- 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...
- Development theory: a modernist conception at odds with fundamental social dynamics and the ethic of liberation
- G. Kleitz / Queering Development Seminar Series, IDS, 2000
- This paper shows that the development paradigm used to frame social and economic public interventions delivers a modernist conception of the family, the economy, and the private – public divide that is at odds both with fundament...
- The political rights of gays: integrating gay rights into human rights, and defining African sexuality
- M. Mathuray / Queering Development Seminar Series, IDS, 2000
- This paper attempts to interrogate the discursive strategies employed by certain nationalist and anti-colonialist discourses to refute citizenship claims made by gays and lesbians in the Southern African region. In their paradoxical s...
- Are current nutrition goals and targets sustainable?
- P. Arthur / SCN News, 2001
- This paper examines the history and success of the current nutrition goals and targets in overcoming malnutrition. It argues that whilst these resolutions are useful to bring about new programme efforts, they shift the focus of attent...
- 'Unlearning' conventional wisdoms to remove paradigm blockages
- N. Uphoff; J. Combs / Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture, and Development, 2001
- How often has evidence that supported a new explanation been ignored or rejected when it did not conform to the accepted way of thinking about a particular problem? The authors describe this situation as a "paradigm blockage". This pa...
- Development theory: a modernist conception at odds with fundamental social dynamics and the ethic of liberation
- G. Kleitz / Queering Development Seminar Series, IDS, 2000
- This paper shows that the development paradigm used to frame social and economic public interventions delivers a modernist conception of the family, the economy, and the private – public divide that is at odds both with fundament...
- The political rights of gays: integrating gay rights into human rights, and defining African sexuality
- M. Mathuray / Queering Development Seminar Series, IDS, 2000
- This paper attempts to interrogate the discursive strategies employed by certain nationalist and anti-colonialist discourses to refute citizenship claims made by gays and lesbians in the Southern African region. In their paradoxical s...
- Are current nutrition goals and targets sustainable?
- P. Arthur / SCN News, 2001
- This paper examines the history and success of the current nutrition goals and targets in overcoming malnutrition. It argues that whilst these resolutions are useful to bring about new programme efforts, they shift the focus of attent...
- 'Unlearning' conventional wisdoms to remove paradigm blockages
- N. Uphoff; J. Combs / Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture, and Development, 2001
- How often has evidence that supported a new explanation been ignored or rejected when it did not conform to the accepted way of thinking about a particular problem? The authors describe this situation as a "paradigm blockage". This pa...
- Has increasing globalisation been good for growth?
- M. Weisbrot; R. Naiman; J. Kim / Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, 2000
- Have the policies advocated by the IMF, the World Bank, and the US Treasury Department helped to stimulate economic growth? Even among those who have been critical of globalisation and the most powerful institutions that promote it, t...
- How far is globalisation responsible for the decline in economic growth and good health?
- M. Weisbrot; D. Baker; E. Kraev; J. Chen / Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, 2001
- In order to assess the impact of globalisation on economic growth and health and other social indicators, this paper examines such indicators for all countries for which data are available, and compares the last 20 years of globalisat...
- What are the key conditions for pro-poor growth when economies have to remain competitive in the international market?
- H. White; A. Anderson / DFID White Paper on Eliminating World Poverty: Making Globalisation Work for the Poor, 2000
- Despite the fashion for pro-poor growth the term remains undefined. This paper proposes three possible definitions, based on comparing the poor's share in incremental income with their existing share, their population share and an int...
- Adjustment loans do not benefit the poor
- W. Easterly / Economic Growth Project, World Bank, 2000
- Paper suggests there is no evidence for a direct effect of structural adjustment on growth. The poor benefit less from output expansion in countries with many adjustment loans than in countries with few adjustment loans. By the same t...
- The importance of favouring the growth-enhancing polices of good rule of law, fiscal discipline, and openness to international trade
- D. Dollar; A. Kraay / Economic Growth Project, World Bank, 2000
- This paper investigates the link between income of the poor and overall income (per capita GDP). Paper asks: what is the general relationship between growth of income of the poor and overall economic growth, and does it...
- 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...
