This widely adopted text starts with the fundamentals--what is economic growth, what is development, and what is the relationship between these two concepts? The authors examine orthodox theories of growth grounded in different schools of economics (classical, neoclassical, Keynesian, neoliberal) before considering critical alternatives (Marxist, ......
Unraveling the Crime-Development Nexus offers the first criminological account of the relationship between international development, crime and security in nearly thirty-five years.
Voices of Latin America tells the story of the major issues, conflicts and campaigns for social justice in the region today, in the words of the protagonists of these movements themselves. Tom Gatehouse has assembled an unparalleled set of views and insights from the leaders and intellectuals of that movement.
This collection examines successful resettlement practices based on examples from well-known resettlement and development practitioners. It includes experiences from resettlement campaigns in Australia, Bhutan, Canada, Colombia, India, Ireland, Japan, Philippines, Russia, and the US, demonstrating the potential for relocation efforts to improve ......
A Constructivist Critique of the One-size-fits-all Liberal Model
Education and International Development, 2000-2020: A Constructivist Critique of the One-size-fits-all Liberal Model advances the claim that there exists a liberal theory of international education. Ian Wash argues that the assumed harmony of this model is the main source of dispute in the field of education and international development. The ......
Explores the relationship between people, street animals, and rabies in urban India. Incorporates epidemiological goals within anthropological frameworks to investigate the ways in which people come into contact with animals and create favorable conditions for the rabies virus to flourish.
This book uses critical qualitative and narrative inquiry methods to discuss intercommunal conflicts in Kaduna, Nigeria. More broadly, the author examines these conflicts within the context of postcolonial African crises and local peacebuilding.
A Case Study In Demographics, Development, And U.s. Foreign Policy
The Haitian political and economic crisis since the overthrow of Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 1991 has been a story of societal decline. This case study examines the conflict between longer-term development objectives and the shorter-term US foreign-policy objectives that almost always override them.
Democracy is venerated in US political culture, in part because it is our democracy. As a result, we assume that the government and institutions of the United States represent the true and right form of democracy, needed by all. This volume challenges this commonplace belief by putting US politics in the context of the Americas more broadly. ......
Anti-Haitian Racism and Citizenship in the Dominican Republic
In Someone Else's Country is a groundbreaking work that details the current situation of racial profiling in Caribbean countries where certain citizens are denied any documentation to become a citizen of the country they were born and raised in.
Anti-Haitian Racism and Citizenship in the Dominican Republic
In Someone Else's Country is a groundbreaking work that details the current situation of racial profiling in Caribbean countries where certain citizens are denied any documentation to become a citizen of the country they were born and raised in.
Voices of Latin America tells the story of the major issues, conflicts and campaigns for social justice in the region today, in the words of the protagonists of these movements themselves. Tom Gatehouse has assembled an unparalleled set of views and insights from the leaders and intellectuals of that movement.
This widely adopted text starts with the fundamentals--what is economic growth, what is development, and what is the relationship between these two concepts? The authors examine orthodox theories of growth grounded in different schools of economics (classical, neoclassical, Keynesian, neoliberal) before considering critical alternatives (Marxist, ......
This book is a multi-faceted examination into one of the most recent natural disasters in the United States-Hurricane Sandy. Scholars from multiple disciplines address a wide range of important aspects of this event, including unique meteorological and social impacts of Sandy and the disaster's intersection with vulnerable social groups in ......
Illuminates the significant differences between security and development agendas and approaches to problem solving. This title explores seven core international issues: aid, humanitarian assistance, governance, health, poverty, trade and resources, and demography.
Examines the nature and causes of global inequality and analyzes contemporary approaches to economic development across the third world. This book lets you gain an understanding of the interacting dynamics of culture, gender, race, and class. It illustrates how people in the global South are experiencing and contesting the forces of globalization.
Examines the past achievements as well as the current and future challenges of the world's largest multilateral donor population programs. This book provides an invaluable assessment of the state of world population programs and a fascinating look into the future of community development.
Examines the past achievements as well as the current and future challenges of the world's largest multilateral donor population programs. This book provides an invaluable assessment of the state of world population programs and a fascinating look into the future of community development.
