Development Studies

Africa: Diversity and Development is a refreshing interdisciplinary text that enhances understanding of Africa’s current position and clarifies possible future scenarios. The book contains illustrations throughout as well as detailed case studies and current data.

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In Can Emerging Technologies Make a Difference in Development?, scientists and practitioners outline the opportunities for and the challenges of bringing new technology to poor communities in developing countries.

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With hundreds of handbooks to choose from from our Development Studies list you will be hard pressed not to find something suitable for your area of study.
We are proud to announce there are over 6 new handbooks publishing this fourth. This collection continues to provide a wealth of important reference sources in one place, from a wide range of experts in the field.

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This book confronts an important contemporary policy issue: how best to ensure that an agricultural policy can contribute to regions' development.

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Routledge Perspectives on Development series provides innovative textbooks for courses across the discipline of Development Studies, in areas such as gender, economics, environment, NGOs, and more!

Professor Nick Gray of Trinity College has reviewed Fundamentals of Sustainable Development, by Niko Roorda and posted it on his blog.

He concludes: 'This is a colorful and intriguing textbook which I highly recommend. It is the sort of book you wish you had written yourself, but Niko Roorda has done just that and in the process added a remarkable edition to the sustainability library.'

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On the 5th October, Professor Andy Pike of Newcastle University received the Regional Studies Association (RSA) Best Book Award for the ‘Handbook of Local and Regional Development’ (Routledge 2011). Described by Fabrizio Barca, Italian Minister without portfolio for Territorial Cohesion, as "A must read for all those wanting seriously to understand spatial patterns in development and to engage in the difficult art of modern local and regional development policy". Click here for the full article.