Policy analysis is an established discipline in the industrialized world, yet its application to
developing countries has been limited. The health sector in particular appears to have been …

This review reflects critically on why, despite its growing economic importance, artisanal and
small-scale (ASM)–low-tech, labour-intensive mineral extraction and processing–occupies …

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This chapter aims to set out what would be regarded in Washington as constituting a
desirable set of economic policy reforms. It identifies and discusses ten policy instruments …

The manner in which people have been talking and writing about 'development'and the
rules according to which they have done so have evolved over time. Development …

The term'natural disaster'is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes,
hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase'natural disaster'suggests an uncritical acceptance …

One in seven of the world's population live in poverty in urban areas, and the vast majority of
these live in the Global South–mostly in overcrowded informal settlements with inadequate …

We maintain that a concept of human needs is an essential component in formulating a
feasible socialist vision of what the future could be like. We believe that such a vision is a …

'Boserup's contribution to our thinking on women's role in development cannot be
underestimated. Her keen observations, her use of empirical data and her commitment to …

Gender planning is not an end in itself but a means by which women, through a process of
empowerment, can emancipate themselves. Ultimately, its success depends on the capacity …