Most development policies and interventions are based on an assumption that 'modernisation' in th...

Many aid agencies advocate approaches to development which are people-centred, participatory, emp...

Most major development NGOs dedicate significant resources to advocacy. Many also work to inform ...

Approaches to sustainable development in cities of the South have focused too exclusively on narr...

Experienced practitioners and academics provide an insightful look into the limitations of NGOs i...

In this collection Alex de Waal focuses on famine as a tool for violating human rights, while Fra...

Non-government organisations working in the humanitarian and development sectors won official app...

Agricultural development research aims to generate new knowledge or to retrieve and apply exis...

Agricultural development research aims to generate new knowledge or to retrieve and apply exis...

This book offers fundamental principles: that all the people have the right to an equitable share...

Writing from diverse locations, contributors critically examine some of the key terms in current ...

This book considers specific and practical ways in which NGO's can contribute to enabling people ...