25 February 2016
Gender and Administration
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Summary Public administration in development has been a poor instrument for implementing gender policies. Rural development...
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25 February 2016
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Summary Public administration in development has been a poor instrument for implementing gender policies. Rural development...
25 February 2016
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Summary In a study of two villages in Andhra Pradesh, done in 1986/87, there were clear linkages between credit transactions and sales...
24 February 2016
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Summaries This article explores the complex relationship between ‘illiteracy’ and women's vulnerabilities. Based on ethnographic...
24 February 2016
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Summaries Gordon White's contributions to the study of China fall under at least four major rubrics. Most important was his analysis of...
28 January 2016
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
There is growing recognition of the severe human resource constraints on the achievement of national and international priorities...
27 January 2016
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
In recent years, some commentators have applauded the World Bank’s ‘new’ focus on social policy and social protection as a sign of...
1 January 2012
Published by: IDS
This paper asks the following question: does the shift in global poverty towards
middle-income countries (MICs) mean that global...
1 January 2013
Published by: Routledge
This chapter focuses on the experience of the knowledge society amongst Bangalore's entrepreneurial young IT aspirants. Narratives of the middle classes aspiring to work in Bangalore's software and wider outsourcing industries are examined alongside narratives of those who have already attained the IT dream.
11 June 2012
Published by: IDS
This paper asks the following question: does the shift in global poverty towards middle-income countries (MICs) mean that global poverty is becoming a matter of national inequality?
3 April 2012
Published by: Palgrave Macmillan
This special issue of International Development Policy analyses the major shifts affecting traditional development assistance, particularly with regard to global public policy and the emerging economies.