Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
UNDOC, Current Index
Author: Regional Development Dialogue
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
An international journal focusing on third world development problems.
The Earthscan Reader in Rural-Urban Linkages
Author: Cecilia TacoliPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317762673
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
With accelerating urbanization and growing inter-dependence of rural and urban dwellers on the markets and resources they each offer, rural urban linkages have become a very important focus in recent years for research and policy relating to local and national economic development, poverty reduction and governance. The emergence of new livelihoods based on diversified income sources and mobility reflects profound social, cultural and economic transformations, and new forms of resource allocation and use. This volume collects the key contributions in the field, covering the conceptual background, the key issues and the current debates, locating different approaches in their wider intellectual and historical contexts. It also includes important recent empirical work from all the relevant geographical regions that that will be the basis for future thinking. Fifteen papers are clearly organized around the principal themes and accompanied by a valuable editorial introduction clearly setting out the issues, the arguments and the evidence. Suggestions for further reading and additional information sources are also included. Published with IIED.
Project Analysis For Local Development
Author: Om Prakash MathurPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000308324
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
The increasing importance of local-level planning in developing countries and disillusionment with highly theoretical, sophisticated methodologies have prompted the creation of this simple-to-use manual for planners and administrators seeking to identify, evaluate, and select local-level development projects. This book outlines information required for thorough project evaluation, sources of that information (including alternative approaches to data collection), methods of analysis (with detailed explanations of their strengths and weaknesses), and techniques for organizing the results for purposes of decision making. Unlike many abstract procedural guides for development that require substantial data and technical manpower --two resources usually unavailable at local levels—this book is meant for planners and administrators who have had little or no formal training in project analysis and planning. Mr. Mathur supplements his step-by-step methodology with explanations of how and when to make appropriate and effective use of the techniques
Social Contours of Risk
Author: Roger E KaspersonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136557148
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
We live in a 'risk society' where the identification, distribution and management of risks, from new technology, environmental factors or other sources are crucial to our individual and social existence. In The Social Contours of Risk, Volumes I and II, two of the world's leading and most influential analysts of the social dimensions of risk bring together their most important contributions to this fundamental and wide-ranging field. Volume II centres on the analysis and management of risk in society, in international business and multinationals, and globally. The 'acceptability' of risk to an individual depends on the context, whether the larger society or in, for example, a corporate framework. Their work clarifies the structures and processes for managing risks in the private sector and the factors that produce or impede effective decisions. The authors demonstrate that corporate culture is crucial in determining risk management. They analyse the transfer of corporate risk management systems from industrial to developing countries, and how globalization is spreading and creating new kinds of risk - the combination of traditional and modern hazards presented by climate change, technology transfer and economic growth. They describe the new priorities and capacities needed to deal with these enhanced vulnerabilities around the globe.
The Social Contours of Risk: Risk analysis, corporations and the globalization of risk
Author: Jeanne X. KaspersonPublisher: Earthscan
ISBN: 1844071758
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
The Social Contours of RiskVolume I: Publics, Risk Communication and the Social Amplification of RiskWe live in a 'risk society' where the identification, distribution and management of risks, from new technology, environmental factors or other sources are crucial to our individual and social existence. In The Social Contours of Risk, Volumes I and II, two of the world's leading and most influential analysts of the social dimensions of risk bring together their most important contributions to this fundamental and wide-ranging field.Volume I collects their fundamental work on how risks are communicated among different publics and stakeholders, including local communities, corporations and the larger society. It analyses the problems of lack of transparency and trust, and explores how even minor effects can be amplified and distorted through media and social responses, preventing effective management. The final section investigates the difficult ethical issues raised by the unequal distribution of risk depending on factors such as wealth, location and genetic inheritance - with examples from worker and public protection, facility-siting conflicts, transporting hazardous waste and widespread impacts such as climate change.
Bulletin of the Public Affairs Information Service
Author: Public Affairs Information ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1348
Book Description
Polycentric Governance and Development
Author: Michael Dean McGinnisPublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472086238
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
How communities transcend the tragedy of the commons
Rural Development
Author: Island Technology
Author: Tony MarjoramPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
This text examines issues of concern in the provision of technology for development in the South Pacific. Topics covered include: banking; communications; education and training; energy; gender issues; health; housing; industry; project management; technology choice and transfer; and sanitation.