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1 January 1996
Published by: IDS
This paper argues that the term 'sustainability' is indeterminate, and therefore useless, or even counterproductive, as a concept or guideline for development. The experience of environmental NGOs in Peru is used as an example to illustrate the analysis.
1 January 1996
Published by: Manchester University Press
This book explores the political dynamics of the recent wave of democratization in developing societies. Within a broad comparative perspective, the book focuses on the particular experience of four countries - South Korea, Ghana, Zambia and Chile.
1 January 1996
The 'ownership agenda' is concerned with the question of who controls and influences aid projects. The objective is to improve the quality of aid by giving more influence to the intended 'end users': both people and institutions in recipient rather than donor nations, and the unorganised poor in recipient nations rather than organised (government) bureaucracies.
1 January 1996
West Africa's transition zone is one of the world's most ecologically fragile areas and is widely assumed to be experiencing a deforestation crisis. For a century experts have held villagers responsible.
1 January 1996
Published by: IDS
Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) has much to offer the policy-making process. It provides a way to give poor people a voice, enabling them to express and analyse their problems and priorities. Used well, it can generate important and often surprising insights which can contribute to policies which are better fitted to serving the needs of the poor
1 January 1996
Published by: IDS
The 1996 World Food Summit is an opportunity for heads of state to make binding commitments to end world hunger. It is an achievable goal, but hard choices will have to be made.
1 January 1996
Published by: E. and F.N. Spon
1 January 1996
Published by: E. and F.N. Spon
1 January 1996
Published by: IDS
This paper evaluates the statistical performance of four commonly used econometric tests for market integration and shows that all four are statistically flawed.
1 January 1996
Published by: IDS