Ensuring gender parity has become a great challenge for the modern world. Gender equality forms part of development strategy in many countries of t...

Over the last two decades, China's extraordinary rate of economic growth has been driven by the 120-150 million people who have flocked into China'...

Towards the close of the millennium, several developing countries started seeing economic gains hitherto not experienced. Economic gains have taken...

Currently, developing countries seeking to maintain a sustained long-term growth is a key factor in increasing the welfare of their populations. To...

In April 2010, Southern Africa HIV/AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS) organised a forum to share experiences on implementing interven...

Beginning with the concept that the way we think of social justice will depend on our understanding of who we are, Equity, Identity and Social Just...

The emergence of China as a major economic superpower has raised concern among many U.S. policymakers. Some express concern over the large annual U...

Transformation of a nation -- that too, with the size and complexity of India -- won’t happen in months. At the same time, if it took decades, it w...

CONTENTS: Infrastructure Growth in the Developing Countries - Role, Issues and Challenges; Various Models in Infrastructure Financing; Public-Priva...

The potato (Solanum tuberosum L) has a high potential to raise smallholder income and improve food security in Eastern Africa. Improving the qualit...

As smallholder farmers switch to producing for the commercial market, they face a steep learning curve. To select a product and to market it effect...

This book documents experiences by those at the forefront of technical support and capacity development. The experiences and lessons learned all or...

Sustainable use of natural resources is a key element in the livelihoods of rural people. Especially the poor are often disproportionately affected...

Winner, 2018 Best Atlantic Published Book AwardA National BestsellerBy the time the AIDS pandemic in Africa had reached its height in the early 200...

This book is about what happened in the southern district of Hambantota during the disaster, and in the relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction p...

The rise of China has had a transformative impact on almost all areas of global political, economic and social life, and raises some very important...

CONTENTS: Indian Rural Economy: An Introduction; Rural Migration in India: Economic Issues; The Push & Pull Factors of Rural Migration; Rural U...

Rural-urban disparities, especially in developing countries, have for long been a major concern for policymakers. The disparities can be seen in al...

It is increasingly recognised that a vital role in the provision of water and sanitation services is played by small service providers (SSPs). Thes...

The provision of safe water and sanitation are key mechanisms for breaking the cycle of poverty. Access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation...

Scepticism about achieving essential development goals and fighting poverty is fading away. Since the Millennium Development Summit in 2000, when 1...

This book focuses on the evaluation of information projects, products and services from a learning perspective. It looks at evaluation within the c...

Somalia has lacked a functioning central government since 1991. In December 2006, the Ethiopian military intervened in Somalia to support Somalia's...

China's breathtaking economic reform, including the rise of private enterprise, has often led observers to assume that the country's economic syste...