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UN contributions to development thinking and practice

01/11/2008

6 pages long

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UN contributions to development thinking and practice

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This brief article highlights some major contributions made by the United Nations to development thinking and practice from 1945 to 2000. The term ‘development’; is used here broadly to refer not only to increases in economic growth and per capita income and to structural change, but also to progress in promoting human rights, poverty reduction, […]

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How international NGOs could do less harm and more good

01/11/2008

6 pages long

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The behaviour of international NGOs (INGOs) continues to impede aid effectiveness. The reasons for this are identified. Six prescriptions are offered which, if adopted by INGOs, would reduce the harm that they cause. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

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Inequality, environmental injustice, and racism in Brazil: beyond the question of colour

01/11/2008

12 pages long

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Starting from an analysis of social and environmental injustice, the author argues that the concept of environmental racism is integral to the hegemonic model of capitalist development. She reveals how the financial mega-conglomerates, helped by the media, exploit such prejudices, and highlights the relevance of environmental racism in the struggle to overcome inequalities, to value […]

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Developing critical thinking in NGO field staff

01/11/2008

4 pages long

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The quality of NGO work is hugely dependent on the quality of critical thinking and analysis of poverty among all levels of staff. In particular, the quality of the work in the field – at partner and community levels – depends on an understanding of development processes and on strong facilitation skills, both of which […]

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Building synergies in development research: is it time for the Mosaic Approach?

01/11/2008

14 pages long

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Development research has responded to a number of charges over the past few decades. For example, when traditional research was accused of being ‘top-down’;, the response was participatory research, linking the ‘receptors’; to the generators of research. As participatory processes were recognised as producing limited outcomes, the demand-led agenda was born. In response to the […]

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On the agenda: North-South research partnerships and agenda-setting processes

01/11/2008

8 pages long

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Co-operation between researchers in the global North and South is critical to the production of new knowledge to inform development policies. However, the agenda-setting process is a formidable obstacle in many development research partnerships. The first section of this article examines how bilateral donor strategies affect collaborative agenda-setting processes. The second section explores researchers’ motivations […]

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Rethinking poverty alleviation: a ‘poverties’ approach

01/11/2008

8 pages long

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This article argues that the practice of poverty alleviation is greatly limited by a vision of poverty that fails to capture the locally specific causes of and solutions to the challenges that threaten human well-being. This problematic vision of poverty takes real-world form in such initiatives as Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers. It is a key […]

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Editorial

01/11/2008

2 pages long

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This article does not have a description. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

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What could Development Studies be?

01/11/2008

11 pages long

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Over the past 10-15 years there has been an expansion of interest in the subject of Development Studies (DS). There are now significantly more taught courses focused on DS, and research funds are booming. However, over the same period, DS has faced sustained critiques about its essential nature. This has led us to ask: what […]

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Integrating participatory elements into conventional research projects: measuring the costs and benefits

01/08/2008

13 pages long

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Until recently, participatory and conventional approaches to agricultural research have been regarded as more or less antagonistic. This article presents evidence from three sub-projects of a Thai-Vietnamese-German collaborative research programme on ‘Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountainous Regions of Southeast Asia’, in which participatory elements were successfully integrated into conventional agricultural research as […]

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