Harry W. Richardson B. Other 10. Development of Regional Plans and Economic Base Strategies for Sustainable Development in Japan Takashi Onishi 11. Emerging Issues and the Experiences of Economic Regions: The Case of Japan Hiroyasu Horio 12. Constructing Regional Entrepreneurial Advantage: Consensus Building, Technological Uncertainty and Emerging Industries Maryann Feldman and Nichola Lowe PART IV: INCOME VS. SPATIAL EQUITY 13. Identity and Inequality in Planning: Implications for Regional Development Eric J. Heikkila 14. Inequity and Regional Development Policies Chang-Hee Christine Bae 15. The New Economic Geography and Regional Development Policies Harry W. Richardson PART V: KOREA 16. Fiscal Policy and Regional Development Young Geol Lee 17. Regional Development Policy in Korea: The Past, Present and Future Jae-Hong Jang 18. Long-term Strategies for Regional Development Policies in Korea Sam Ock Park 19. The Role of Economic Regions and Metropolitan Economies in Korea’s Regional Policy Soon Nam Jung 20. Building a Regional Governance System for Mega-Economic Regions in Korea Yong-Woon Kim PART VI: CONCLUSIONS 21. Conclusions Harry W. Richardson and Chang-Hee Christine Bae Index

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Book SynopsisThis unique and fascinating book illustrates that in moving the research agenda forward - despite whatever methodological pitfalls that may await in the attempt - the dynamics of religion must now be considered to be of central and abiding importance in the study of world politics. An illuminating case study of the World Bank s engagements with religion/faith communities, institutions and social movements provides insights into the current discourse on religion in international relations. John A. Rees argues that religion is of equal importance to other structures of international relations (IR), and questions where religion is operating in world politics rather than what religion is in an essential sense. He constructs a new model for differentiating three distinct discourses of religion in the theory and practice of world politics, which he applies to the IR sphere of international development, and encourages new thinking in the field by answering conceptual and methodological challenges in religion research. This book will prove an enlightening point of reference for academics and researchers in the fields of religion, world politics, international relations, and development studies, as well as for international organizations, development theorists and practitioners working in conjunction with faith-based organizations.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword by Scott M. Thomas Introduction 1. The Discourses of Religion in International Politics 2. Modelling Religion in International Relations 3. Religion and the Discourse of Development 4. Religion and the World Bank 5. Analyzing World Bank Faith and Development Partnerships 6. The World Faiths Development Dialogue (1998–2005) 7. Development and the Sacral Deficit Index

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Book SynopsisOver the past decade the emergence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has helped to improve corporate governance by tackling such burning issues as child labour and human rights violations. However, as the author argues in this important new book, the time has now come to incorporate wage issues into CSR. Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead proposes a new methodology, the `Fair Wage' approach, providing CSR actors with a coherent and comprehensive set of fair wage dimensions and indicators. Application of this new approach in a large-scale auditing exercise on wages in Asia and a number of qualitative case studies in China provides unique, first-hand information on wage practices among suppliers. The results confirm the need to address wage issues using a broad spectrum of wage dimensions, including living wages, minimum wages, social dialogue, payment of working hours and wage development in accordance with prices, enterprise performance and changes in technology and human capital. The `Fair Wage' approach advocated in this book is a first, serious and concerted effort to address the issue of wages, which are increasingly being used as the adjustment variable at the end of the supply chain.Adverse wage developments clearly highlight the limitations of government action in regulating this aspect of the global economy. The ‘Fair Wage’ approach advocated in this book is a first, serious and concerted effort to address this critical issue. It will be required reading for practitioners and scholars of labour economics, development studies and CSR.Trade Review‘In his book Fair Wages, Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead provides a compelling view into how to strengthen CSR by incorporating a wage dimension and a monitoring process in this area. This book is unique in that it thoroughly explores the different wage indicators that have been used to capture a general wage concept, and after noting the main focal points and deficiencies present in each approach, provides us a new holistic fair wage framework of analysis and monitoring tool. . . Fair Wages is grounded in research and is written in a style that makes it accessible to multiple audiences.’ -- Ilyana Albarran, Public Organization Review‘While many economists, policy-makers and commentators often point at negative effects of globalisation on wage inequality and income distribution, few specific proposals have emerged so far. Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead’s book should be commended for proposing a concrete approach for addressing the wage-related dimension of the social issues raised by globalisation.’ -- Pascal Lamy, World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland‘Remedies should be brought to the global worrying wage trends so well documented in this book, not only by governments but by employers themselves, out of enlightened self-interest rather than generous benefaction, in the pursuit of the long-term profitability of their companies, through the positive impact that greater fairness exercises have on labour productivity and social peace. This is the line taken by Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead in his book on fair wages. Daniel shows that there is still considerable room for tapping the resources of corporate social responsibility: this potential simply must be exploited to the full before anything else, and therefore it must be investigated and publicized the way he does.’ -- D. Mario Nuti, University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’ and formerly of London Business School, UK‘This is an exceptionally important and timely piece of work for the simple reason that it brings to our attention a global crisis - that of unfair wages. In this volume, Daniel provides an excellent analytical framework and tool that can be applied at firm level. I fully expect that the different dimensions of the fair wage proposed in this book will become standard features of company annual wage reviews and of social audits.’ -- Auret Van Heerden, President and CEO, Fair Labour AssociationTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Auret van Heerden Preface Introduction 1. The General Context: Global Wage Trends Part I: Towards a New Wage Policy: The Fair Wage Approach 2. CSR Deficit on Wages 3. Fair Wages: A More Comprehensive and Multidimensional Approach 4. Pilot Testing in Two Suppliers in China Part II: The Fair Wage Approach in Practice 5. First Comprehensive Auditing on Wages 6. Fair Wages within the Crisis Policy Conclusions 7. Towards a Fair Wage Campaign Bibliography Annexes Index

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Book Synopsis'Once in a while a book is published which offers an empirically and theoretically informed analysis of an under-studied topic which helps to carve out a new field of enquiry. Such is the case with Dr Sarah Bradshaw's breathtakingly detailed, richly first-hand informed, and incisive, account of the frequently paradoxical co-option of women into the analysis and practice of ''disaster'' in developing economies. Bradshaw's eminently comprehensive, well-substantiated, perceptive and sensitive treatment of the ''A to Z'' of gender and 'disaster' in developing country contexts constitutes a 21st century volume which will be a definitive benchmark for scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and feminist activists at a world scale.'- Sylvia Chant, London School of Economics, UKThe need to 'disaster proof' development is increasingly recognized by development agencies, as is the need to engender both development and disaster response. This unique book explores what these processes mean for development and disasters in practice.Sarah Bradshaw critically examines key notions, such as gender, vulnerability, risk, and humanitarianism, underpinning development and disaster discourse. Case studies are used to demonstrate how disasters are experienced individually and collectively as gendered events. Through consideration of processes to engender development, it problematizes women's inclusion in disaster response and reconstruction. The study highlights that while women are now central to both disaster response and development, tackling gender inequality is not. By critically reflecting on gendered disaster response and the gendered impact of disasters on processes of development, it exposes some important lessons for future policy.This timely book examines international development and disaster policy which will prove invaluable to gender and disaster academics, students and practitioners.Contents:Introduction 1. What is a Disaster? 2. What is Development? 3. Gender, Development and Disasters 4. Internal and International Response to Disaster 5. Humanitarianism and Humanitarian Relief 6. Reconstruction or Transformation? 7. Case Studies of Secondary Disasters 8. Political Mobilisation for Change 9. Disaster Risk Reduction Conclusion: Drawing the Links: Gender, Disasters and Development Bibliography IndexTrade ReviewGender, Development and Disasters is a valuable and essential call for all parties to be attuned to the enormous complexities involved in incorporating gender into a disaster response... This book implores us to be gender reflective at every level. For those of us working in disaster response, we need to learn from development's positive and negative practices regarding gender, rather than simply lifting gender debates out of development and inserting them into a disaster context - if nothing else, it assumes that gender in development is working. It is a difficult but vital truth: we still aren't getting gender right. This book offers a real chance for us to reflect, and to change.' --Beth Evans, Gender & Development'Disaster research owes a lot to development studies and yet the debt is often not acknowledged. In this scholarly but accessible book by Sarah Bradshaw, we see a very effective linking of gender, disaster and development that will be of value to academics and practitioners working in and across all these domains.' --Maureen Fordham, University of Northumbria, UK'Bringing gender into the foreground in both development and disaster discourse, the author challenges received wisdom and offers cautionary notes about reinforcing inequalities through feminized disaster interventions. The book is an outstanding platform for fundamental change in how we think about and act toward gender in disaster contexts, leaving readers cautiously optimistic. This is one for the top shelf - a book we have been waiting for and must put to use.' --Elaine Enarson, founder, Gender and Disaster Resilience AllianceTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. What is a Disaster? 2. What is Development? 3. Gender, Development and Disasters 4. Internal and International Response to Disaster 5. Humanitarianism and Humanitarian Relief 6. Reconstruction or Transformation? 7. Case Studies of Secondary Disasters 8. Political Mobilisation for Change 9. Disaster Risk Reduction Conclusion: Drawing the Links: Gender, Disasters and Development Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe editors of this volume bring together an impressive cast of scholars on the critical relationship of democracy and governance in sustainable development. It offers an outstanding and timely contribution to the literatures in sustainability, political science, and comparative environmental politics.'- Daniel J. Fiorino, American University, US'This very timely and important collection draws together some of the world's leading thinkers on environment and development to debate one of the most important issues of our time: sustainable development. They very usefully remind us all that in order to be politically sustainable, the sustainability transition will have to find a way to maximise policy synergies in a democratically legitimate manner.'- Andy Jordan, University of East Anglia, UKThis insightful book deals with governance of the environment and sustainable development. The contributors explore the difficulties developed countries are experiencing in coming to terms with environmental limits and the resultant challenges to the democratic polity. They engage with different dimensions of the governance challenge including norms, public attitudes, citizen engagement, political conflict, policy design, and implementation, and with a range of environmental problems such as climate change, biodiversity/nature protection, and water management. The book concludes with an essay by William Lafferty that explores the flawed character of the contemporary democratic polity and offers his reflections on possible pathways to reform.This book will interest researchers, academics, and graduate students in environmental politics and public policy. It is ideal for use as supplementary reading in a wide range of university courses, while NGOs and policy-makers will also find it of considerable value.Contributors: C. Aall, S. Baker, E. Bomberg, H.T.A. Bressers, P.-O. Busch, F.H.J.M. Coenen, K. Eckerberg, H. Jörgens, W.M. Lafferty, O. Langhelle, L.J. Lundqvist, J. Meadowcroft, G. Mullally, M. Narodoslawsky, A. Ruud, M.A. SchreursTrade Review‘The editors of this volume bring together an impressive cast of scholars on the critical relationship of democracy and governance in sustainable development. It offers an outstanding and timely contribution to the literatures in sustainability, political science, and comparative environmental politics.’ -- Daniel J. Fiorino, American University, US‘This very timely and important collection draws together some of the world’s leading thinkers on environment and development to debate one of the most important issues of our time: sustainable development. They very usefully remind us all that in order to be politically sustainable, the sustainability transition will have to find a way to maximise policy synergies in a democratically legitimate manner.’ -- Andy Jordan, University of East Anglia, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Governance, Democracy and Sustainable Development: Moving Beyond the Impasse James Meadowcroft, Oluf Langhelle and Audun Ruud 2. A Changing Energy Resource Base and the Re-invention of the Region Michael Narodoslawsky 3. Trends, Drivers and Dilemmas in the Transition Towards Sustainable Water Management Frans H.J.M. Coenen and Hans T.A. Bressers 4. Local Participation and Learning in Nature Protection: A Swedish Success Story Katarina Eckerberg 5. Early Experiences of Local Climate Change Adaptation in Norwegian Society Carlo Aall 6. ‘Think Globally, Act Locally!’ But What on Earth Can Local Governments Do About Global Climate Change? Lennart J. Lundqvist 7. Moving Beyond the Impasse: Climate Change Activism in the US and the EU Elizabeth Bomberg 8. Governance and Participation for Sustainable Development in Ireland: ‘Not So Different After All?’ Gerard Mullally 9. Measuring What? National Interpretations of Sustainable Development – The Case of Norway Oluf Langhelle and Audun Ruud 10. Breaking the Impasse on Global Environmental Protection Miranda A. Schreurs 11. Governance by Diffusion: Exploring a New Mechanism of International Policy Coordination Per-Olof Busch and Helge Jörgens 12. Climate Change, the Common Good and the Promotion of Sustainable Development Susan Baker 13. Pushing the Boundaries: Governance for Sustainable Development and a Politics of Limits James Meadowcroft 14. Governance for Sustainable Development: The Impasse of Dysfunctional Democracy William M. Lafferty Index

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Book SynopsisPrivate regulatory initiatives aim to govern supply chains across the globe according to a set of environmental, food safety and/or social standards. Until now, literature on the topic has been fragmented and divided by research fields. However, this unique and comprehensive book bridges these disciplinary and thematic research lines, bringing together an interdisciplinary group of leading scholars to identify key issues. The expert contributors assess the state-of-the-art with regard to private regulation of food, natural resources and labour conditions. They begin with an introduction to, and discussion of, several leading existing private standards, and go on to assess private food standards and their legitimacy and effectiveness in the context of the global trade regime. This truly multidisciplinary assessment of the scope and importance of private standards as a governance tool in a globalizing world will prove to be an enlightening read for a wide-ranging audience encompassing: academics, students, researchers, policymakers and analysts focusing on private forms of governance in several sectors including economics, law, politics, development, environment and agriculture. Contributors: E. Becault, F. Cafaggi, L. Colen, L. Cuyvers, T. De Meyer, N. Hachez, S. Henson, J. Humphrey, M. Maertens, A. Marx, J. Swinnen, G.H. Stanton, F. van Waarden, J. WoutersTrade ReviewThis edited volume represents a major contribution to scholarship on the role in private standards in global governance. It brings together a wealth of important new research written by a distinguished group of scholars. It is noteworthy not only for the breadth and depth of its case-studies, but by its extensive analysis of the legal dimensions of private standard setting and enforcement. --David Vogel, University of California, Berkeley, USThis book draws out the profound implications and transformational dynamics of multi-level global governance of natural resources, labour standards and particularly food safety. The hybrid private-public governance of these supply chains has in some contexts made large western retailer groups more dominant regulators than states. Yet the new regulatory governance is more pluralistic in its flux than a shift from state to retailer hegemony. Governance by contracts of global sway more than government by statutes of states drives regulatory innovation. Legal entrepreneurs and model mongers of many stripes inspire this innovation. Political theory is yet to come to grips with the significance of the shifts this thoughtful collection ably traces. --John Braithwaite, Australian National UniversityTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Private Standards and Global Governance Axel Marx, Miet Maertens, Johan Swinnen and Jan Wouters PART I: GLOBAL GOVERNANCE THROUGH PRIVATE STANDARDS: THE CASES OF NATURAL RESOURCES, FOOD AND LABOUR CONDITIONS 2. Governing Global Commons: The Public‐Private Protection of Fish and Forests Frans van Waarden 3. Private Standards in Forestry: Assessing the Legitimacy and Effectiveness of the Forest Stewardship Council Axel Marx, Emilie Bécault and Jan Wouters 4. Private Standards in Global Agri-food Chains Spencer Henson and John Humphrey 5. Market-driven Promotion of International Labour Standards in Southeast Asia: The Corporatization of Social Justice Ludo Cuyvers and Tim De Meyer PART II: PRIVATE FOOD STANDARDS AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE: ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES 6. Private Standards, Global Food Supply Chains and the Implications for Developing Countries Miet Maertens and Johan Swinnen 7. Globalization, Private Standards and Poverty: Evidence from Senegal Liesbeth Colen, Miet Maertens and Johan Swinnen PART III: PRIVATE FOOD STANDARDS AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE: LEGAL PERSPECTIVES 8. Transnational Governance by Contract: Private Regulation and Contractual Networks in Food Safety Fabrizio Cafaggi 9. Food Safety-related Private Standards: The WTO Perspective Gretchen H. Stanton 10. Private Standards, Global Governance and International Trade: The Case of Global Food Safety Governance Jan Wouters, Axel Marx and Nicolas Hachez 11. Conclusion: Private Standards – a Global Governance Tool? Axel Marx, Miet Maertens, Johan Swinnen and Jan Wouters Index

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Book SynopsisThis concise and detailed Handbook addresses some of the most complex issues raised by the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement globally. Among other themes, the Handbook explores the applicability of GATT jurisprudence for the interpretation of the Agreement’s provisions. It also considers key issues relating to the enforcement of intellectual property rights, such as border measures and injunctive relief. Teamed with the first volume –- Research Handbook on the Protection of Intellectual Property under WTO Rules - – this analysis is supplemented by a thorough review of the most important cases on TRIPS decided under the WTO dispute settlement mechanism.This accessible Handbook will be invaluable not only for academics, policymakers, and professionals in the area of intellectual property, but for all those interested in or working with the intricacies of the WTO system.Trade Review‘Carlos Correa has in these two Research Handbooks on the TRIPS Agreement, done a magnificent job of bringing together a large number of scholars to analyse the many issues raised by the Agreement. The result is an integrated resource of high quality that helps readers to understand the many complex dimensions of TRIPS.’ -- Peter Drahos, RegNet, The Australian National University, Canberra‘TRIPs is the only positive integration type of agreement in the WTO. Scholars have legitimately in my view, questioned its inclusion in the WTO since the protection of IP rights is no more a trade issue than many other similar issues. This is the first time that a set of well-known experts has dealt in a comprehensive manner with the vast array of issues regarding the coming-into-being, the functioning and the perspectives of the TRIPs regime under the aegis of the WTO. These two volumes will provide very useful guidance to students and policymakers alike dealing with protection of IP rights and international trade.’ -- Petros C. Mavroidis, Columbia Law School, US and University of Neuchâtel, SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: Preface INTERPRETATION, ENFORCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION 1. The Applicability of GATT Jurisprudence to the Interpretation of the TRIPS Agreement Susy Frankel 2. TRIPS-Plus-Plus Initiatives on Broad Border Measures: Features and Implications Xuan Li 3. Lessons from the United States in Regard to the Recent, More Flexible Application of Injunctive Relief Joshua D. Sarnoff 4. Accession to the WTO, Intellectual Property Rights and Domestic Institutions Ermias Tekeste Biadgleng 5. The WTO Dispute on Trademarks and Geographical Indications: Some Implications for Trade Policy-Making and Negotiations David Vivas-Eugui and María Julia Oliva 6. United States – Section 110(5) of the US Copyright Act: Summary and Analysis Dalindyebo Shabalala 7. WTO Panel on United States – Section 110(5) of the US Copyright Act Maximiliano Santa Cruz 8. Dispute Settlement Under the TRIPS Agreement: The United States–Brazil (2000) and United States–Argentina (2002) Patent Disputes Viviana Muñoz Tellez 9. Canada – Patent Protection of Pharmaceutical Products Pedro Roffe and Christoph Spennemann 10. Mandatory Regulation versus Discretionary Regulation, Unilateralism, and National Treatment: An Analysis of the United States – Section 211 Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1998 Dispute Christophe Charlier Index

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Book SynopsisTo what extent does development influence migration? How does migration affect development? In recent years, there has been a huge amount of research into such questions about what has come to be known as the migration-development nexus. In this important collection, Oliver Bakewell draws together key articles by leading scholars which investigate past and current thinking on the complex linkages between migration and development. The volume studies the impacts of levels of development on both internal and international migration and the impacts of migration on economic and social change in both origin and destination areas. Further topics covered include the influence of transnationalism and diasporas. It presents the reasons for the rise of the migration-development nexus and concludes by offering some critical perspectives on it.With an original introductory chapter by the editor, this volume will be of great interest and value to scholars and policymakers alike.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction The Development and Migration Journey Oliver Bakewell PART I EARLY OVERVIEWS OF LINKAGES BETWEEN MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT 1. Marvin P. Miracle and Sara S. Berry (1970), ‘Migrant Labour and Economic Development’ 2. Michael Kearney (1986), ‘From the Invisible Hand to Visible Feet: Anthropological Studies of Migration and Development’ 3. Reginald T. Appleyard (1989), ‘Migration and Development: Myths and Reality’ PART II THE RISE OF THE MIGRATION-DEVELOPMENT NEXUS 4. J. Edward Taylor, Joaquín Arango, Graeme Hugo, Ali Kouaouci, Douglas S. Massey and Adela Pellegrino (1996), ‘International Migration and National Development’ 5. J. Edward Taylor, Joaquín Arango, Graeme Hugo, Ali Kouaouci, Douglas S. Massey and Adela Pellegrino (1996), ‘International Migration and Community Development’ 6. Arjan de Haan (1999), ‘Livelihoods and Poverty: The Role of Migration – A Critical Review of the Migration Literature’ 7. Ninna Nyberg-Sørensen, Nicholas Van Hear and Poul Engberg-Pedersen (2002), ‘The Migration-Development Nexus. Evidence and Policy Options: State-of-the-Art Overview’ 8. Stephen Castles (2009), 'Development and Migration or Migration and Development: What Comes First?' 9. Jorge Durand, William Kandel, Emilio A. Parrado and Douglas S. Massey (1996), ‘International Migration and Development in Mexican Communities’ 10. Oliver Bakewell with Hein de Haas, Stephen Castles, Simona Vezzoli and Gunvor Jónsson (2009), South-South Migration and Human Development: Reflections on African Experiences PART III THE IMPACT OF (UNDER-)DEVELOPMENT ON MIGRATION 11. Oded Stark (1984), ‘Rural-to-Urban Migration in LDCs: A Relative Deprivation Approach’ 12. Brooke McDonald, Michael Webber and Duan Yuefang (2008), ‘Involuntary Resettlement as an Opportunity for Development: The Case of Urban Resettlers of the Three Gorges Project, China’ 13. Stephanie Hitztaler (2004), ‘The Relationship between Resources and Human Migration Patterns in Central Kamchatka during the Post-Soviet Period’ 14. Sally E. Findley (1994), ‘Does Drought Increase Migration? A Study of Migration from Rural Mali during the 1983–1985 Drought’ 15. Cris Beauchemin and Bruno Schoumaker (2005), ‘Migration to Cities in Burkina Faso: Does the Level of Development in Sending Areas Matter?’ 16. Helmut Kloos and Aynalem Adugna (1989), ‘Settler Migration during the 1984/85 Resettlement Programme in Ethiopia’ PART IV REMITTANCES, INEQUALITY AND POVERTY 17. Richard H. Adams Jr. and John Page (2005), ‘Do International Migration and Remittances Reduce Poverty in Developing Countries?’ 18. Michael Lipton (1980), ‘Migration from Rural Areas of Poor Countries: The Impact on Rural Productivity and Income Distribution’ 19. Devesh Kapur (2005), ‘Remittances: The New Development Mantra?’ 20. Frédéric Docquier, Olivier Lohest and Abdeslam Marfouk (2007), ‘Brain Drain in Developing Countries’ PART V IMPACT OF MIGRATION ON SOCIAL RELATIONS 21. J. Van Velsen (1960), ‘Labor Migration as a Positive Factor in the Continuity of Tonga Tribal Society’ 22. Peggy Levitt and Deepak Lamba-Nieves (2011), ‘Social Remittances Revisited’ 23. Sara R. Curran and Abigail C. Saguy (2001), ‘Migration and Cultural Change: A Role for Gender and Social Networks?’ 24. Ben Rogaly (1998), ‘Workers on the Move: Seasonal Migration and Changing Social Relations in Rural India’ 25. Nicola Piper (2008), ‘The “Migration-Development Nexus” Revisited from a Rights Perspective’ PART VI TRANSNATIONALISM AND DIASPORA 26. Thomas Faist (2008), ‘Migrants as Transnational Development Agents: An Inquiry into the Newest Round of the Migration-Development Nexus’ 27. Giles Mohan and A.B. Zack-Williams (2002), ‘Globalisation from Below: Conceptualising the Role of the African Diasporas in Africa's Development’ 28. Jean-Baptiste Meyer, Jorge Charum, Dora Bernal, Jacques Gaillard, José Granés, John Leon, Alvaro Montenegro, Alvaro Morales, Carlos Murcia, Nora Narvaez-Berthelemot, Luz Stella Parrado and Bernard Schlemmer (1997), ‘Turning Brain Drain into Brain Gain: The Colombian Experience of the Diaspora Option’ 29. Sarah Gammage (2004), ‘Exercising Exit, Voice and Loyalty: A Gender Perspective on Transnationalism in Haiti’ PART VII SPATIAL VARIATIONS IN DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS – INTERNAL, REGIONAL AND INTER-CONTINENTAL MIGRATION 30. Priya Deshingkar (2006), ‘Internal Migration, Poverty and Development in Asia: Including the Excluded’ 31. Ronald Skeldon (2006), ‘Interlinkages between Internal and International Migration and Development in the Asian Region’ 32. Fleur Wouterse and J. Edward Taylor (2008), ‘Migration and Income Diversification: Evidence from Burkina Faso’ PART VIII CRITICAL VOICES ON THE MIGRATION-DEVELOPMENT NEXUS 33. Oliver Bakewell (2008), ‘“Keeping Them in Their Place”: The Ambivalent Relationship between Development and Migration in Africa’ 34. Michael A. Clemens and Lant Pritchett (2008), ‘Income per Natural: Measuring Development for People Rather Than Places’ 35. Nicola Phillips (2009), ‘Migration as Development Strategy? The New Political Economy of Dispossession and Inequality in the Americas’ 36. Ronald Skeldon (2008), ‘International Migration as a Tool in Development Policy: A Passing Phase?’

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Book SynopsisThis volume makes a valuable contribution to the dynamic and expanding field of scholarship on social policy in developing countries. In combining analytical frameworks used in comparative social policy analysis with an examination of key areas of policy and provision in selected countries, it will be a key resource for anyone interested in current debates in international social policy and welfare.'- Nicola Yeates, Open University, UKThere is increasing interest in the significance of social policy in the management of welfare and risk in the developing world.This volume provides a critical analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing social protection systems in the global South, and examines current strategies for addressing poverty and welfare needs in the region. In particular, the text explores the extent to which the analytic models and concepts for the study of social policy in the industrialised North are relevant in a developing country context. The volume analyzes the various institutions, actors, instruments and mechanisms involved in the welfare arrangements of developing countries and provides a study of the contexts, development and future trajectory of social policy in the global South.The book's comparative and interdisciplinary approach will be of interest to anyone involved in social policy research and analysis and current welfare debates.Contributors: B. Deacon, J. Doherty, P. Dornan, D. Lewis, A. McCord, D. McIntyre, C. Meth, A. Nicholls, S. Pellissery, C. Porter, R. Surender, M. Urbina-Ferretjans, A. Vetterlein, R. WalkerTrade Review‘This volume makes a valuable contribution to the dynamic and expanding field of scholarship on social policy in developing countries. In combining analytical frameworks used in comparative social policy analysis with an examination of key areas of policy and provision in selected countries, it will be a key resource for anyone interested in current debates in international social policy and welfare.’ -- Nicola Yeates, Open University, UKTable of ContentsContents: PART I: CONTEXTS AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS 1. Introduction Rebecca Surender 2. The Role of Historical Contexts in Shaping Social Policy in the Global South Rebecca Surender PART II: INSTITUTIONS AND ACTORS 3. The Role of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in Poverty Reduction: Limits of Policy Change Antje Vetterlein 4. Building the Welfare Mix or Sidelining the State? Non-Governmental Organizations in Developing Countries as Social Policy Actors David Lewis 5. The Informal Economy: Dilemmas and Policy Responses Sony Pellissery 6. Addressing the Failings of Public Health Systems: Should the Private Sector be an Instrument of Choice? Jane Doherty and Diane McIntyre PART III: INSTRUMENTS AND MECHANISMS 7. Social Security: Risks, Needs and Protection Robert Walker 8. The Implications of Conditionality in Social Assistance Programmes Paul Dornan and Catherine Porter 9. Work and Welfare in the Global South: Public Works Programmes as an Instrument of Social Policy Anna McCord and Charles Meth 10. The Social Entrepreneurship–Social Policy Nexus in Developing Countries Alex Nicholls PART IV: SCENARIOS AND TRAJECTORIES 11. Globalization and Social Policy in Developing Countries Bob Deacon 12. South–South Cooperation: A New Paradigm for Global Social Policy? Rebecca Surender and Marian Urbina-Ferretjans 13. Conclusion: Towards the Analysis of Social Policy in a Developing World Robert Walker Index

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Book SynopsisThis new authoritative two-volume set contains a selection of the most important articles and papers spanning over 30 years on the sociology of development. It is divided under 14 succinct headings covering the main areas of the field, including: Antecedents, Modernization Theory, Dependency, the Global Economy, the Urban and the Rural, Gender and Ethnicity, Environment and Sustainable Development.The first volume features a comprehensive collection by authors whose work has shaped academic thought and public policy on the economic development of third world nations. Contemporary scholarship on economic development is explored in the second volume which addresses today's major research issues: class, gender, ethnic and race inequality, the informal economy, population growth, migration, worker remittances, politics and the state, planning and development, and the state and sustainable development.The editors do not limit their selection of articles on the sociology of development to just one country - papers are included on Africa, Latin America, China, Mexico as well as more general articles on the developing world. The editors have also written an introduction to accompany the piece, explaining their selection of articles chosen.Table of ContentsPart I Antecedents. Part II Modernization theory. Part III Dependency. Part IV World systems. Part V The global economy. Part VI The post-development debate.

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Book SynopsisFiscal reforms have been an integral and essential component of the structural adjustment programmes implemented in the least developed countries (LDCs) since the 1980s. The need for fiscal reform in the LDCs was motivated by the accumulation of unsustainable fiscal deficits, constraints on the availability of external finance, the adverse impact of distortionary tax systems on economic efficiency and deficiencies in public administration. Fiscal reform in the LDCs encompassed deficit reduction, the restructuring of the tax system, and the reform of public administration and public expenditures.The empirical research in this volume provides an analysis of the experience of the fiscal reforms carried out since the early 1980s in four different LDCs - Bangladesh, The Gambia, Malawi and the United Republic of Tanzania. The case studies examine the nature and budgetary impact of the fiscal reforms in these countries, assess the extent to which reforms have achieved their objectives and discuss the major obstacles to the success of fiscal reform. The empirical studies are supplemented by a chapter outlining the contribution which economic theory can make to the design of optimal tax and expenditure systems in developing countries and to the implementation of fiscal reforms. An overview chapter, which also serves as an introduction to the volume, discusses the reasons why LDCs have embarked on fiscal reforms, summarizes the salient findings of the country case studies and assesses the lessons which can be learnt from these empirical studies.Trade Review'This book provides a sound analysis of the experiences of the selected countries. It underscores the developmental debate on the necessity of supporting fiscal policy reforms by promoting administration and human capacity-building. The analysis also delivers important suggestions for the focal points of future development cooperation.' -- Susanne Giwer, Development and CooperationTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Overview (C.K. Patel, S. Toh, M. Brownbridge) 2. Fiscal Reform in Developing Countries (D.P. Coady) 3. Trade Policy Reforms and the Government Budget Constraint in Bangladesh (P. Basu, D. Greenaway) 4. Structural Adjustment and Fiscal Reforms in Malawi: An Assessment (P. Basu, C. Milner) 5. Fiscal Adjustment in the Gambia: A Case Study (P. Basu, N. Gemmell) 6. The Fiscal Impact of Adjustment in Tanzania in the 1980s (P. Basu, O. Morrissey) References Index

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Book SynopsisHow can developing nations achieve cohesive national innovation systems which provide the foundations for technological progress and economic growth? In answer to this question, Technology, Development and Democracy examines the possibility of studying innovation systems using a unified approach drawing on economic, political, sociological and cultural factors and addresses the problematic concept of progress in the postmodern era.Haider Khan expresses the search for high technology as the search for 'positive feedback loop innovation systems' (POLIS). In the first part of the book the conditions for POLIS are explored both in theory and using empirical evidence. The author examines the theoretical arguments which describe an innovation system as a complex and uncertain evolutionary process. He uses empirical evidence to illustrate these arguments and examines whether South Korea's pursuit of high technology has led to the creation of a 'positive feedback loop innovation system'. The second part of the book extends the analysis of the economics of POLIS and discusses the implications of high technology systems for the polity and society at large. It also pursues some of the normative issues raised by high technology, particularly the relationship between economy and democracy. Technology, Development and Democracy will be invaluable to students and academics with an interest in economic development, technological change and political economy.Trade Review'This interesting book addresses the implications of a modern technology system for economic development and examines questions regarding the role of advanced technologies in creating post-modern conditions in developing societies.' -- Aslib Book GuideTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: Technology, Complexity and Postmodernism 2. Technology, Growth and Increasing Returns 3. Technological Complexity, Uncertainty and POLIS 4. Technology Systems, Social Accounting Matrices and the Evolution intoPOLIS 5. South Korea: an Economy in search of a POLIS Part II – Beyond the Economics of POLIS 6. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice? Technology, Democracy and Development in the Age of Postmodernism 7. Technology, Democracy and Global Justice in the McWorld: Can we put the Genie back into the bottle? 8. Conclusions: Towards a Brave New World? Bibliography

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Book SynopsisNotions of land and agrarian reform are now well entrenched in post-apartheid South Africa. But what this reform actually means for everyday life is not clearly understood, nor the way it will impact on the political economy. In the Shadow of Policy explores the interface between the policy of land and agrarian reform and its implementation; and between the decisions of policy ‘experts’ and actual livelihood experiences in the fields and homesteads of land reform projects. Starting with an overview of the socio-historical context in which land and agrarian reform policy has evolved in South Africa, the volume presents empirical case studies of land reform projects in the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape provinces. These draw on multiple voices from various sectors and provide a rich source of material and critical reflections to inform future policy and research agendas. In the Shadow of Policy will be a key reference tool for those working in the area of development studies and land policy, and for civil society groups and NGOs involved in land restitution.Table of ContentsSetting the scene: land and agrarian reform in post-apartheid South Africa: Post-apartheid land and agrarian reform policy and practices in South Africa: themes, processes and issues; Land and agrarian reform policies from a historical perspective; Land reform and agriculture uncoupled: the political economy of rural reform in post-apartheid South Africa. 'Mind the gap': discrepancies between policies and practices in South African land reform: Consultants, business plans and land reform practices; 'Seeing like a land reform agency': cultural politics and the contestation of community farming at Makhoba; Land reform and newly emerging social relations on Gallawater A farm; Property rights and land reform in the Western Cape; 'Rent a crowd' land reform at Survive and Dikgoho land reform projects; Locating policies in the daily practices of land reform beneficiaries: the Mighty and Wales land reform farms; Where are the youth in land reform? The Vuki case; Land compensation in the upper Kat River valley; In the shadows of the cadastre: family law and custom in Rabula and Fingo Village; Land reform, tradition and securing land for women in Namaqualand Karin Kleinbooi. Competing knowledge regimes in communal area agriculture: What constitutes 'the agrarian' in contemporary rural African settlements of the central Eastern Cape?; The Massive Food Production Programme: a case study of agricultural policy continuities and changes; The Massive Food Production Programme: does it work?; 'Still feeding ourselves': everyday practices of the Siyazondla Homestead Food Production Programme in Mbhashe; Cultivators in action, Siyazondla in action? Trends and potentials in homestead cultivation; Smallholder irrigation schemes as an agrarian development option for the Cape region; Cattle and rural development in the Eastern Cape: the Nguni project revisited.

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Book SynopsisAn analysis of the demographic and socioeconomic developments in Syria during the late twentieth centuryTable of ContentsSources for Syrian demographic trends and development; population growth - natural increase, mortality rates and life expectancy, marriage and divorce, economic consequences of high rates of natural increase, contraceptive use; the spatial distribution of the population - rural-to-urban migration, economic consequences of the rapid urbanization process); Syrian migration abroad; demographic policies of the Syrian authorities; demography - economy and political change under Asad.

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