Books in the Queen Elizabeth House Series in Development Studies series

This series aims to trace the economic and social consequences of conflict both theoretically and through empirical investigations. It provides an analytical framework and examines the political economy of countries at war, along with the costs of war for the countries worst affected.

This series aims to trace the economic and social consequences of conflict both theoretically and through empirical investigations. This volume provides an analytical framework and examines the political economy of countries at war, along with the costs of war for the countries worst affected.

This series traces the economic and social consequences of conflict both theoretically and through empirical investigations, including seven country case studies. Volume 1 provides a general framework for the analysis.

These volumes aim to trace the economic and social consequences of conflict in poor countries. Volume One provides a general framework for understanding the economic interactions and Volume two presents seven country case studies.

Decentralization has become a fashionable policy prescription among reformers in Latin America. But how does it work in practice? This book seeks to answer this question by examining the experience of seven medium-sized provincial towns in Colombia and Chile.

Sabina Alkire shows how Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen's capability approach can be coherently--and practically--put to work in poverty reduction activities so that the voices and values of the poor matter. This provides economists, philosophers, theologians, and development practitioners with a way forward that addresses both theoretical and practical challenges.

The 1990s have seen the Brazilian economy undergo a wave of liberalization as trade barriers have fallen, privatizations have become implemented, and government procurement has been cut back. This work examines the impact of this on an advanced industrial sector in Latin America's largest economy.

Examines the disparity between the developed and developing world. This book combines economic analysis and broader-based theorizing to provide a picture of the causes, effects and implications of the situation in the developing world, stressing the relationship between macro and micro economics.