Development Studies Books

New and Published Books

1. Microtrade

   A New System of International Trade with Volunteerism Towards Poverty Elimination

   Edited by Yong-Shik Lee

   Series: Routledge Research in International Economic Law

   With contributions from well-regarded scholars of international economic law, this book sets out the case for an innovative solution to extreme poverty which utilizes international trade and its legal framework to relieve populations of the poorest countries around the world of extreme poverty. "...

   Published May 23rd 2013 by Routledge
2. The Political Economy of Development and Underdevelopment in Africa

   Edited by Toyin Falola, Jessica Achberger

   Series: Routledge African Studies

   While Africa is too often regarded as lying on the periphery of the global political arena, this is not the case. African nations have played an important historical role in world affairs. It is with this understanding that the authors in this volume set out upon researching and writing their...

   Published May 21st 2013 by Routledge
3. Development Organizations

   By Rebecca Schaaf

   Series: Routledge Perspectives on Development

   Continuing debates over the meaning of development and awareness of the persistence of poverty have resulted in increasing concern over how to ‘do’ development. There are growing numbers of development organizations, undertaking different activities, at different scales, with different motivations,...

   Published May 15th 2013 by Routledge
4. Transnational Agency and Migration

   Actors, Movements, and Social Support

   Edited by Stefan Köngeter, Wendy Smith

   Series: Routledge Research in Transnationalism

   Migrants, both spatially and mentally, no longer settle in only one national territory but interact or move across borders regularly, profoundly challenging the nation-state and the image of society as a container. This volume explores the ways in which migrants connect social worlds...

   Published May 14th 2013 by Routledge
5. Contemporary Water Governance in the Global South

   Scarcity, Marketization and Participation

   Edited by Leila M. Harris, Jacqueline A. Goldin, Christopher Sneddon

   Series: Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management

   The litany of alarming observations about water use and misuse is now familiar—over a billion people without access to safe drinking water; almost every major river dammed and diverted; increasing conflicts over the delivery of water in urban areas; continuing threats to water quality from...

   Published May 14th 2013 by Routledge
6. Development, Power, and the Environment

   Neoliberal Paradox in the Age of Vulnerability

   By Md Saidul Islam

   Series: Routledge Studies in Development and Society

   Unmasking the neoliberal paradox, this book provides a robust conceptual and theoretical synthesis of development, power and the environment. With seven case studies on global challenges such as under-development, food regime, climate change, dam building, identity politics, and security...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
7. Disability, Poverty and Education

   Edited by Nidhi Singal

   This book is a succinct and distinctive presentation of current research addressing educational issues in relation to children and young people with disabilities in Southern contexts. Even though people with disabilities are disproportionately over-represented in the majority world, there is a lack...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
8. Foreign Direct Investment in China

   Spillover Effects on Domestic Enterprises

   By Ziliang Deng

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

   This book provides an insightful exploration of whether foreign direct investment (FDI) can promote the productivity of domestic enterprises. The book is based on a series of dedicated research conducted in the context of the Chinese economy, which has been the largest FDI host among the developing...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
9. Human Rights, Natural Resource and Investment Law in a Globalised World

   Shades of Grey in the Shadow of the Law

   By Lorenzo Cotula

   Series: Routledge Research in International Economic Law

   In the world’s developing countries, foreign investment in natural resources brings into contact competing interests that are often characterised by unequal balances of negotiating power – from multinational corporations and host governments, through to the local people affected by the influx of...

   Published May 4th 2013 by Routledge
10. Green Grabbing: A New Appropriation of Nature

    Edited by James Fairhead, Melissa Leach, Ian Scoones

    Series: Critical Agrarian Studies

    Across the world, ecosystems are for sale. ‘Green grabbing’ – the appropriation of land and resources for environmental ends – is an emerging process of deep and growing significance. A vigorous debate on ‘land grabbing’ already highlights instances where ‘green’ credentials are called...

    Published May 2nd 2013 by Routledge