- The U.S., the World Bank and SAPs: implications for developing countries
- T. Barry / Foreign Policy in Focus, 2001
- This article looks at the relationship between the US, the World Bank and developing countries, focusing particularly on the role of Structural Adjustment Policies applied by the World Bank This article finds that: ...
- IMF should return to original mandate of solving short-term external imbalances in national economies
- T. Barry; M. Homey / Foreign Policy in Focus, 2001
- This article finds that: the IMF was created to solve short-term, external imbalances in national economies but has moved far beyond its original mandate the IMF makes decisions with major implications for poor...
- How can U.S. foreign policy influence the World Bank's and IMF's strategies?
- T. Barry; M. Honey / Foreign Policy in Focus, 2001
- This looks at how the U.S. should adopt new foreign policy to influence World Bank and IMF strategic activities in a positive manner. This article finds that: the IMF and World Bank have failed to integrate envir...
- Argentina and the IMFs promotion of free capital mobility: a delegitimising activity?
- D. Felix / Foreign Policy in Focus, 2001
- This article discusses the extent to which the Argentinian economic crisis delegitimises the IMF's promotion of free capital mobility around the globe. The article finds that: IMF's activities in Argentina, devia...
- Should the World Bank be made accountable for its actions?
- T. Barry; M. Honey / Foreign Policy in Focus, 2001
- This article finds that: the World Bank’s Articles of Agreement (its charter) require that it lend only for productive purposes the bank’s nature and practice ensure that its projects will have a high...
- Participatory animal health services: a literature review
- A. Catley / Institutional and Policy Support Team, AU, 1999
- This literature review describes the origins of participatory approaches and methods, and discusses their application in animal health services and research in less developed countries. The review focuses on dryland areas of Africa, i...
- Nuer veterinary knowledge and western veterinary knowledge: can they complement one another?
- S. Blakeway; B.J. Linquist; D. Adolph / Institutional and Policy Support Team, AU, 2001
- This study is associated with the OLS Livestock Programme. The study attempts to investigate whether the work of the programme could be better integrated with local Nuer veterinary knowledge and practice. The article finds that...
- Cross-disciplinarity in Development Studies: how to achieve it?
- R. Kanbur / Department of Economics [Cornell University], 2001
- This article discusses the potential benefits arising from synergies between economics and other disciplines in development studies. The article finds that: development economics nowadays is mainstream economics ...
- Loss of natural assets in New Mexico has caused persistent poverty
- W. Coward / Polson Institute for Global Development at Cornell University, 2001
- This article emphasises that society makes property and that when one society is displaced by another it often is the case that existing property arrangements are recast to favor the newcomers and disadvantage the former inhabitants. ...
- Effects of rapidly accelerating growth in African parks
- C. Geisler / Polson Institute for Global Development at Cornell University, 2001
- This paper examines the rapidly accelerating growth in African parks and protected areas as a form of place-making with welcome and unwelcome human consequences. The article finds that: there are various forms of...
- Nuer veterinary knowledge and western veterinary knowledge: can they complement one another?
- S. Blakeway; B.J. Linquist; D. Adolph / Institutional and Policy Support Team, AU, 2001
- This study is associated with the OLS Livestock Programme. The study attempts to investigate whether the work of the programme could be better integrated with local Nuer veterinary knowledge and practice. The article finds that...
- Cross-disciplinarity in Development Studies: how to achieve it?
- R. Kanbur / Department of Economics [Cornell University], 2001
- This article discusses the potential benefits arising from synergies between economics and other disciplines in development studies. The article finds that: development economics nowadays is mainstream economics ...
- Loss of natural assets in New Mexico has caused persistent poverty
- W. Coward / Polson Institute for Global Development at Cornell University, 2001
- This article emphasises that society makes property and that when one society is displaced by another it often is the case that existing property arrangements are recast to favor the newcomers and disadvantage the former inhabitants. ...
- Effects of rapidly accelerating growth in African parks
- C. Geisler / Polson Institute for Global Development at Cornell University, 2001
- This paper examines the rapidly accelerating growth in African parks and protected areas as a form of place-making with welcome and unwelcome human consequences. The article finds that: there are various forms of...
- The where, how and what of megaprojects: a sociological perspective
- P.K. Gellert; B. D. Lynch / Polson Institute for Global Development at Cornell University, 2001
- This article stresses that despite claims about the increasing dematerialisaton of the global economy, economic development continues to entail the consumption of land and natural resources on a massive scale throughout the world. Ind...
- When does economic activity become morally obnoxious?
- R. Kanbur / Department of Economics [Cornell University], 2001
- Certain markets evoke popular discomfort, distrust and even outrage. Trade in arms, drugs, toxic waste, child labor and body parts, for example, elicits these reactions to different degrees. This paper asks 'what is it about some mark...
- Indian state-making via the improvement of environmental 'quality of life' for Delhi's bourgeoisie
- A. Baviskar / Polson Institute for Global Development at Cornell University, 2001
- This article discusses Indian state-making through the interventions within Delhi via the effort to improve the environmental ‘quality of life’ for Delhi’s bourgeoisie. This article focuses on working class struggles fo...
- Challenging power and communication in Development Studies
- E. Molteberg; C. Bergstrøm / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of L, 2000
- This is the first of two papers that discuss challenges of power and communication in Development Studies. The article finds that: Development Studies is seen as an arena for scientific discourse,where representa...
- Why "Development Studies" is a political practice
- C. Bergstrøm; E. Molteberg / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of L, 2000
- This article discusses the political nature of Development Studies. The article examines relationships between individuals and groups of scientists,professionals and local people. The article emphasises that although the implications ...
- What facilitatates a fixed conception of sexuality as source of both repression and liberation? The case of Southern Africa
- O. Phillips / Queering Development Seminar Series, IDS, 2000
- This paper focuses on some of the conceptual patterns in law which have facilitated this increasingly fixed conception of sexuality as source of both repression and liberation. Paper argues that colonial law brought with it a d...
- Department of Anthropology, University of Connecticut
- World Resources Report (WRR)
- The World Resources Report (WRR) provides policymakers around the world government, civil society, and business with analysis and insight about major environmental and development issues. It is the product of a 20-year partnership among the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and the World Resources Institute.
- ephemera
- ephemera is an independent journal, supported by the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary, University of London.
- African Monitor
- As a Pan-African body established in 2006, African Monitor aims to assess the link between: The adequacy and appropriateness of the development processes and commitments The extent to which specific development pledges by African governments and their international partners are being kept The extent to which the implementation of development commitmen...
- The Sigma Scan
- The Horizon Scanning Centre has collected 'evidence of the future' from more than 2,000 document sources and interviews with 300 leading thinkers. Sigma has condensed this material into 250 short papers in order to challenge assumptions and spark ideas.
- Eldis Community
- The Eldis Community is a free on-line community where people can meet others involved in international development, discuss important issues and share useful resources. Membership and group creation is free: the service is financially supported by the Eldis donor group. On joining the Eldis Community, you can create your own profile, and thereby get yo...
