Society, Culture and Development Textbooks
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Children, Youth and Development
2nd Edition
Series: Routledge Perspectives on Development
Children, Youth and Development explores the varied ways in which global processes in the form of development policies, economic and cultural globalization, and international agreements combine with more locally specific practices to shape the lives of young people living in the poorer regions of...
To Be Published January 29th 2014 by Routledge
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Religions and Development
Series: Routledge Perspectives on Development
Religion has been excluded from development studies for decades. Religious traditions have contributed greatly towards development work, yet major international players have tended to ignore its role. Recent years have shown a noticeable shift in development policy, practice and research to...
To Be Published June 9th 2013 by Routledge
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Tourism, Poverty and Development
Poverty alleviation is high on the global policy agenda, its importance being emphasised by its place as the first of the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals. As a potentially significant source of economic growth in developing countries, tourism may also play a major role in poverty...
Published April 1st 2013 by Routledge
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Can Emerging Technologies Make a Difference in Development?
In this innovative and entirely original text, which has been thoughtfully edited to ensure coherence and readability across disciplines, scientists and practitioners from around the world provide evidence of the opportunities for, and the challenges of, developing collaborative approaches to...
Published January 3rd 2012 by Routledge