Development Studies

This new book provides a selection of writings that cover trade, equity and development in Asia. Clem Tisdell, T.N. Srinivasan, Gustav Ranis and others write on countries from Pakistan and India to Korea and Indonesia...

Presents a concise analysis of the complex interrelationships between trade, aid and development. The world's shifting patterns of trade is illustrated with case studies from Asia, Africa, and Central and Latin America...

Presents a concise analysis of the complex interrelationships between trade, aid and development. The world's shifting patterns of trade is illustrated with case studies from Asia, Africa, and Central and Latin America...

This book provides useful insights on the links between trade, growth and inequality by examining the experience of a wide range of developing countries...

In this much-needed book, an emergent empirical literature allows scholars in disciplines ranging from micro-biology to economics to assess the potential effects of transgenic organisms on poverty...

This volume presents a review of transport provision and the development process in the Third World. It provides a survey of the range of transport modes and forms utilised in rural, urban and international contexts, and examines the development implications of such choices...

This looks at an area which has often been poorly served in the past by development strategies because of its diversity and dynamism. Through case studies it considers what is being done to ensure social, economic and political stability...

First published in 1982, this work offers an analysis Brazil’s long-term economic history and development, spanning the period from independence to post-war industrial growth. The book focuses upon the classic problem of why Brazil failed to develop economically during the nineteenth century in a ma..

First published in 1982, this work builds on the detailed economic history of Brazil in its companion volume: "Economic Structure and Change, 1822-1947", assessing and challenging the established interpretations. The book covers in depth the causes of the Northeast’s poor economic experience and the..

Written by a multi-disciplinary team of contributors, the essays in this collection explore the different dimensions of well-being, poverty and inequality...

The book analyses the development prospects of small island developing states (SIDS) in various regions of the world, exploring the sources and consequences of economic, social and political vulnerability._x005F_x000D_ This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Development Studies...

This book examines the American aid and assistance discourse, its formation and justification in relation to historical contexts, and its operation on the African continent. The book highlights how cultural, political and economic conceptions and concerns about national security influence the Americ..