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  • - Government, NGOs and the rural poor in Asia
    av Richard Holloway
    688 - 1 960,-

    The absolutely poor, who are mostly rural people, are a large part of the developing world's population. Government development programmes, aided by the big donors, have made the poor poorer and have rendered them more powerless in relation to the rest of society. This book describes the problems and provides the answers.

  • - An independent review of international aid
    av Judith Randel & Tony German
    625 - 1 810,-

    A title that critically examines the reality behind the rhetoric of development assistance, and the discrepancy between the targets that the 21 member countries of the OECD Development Assistance Committee are publicly committed to and the aid that is actually disbursed.

  • - Environment and development in Africa
    av Francois Falloux & Lee M. Talbot
    319 - 562,-

    Shows how environmental management can be achieved and institutionalized from within Africa, rather than through interference from the West, by implementing National Environmental Action Plans (NEAPS). This book offers practical guidelines based on direct experience and incorporates a range of relevant case studies and examples.

  • av Peter Lee-Wright
    688 - 1 960,-

    Based on research done with the co-operation of the Anti-Slavery Society for a major BBC television documentary, this book exposes the scandalous exploitation of children's labour and services throughout the world - a system from which the national economies of Europe and the USA profit.

  • - Sustainable livelihoods in practice
    av Miles Litvinoff & Czech Conroy
    625 - 1 686,-

    Using examples from Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, Central and South America, this book shows there are forms of development that allow people to control their own resources while improving their condition and enhancing their environment.

  • - The Latin American battleground
    av David Archer & Patrick Costello
    432 - 1 284,-

    The often bloody struggles of Central America have dominated news reports for a long time. Behind the headlines lies an enormous population of the desperately poor, and it is axiomatic that they are rendered even more powerless by widespread illiteracy. The authors describe some of the programmes designed to overcome the problem.

  • - An independent review of development cooperation
    av Judith Randel & Tony German
    459 - 1 284,-

    Presents a comprehensive and rigorous independent analysis of the aid and development policies of the world's richest nations, and exposes the gaps between rhetoric and reality. This title presents a consideration of the issues in development cooperation in the context of globalisation and the increasing importance of private aid flows.

  • - An independent review of poverty reduction and development assistance
    av Judith Randel, Tony German & Deborah Ewing
    625 - 1 810,-

    Focuses on basic education, as a right and not a privilege, and its role in development cooperation and poverty elimination. This title includes ten chapters offering analysis of development cooperation from the perspective of southern NGOs. Many of these focus on basic education and raise issues around transparency, gender and civil society.

  • - An independent review of poverty reduction and development assistance
    av Judith Randel, Tony German & Deborah Ewing
    459 - 1 284,-

    Looks at how the performance of OECD donor countries on aid and development cooperation has matched up to the challenge of eliminating absolute poverty. This report charts some improvements at the level of donor policy and rhetoric. It also sets out Southern perspectives on development cooperation.

  • - Britain's aid and the environment
    av Teresa Hayter
    319 - 562,-

    How do 'types' of aid differ? Why are there different kinds? When is one more appropriate than another? How can you tell 'good' aid from 'bad'? Examining Britain's aid policy and practice, paying particular attention to its effects on the worlds forests, this book describes the history of the different forms of aid and their effects.

  • - Victims and destitution
    av Peter Walker
    688 - 1 960,-

    A famine is not a single natural catastrophe: it has different stages. This book is about the people who are caught up in the process of famine. It looks at how they perceive their predicament and what they do to avert mass starvation: and at what genuinely useful help can be offered in order to prevent irreversible disaster.

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