This work offers an up-to-date analysis of the problem and characteristics of urban poverty which addresses the political challenge of the low profile of urban development in current global debates. It features a systematic comparative analysis of a range of approaches to urban development supported and promoted by leading NGOs: how successful ...
Andrew Vachss, Neal Barrett Jr, Lawrence Block, Chet Williamson, Julie Smith, Joe R. Lansdale, James Colbert and Joyce Harrington are just some of the contemporary American writers featured in this anthology. The tales are tough, explicit, uncompromising - and not for the faint-hearted.
Conflicts of interest are likely to intensify if rural poverty and dependency on land increases. Many complex cultural and social issues are raised by a shift to cultivation and other new livelihood strategies for traditionally pastoralist communities, none of which currently promote beneficial interactions with wildlife conservation. This paper ...
Describes the work of Practical Action in introducing consensus-based planning approaches in villages that are poor even by Bangladesh standards, where 90 per cent of people live under the poverty line and over 60 per cent are illiterate. These methods work on raising the voice and confidence of the poor at the local level within their communities ...
A series of real cases investigated by Australian crime writers who were asked to take a famous Australian murder or mystery - and solve it! Have they really stumbled onto new information, or are their speculations merely fiction?
Good research is vital for forming effective policies; this can come from a variety of organizations. What types of research and knowledge are the most effective in policymaking processes, and how to relationships become established between researchers and policymaker? Drawing on research and contemporary writing on conflict, NGOs, and peace ...
This ITDG Working Paper analyses the experience of a farmers' jury in Zimbabwe. Representatives of poor farmers mapped out their vision for the future of agriculture in their country after hearing from policy makers and technical experts of every shade of opinion. The ITDG Working Papers are designed to make available to the wider development ...
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