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Decentralisation and Poverty-Alleviation in Developing Countries : A Comparative Analysis or, is West Bengal Unique?

Published by: IDS

A Participatory Approach in Practice: Understanding Fieldworkers’ Use of Participatory Rural Apprasial in ActionAid The Gambia

Published by: IDS

Living with uncertainty : gender, livelihoods and pro-poor growth in rural sub-Saharan Africa

Published by: IDS

Social Policy in the South: Revisioning the Agenda

Published by: IDS

Worldwide changes in the context of social policy have been set in process by a combination of forces, including globalisation, economic liberalisation and transitions to democracy.

They are shouting it whenever they can’. Beyond invited participation: the power of popular communications

Published by: IIED

In May 2000 a workshop was held at the Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, UK on using popular communications for processes of...

Legal Transfer and the Legitimation of Law: Implications of Farm Family Property Provisions in Albanian Legislation

Published by: Land Tenure Center

This paper discusses the relationship between transfer of laws from one country to another and legitimation of the law associated with...

Questioning Partnership: The Reality of Aid and NGO Relations

Published by: IDS

This IDS Bulletin issue, prepared by IDS alumni, takes a critical look at the concept of 'partnership' in today's official aid system. It does so from the perspective of non-governmental organisations involved in third world development (NGOs) that are directly or indirectly related to aid thinking, policy, practice and financing.

Towards a Collaborative Environment Research Agenda: Challenges for Business and Society

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Sustainability, Access and Equity: Tropical Floodplain Fisheries in Three Asian Countries

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Researchers in a number of disciplines have recognised the critical importance of an inter-disciplinary approach to environmental research and management. This volume consists of a collection of topical and relevant papers arising from the work done by the International Centre for the Environment at the University of Bath on environmental themes and issues from a business and management perspective.

Civil Society and Governance – A Research Study in India

The potential of civil society in affecting the state and citizens’ lives is beginning to be recognised all over the state; at the same time it is also being increasing realised that governance is not the sole responsibility of the government.