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Despite the advent of democracy in 1992, Albanians have found it hard to participate fully in the building of a new society. The volatility of regional politics in the Balkans, and the absence of a democratic culture, have […] View resource Book El Salvador: Peace on trial 01/01/1997 4 documents 64 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Conflict Disasters Land rights Overview When the war in El Salvador came to an end with the signing of the Peace Accords in Chapultepec, Mexico, in January 1992, there were many unresolved issues facing the country. This book in Oxfam’s Country Profile series gives an account of the history of El Salvador, and the inequalities and political corruption in Salvadoran […] View resource Book The Philippines: In Search of Justice 01/01/1997 4 documents 64 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Finance Land rights Natural resources Overview The Philippines is rich in natural resources, which are being rapidly and unsustainably exploited, and the widespread poverty in the country is a consequence of the unequal distribution of these resources. The book describes the strategies of the many fishing communities of the islands, who are struggling to survive as fish-stocks fall as a result […] View resource Book Mali: A prospect of peace? 01/01/1997 3 documents 64 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Civil society Conflict Disasters Overview Most people in the industrialised world have heard of Timbuktu, even if they could not find this ancient centre of civilisation on the map. In fact, it is in Mali, a West African country which is rapidly coming to terms with the modern world. In 1991 the people of Mali overthrew a military dictatorship; democratic […] View resource Book Nepal: New Horizons? 01/01/1996 5 documents 64 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Overview In the Western imagination, Nepal is a remote paradise, a mysterious and unspoilt preserve of traditional values and culture. Yet Nepal is a complex and rapidly changing society. This book examines the reality of life in a country which has seen major political upheavals in recent years. View resource Book Sudan: A nation in the balance 01/01/1996 4 documents 65 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Conflict Disasters Refugees and IDPs Overview Sudan, the largest country in Africa, has known only ten years of peace since achieving independence in 1956. Internal conflicts have devastated the economy and disrupted communities: hundreds of thousands of people and their livestock have been displaced; traditional values and customs have broken down. How do people manage to survive in such circumstances? View resource Book Mozambique: Rising from the ashes 01/01/1996 1 documents 65 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Civil society Conflict Disasters Social protection Overview The civil war in Mozambique finally came to an end in 1992. Yet for its 16 million people, another struggle was just beginning: to repair the shattered fabric of their lives and to forge a truly Mozambican nation. View resource Book Bangladesh: The strength to succeed 01/01/1995 5 documents 65 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Overview Bangladesh: The Strength to Succeed looks behind the headlines to discover the reality of daily life for ordinary Bangladeshis. The problems people face do not only arise from the difficult climatic conditions: some result from the legacy of colonial exploitation, others are a consequence of a society structured to benefit a small elite at the […] View resource Book Senegal: A state of change 01/01/1994 5 documents 64 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Agriculture Overview Time has never stood still in Senegal, at the crossroads of African, Islamic, and European cultures. Today the whole country is in a state of change. Nearly half its people now live in towns – where free-market economic reforms have thrown many out of work. Young people are emigrating; traditional family patterns are starting to […] View resource Book Rwanda: Which way now? 01/01/1993 1 documents 74 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Conflict Disasters Livelihoods Overview Appearances are deceptive if you arrive at Kigali’s modern and efficient airport, and drive along the well-maintained roads past newly completed office blocks and the Parliament building. Even on leaving the capital for the rural areas, you see such ordered and verdant fertility that it is difficult to believe that Rwanda could possibly suffer from […] View resource Posts navigation Prev page Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page Spotted an error? Let us know