Transitional justice - the act of reckoning with a former authoritarian regime after it has ceased to exist - has direct implications for democratic processes. Mechanisms of transitional justice have the power to influence who decides to go into politics, can shape politicians' …
Although there is growing interest in the role of religion in meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Agenda 2030, very few studies have focused on the contributions of interfaith networks. Most of the contemporary publications on religion and developmen…
"Based on extensive original research that has critically examined the role and functions of the organizations of the UN development system, this book seeks to capture in a single volume a comprehensive review of the UN's performance and prospects for development. The contributo…
"Based on extensive original research that has critically examined the role and functions of the organizations of the UN development system, this book seeks to capture in a single volume a comprehensive review of the UN's performance and prospects for development. The contributo…
"People in danger have received protection in communities beyond their own from the earliest times of recorded history. The causes -- war, conflict, persecution, natural disasters and climate change -- are as familiar to readers of the news as to students of the past. It is 70 y…
"The period since the 1980s has seen sustained pressure on Africa's political elite to anchor the continent's development strategies in neoliberalism in exchange for vitally needed development assistance. Rafts of policies and programmes have come to underpin the relationship be…
The Hédi Bouraoui Collection in Maghrebian and Franco-Ontarian Literatures is the gift of University Professor Emeritus Hédi Bouraoui.
Aid and development
by Murray, Warwick E., Overton, John D.
fromRoutledge perspectives on development
Aid : an introduction -- What is aid? -- Patterns of aid -- Trends in aid -- How is aid delivered? -- Does aid work? -- Conclusions : Futures for aid. "This book provides an overview of what aid is, how it has changed over time, and how it is practiced, as well as debates about…
For many years Tanzania was the darling of international aid agencies. During the 1970s it received more assistance per capita than any other nation in the world. And yet, the economy performed dismally: growth was negative, exports collapsed, and poverty increased massively. In…