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Written by David Gordon, Shailen Nandy, Christina Pantazis, Simon Pemberton, and Peter Townsend
Keywords PovertySocial DevelopmentSocial PolicyChildren and Youth
This book is the result of a large UNICEF-funded study and constitutesa significant step forward in grasping the extent and severity ofpoverty experienced by children in developing countries. The authors undertook what is the first ever comprehensivequantitative estimation of...
 
 

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Written by James Midgley
Keywords Development StudiesSocial DevelopmentSocial Policy
This textbook offers a very accessible and comprehensive introduction to social development policy within a development context. The author traces the conceptual underpinnings of institutionalisedsocial policy, its Western origins and its diffusion during thecolonial era as well as...
 
 

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Written by Ha-Joon Chang and Ilene Grabel
Keywords DebtDependencyDevelopment StudiesEconomic PolicyGlobalizationIMFPowerWorld Bank
Reclaiming Development is a very well-argued and accessibleaccount of how national and international economic policy might beconducted differently. The authors provide a very succinct yet persuasiveargument as to why stakeholders in international development may wishto consider shifting away from...
 
 
In this widely read book Robert Chambers provides us with real food for thought. His analysis of the development profession and the way that change isinstigated on behalf of others calls into question many assumptionsthat underpin mainstream development practice. ...
 
 

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Written by Angela Higney and Piero Calvi-Parisetti
Keywords Development ProfessionalsIMFWorld BankWorking in Development
This is a useful addition to the limited resources available to help guide students and professionals wishing to work in international development and humanitarian aid.Written by authors with extensive personal experience of working in the sector, this book provides a...
 
 
This edited volume provides a collection of critical perspective onparticipatory approaches. The chapters range from very theoreticalanalyses to more concrete case-studies of how participation is soughtin practice. In the context of contemporary developmentthinking, which at times treats participation...
 
 

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Written by Uma Kothari (ed)
Keywords Anthropology of DevelopmentDevelopment ProfessionalsDevelopment Studies
This edited collection assembles what are otherwise often scattered and implicit contributions to thinking on the history of Development Studies as a subject. The authors reflect on their own experiences in the sector and examine the evolution of both the...
 
 
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