In the last decade the use of non-governmental agencies (NGOs) to promote development and reduce ...

This collection of essays provides a state-of-the-art examination of the concepts and methods tha...

Recent conservation policies in Africa have followed three main principles: 1) that conservation ...

The theory that poverty in the world's poorest regions can be overcome through microeconomic poli...

Essential reading for all those interested in development, poverty-reduction, social welfare and ...

This book is the first attempt to examine 'what works for the poorest' and analyses innovative ul...

The last decade has seen some significant changes in international development and in the status ...

This timely book, written by one of the major players in the UK in development economics explores...

Well-designed microfinance can help poor people improve their lives but generally such programmes...

Around 1.4 billion people presently live in extreme poverty, and yet despite this vast scale, the...

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have contributed to reductions in poverty and improvement...

This fully revised edition of the same authors' Governance, Administration and Development is the...