Books in the Routledge Library Editions: Development series

Makes the global environmental crisis a central concern of political economy and its structural causes a central concern of environmentalism. This book argues that a close analysis of the environmental crisis in the South reveals the importance of the share of resources obtained by different social groups.

Provides an analysis of theories concerning the origins of economic inequality between nations. The author investigates the concept of underdevelopment, and focuses on successive Western 'systems of conceptualisation' of the relationship between the west and the rest of the world.

The Green Revolution ¿ the apparently miraculous increase in cereal crop yields achieved in the 1960s ¿ came under severe criticism in the 1970s because of its demands for optimal irrigation, intensive use of fertilisers and pesticides; its damaging impact on social structures; and its monoculture approach. The early 1980s saw a concerted approach to many of these criticisms under the auspices of Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). This book, first published in 1987, analyses the recent achievements of the CGIAR and examines the Green Revolution concept in South America, Asia and Africa, from an `ecodevelopment¿ standpoint, with particular regard to the plight of the rural poor. The work is characterised by a concern for the ecological and social dimensions of agricultural development,which puts the emphasis on culturally compatible, labour absorbing and environmentally sustainable food production which will serve the long term needs of developing countries.

This reissue, first published in 1969, brings together structural and analytical studies of seven single African countries, together with two studies of groups of countries which, although politically separate, have in the past had close economic links. These countries are Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria and the Sudan. The groups are East Africa, comprising Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania; and Central Africa, comprising Rhodesia, Malawi and Zambia.

Presents a comprehensive overview of contemporary developments and research into the geography of the Third World, at a time when economies and societies there were changing at a much more rapid rate than their counterparts in the developing world.

Presents a comprehensive picture of the range of physical environments in Africa, focusing upon those characteristics and issues central to the management of environmental resources. Beginning with an overview of the geographical and environmental history of Africa, this book also provides to the evolution of the management of resources.

A collection of studies that describes some contemporary problems of selected pastoral and agro-pastoral communities of the West African Sahel. It illustrates several important features of the Sahel, including the role of traditional systems of social and economic organisation in providing some support during periods of need.

A study of corruption in the developing countries of Africa. It takes as its point of comparison Britain, pre-1880, questioning whether Britain's experience in overcoming corruption can throw any light the means of overcoming corruption in contemporary developing countries.

Circulation is common in Third World countries and involves reciprocal flows of people, goods and ideas. The essays in this volume, first published in1985, discuss concepts associated with circulation in its various forms, and they present empirical evidence based on field work from holistic, ecological, social, and economic points of view. Contributions from Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and the Pacific come from an international group of authors representing a variety of disciplines in the social sciences. All who are concerned with social and economic development need to recognise the importance of circulation at all levels of society and polity.

Assessing both the macro- and micro-economic levels of the contemporary African Debt Crisis, this book looks at the origins of the world debt crisis, and at the problem as it affects Sub-Saharan Africa. It examines the local effects in case studies of various states including Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone, the Francophone States and Zaire.

First published in 1987, this volume was written to shed some light upon the nature and environmental consequences and wider relevance of development strategies in the Peoples¿ Republic of China. It covers industrialisation, food production, energy use and landscape and settlement planning.

This volume, first published in 1982, is a collection of original essays written to honour Professor W. Arthur Lewis, 1979 co-winner of the Nobel Prize in economics. The authors, an international group of distinguished scholars, address a varied set of specific issues reflecting Professor Lewis¿ research interests, covering topics which include: technological change in agriculture, analyses of unemployment and income distribution, the role of government policy in the development process, the historical record of development, and the relationship between developed and developing nations.

Deals with the impact of cereal production upon the Third World, specifically 'Modern Varieties' (MVs). Using evidence from plant breeding, economics and nutrition science, this title seeks to pinpoint what has been achieved, what has gone wrong and what needs to be done in future.

Deals with both the theoretical and the practical problems involved with agricultural development and economic integration in Latin America, with emphasis on those countries which are embraced by the Latin American Free Trade Association.

Explores contemporary US foreign aid policies and thinking in the Reagan era. This book argues that aid policy is often confused as a result of bureaucratic decision-making processes. It contrasts the experience of the many countries where aid-giving has produced unwished-for effects with the few countries where the desired results have occurred.

Examines the case for and against aid for developing nations, taking the example of British aid to Malawi's economic development since independence in 1964. This study suggests that without Britain's aid, Malawi's capacity to develop would have been severely undermined and that aid has not generally inhibited Malawi's efforts to help itself.

Considers the rapid rate of economic growth in Kenya, combined with its apparent political stability, to determine whether or not this is indeed a case of 'growth without development' and, if so, where the responsibility for aid lies in this situation.

The OPEC countries' collective policy is to offer external development assistance free from political or commercial ties, with the purpose of expressing the solidarity of one group of developing countries with the rest. This book describes the OPEC Fund's organisational evolution into a fully-fledged international body.

A study of aid effectiveness in India's pre-liberalisation era. It identifies those sectors where aid-funded interventions succeeded, and where they failed. It explains how India avoided problems of aid dependence, and managed the political tensions that are associated with aid policy dialogue.

Considers the main aspects of foreign aid to developing countries in terms of economic concepts and principles. This title gives an economic definition of aid and considers the motives for giving aid and the principles on which it may be allocated.

The Green Revolution - the apparently miraculous increase in cereal crop yields achieved in the 1960s - came under severe criticism in the 1970s because of its demands for optimal irrigation, intensive use of fertilisers and pesticides. This book examines the Green Revolution concept in South America, Asia and Africa.

Food aid is a controversial form of development assistance. This book considers aid from the UK, EEC, USAID, the World Food Programme, Canada and France, and draws many policy-orientated conclusions about the impact of food aid on nutrition, consumer prices and agricultural production.