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![]() | Redefining Development: The Extraordinary Genesis of the Sustainable Development GoalsPaula Caballero with Patti Londoño This extraordinary first-person story of what can be achieved through informal diplomacy traces the improbably successful struggle to achieve acceptance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—and thus transform the global development agenda—against all odds. Moving from the framing of the SDGs concept through the entire negotiation process (including a trove of key documents), More > |
![]() | Practicing Development: Upending Assumptions for Positive ChangeSusan H. Holcombe and Marion Howard, editors Practicing Development bridges the gap between academia and the world of practice to address challenges and propose concrete steps toward more equitable, effective, and sustainable development. The authors draw from their on-the-ground experiences as they discuss what "development" is, how to attain it, and what their findings mean for the funding and practice of development efforts. More > |
![]() | Innovation Policy at the Intersection: Global Debates and Local ExperiencesMlungisi B.G. Cele, Thierry M. Luescher, and Angela Wilson Fadiji, editors As countries around the world find themselves grappling with sociotechnological shifts—the Fourth Industrial Revolution—science, technology, and innovation policy (STI) is at the intersection of local and global challenges. The authors of Innovation Policy at the Intersection call for a comprehensive rethinking of STI policy in order to meet those challenges. Highlighting the More > |
![]() | The New Politics of Aid: Emerging Donors and Conflict-Affected StatesAgnieszka Paczyńska, editor How do emerging donors conceptualize the relationship between security and development? How, and why, do the policies they pursue in conflict-affected states differ from the liberal peacebuilding model of traditional donors? Addressing these questions, the authors of The New Politics of Aid shed light on the increasingly complicated and complex donor landscape. Their work is an essential More > |
![]() | How the Aid Industry Works: An Introduction to International DevelopmentArjan de Haan How the Aid Industry Works provides a concise introduction to the business of development—to what aid practices are, and how they have evolved. Arjan de Haan also assesses the arguments of both proponents and opponents of aid and presents illustrative examples of actual projects and programs. Ideal for students encountering the subject of development for the first time, the book also serves More > |
![]() | Development and Underdevelopment: The Political Economy of Global Inequality, 5th editionMitchell A. Seligson and John T Passé-Smith, editors The fifth edition of this classic reader retains many of the articles that have made the book a must-assign for classes on development and political economy, but has been updated with 14 new chapters that look even more deeply at long-term factors that help to explain the origins and current trends in the gap between rich and poor. An entirely new section focuses on natural resource and More > |
![]() | African Development: Making Sense of the Issues and Actors, 3rd editionTodd J. Moss and Danielle Resnick Both authoritative and accessible, African Development introduces the issues, actors, and institutions at play in development trajectories across sub-Saharan Africa. This new edition, thoroughly updated, includes an entirely new chapter devoted to key demographic trends in the region, especially rapid urbanization and the distinct "youth bulge." There is also a review of major More > |
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