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Revolutionizing Development Reflections on the Work of Robert Chambers
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SCOONES,IanCORNWALL,Andrea

This book tells the story of development studies in practice over the last fifty years through the work of one remarkable individual, Robert Chambers. His work has taken him from being a colonial officer in Kenya through training and managing large rural development projects to a fundamental critique of top-down development and the championing of participatory approaches. The contributors eloqu…

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The Politics of Green Transformations
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SCOONES,IanLEACH,MalissaNEWELL,Peter

Multiple ‘green transformations’ are required if humanity is to live sustainably on planet Earth. Recalling past transformations, this book examines what makes the current challenge different, and especially urgent. It examines how green transformations must take place in the context of the particular moments of capitalist development, and in relation to particular alliances. The role of th…

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Dynamic Sustainabilities Technology, Environment, Social Justice
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SCOONES,IanLEACH,MalissaSTIRLING,Andrew Charles

Linking environmental sustainability with poverty reduction and social justice, and making science and technology work for the poor, have become central practical, political and moral challenges of our times. These must be met in a world of rapid, interconnected change in environments, societies and economies, and globalised, fragmented governance arrangements. Yet despite growing international…

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The Politics of Uncertainty Challenges of Transformation
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STIRLING,AndySCOONES,Ian

Why is uncertainty so important to politics today? To explore the underlying reasons, issues and challenges, this book’s chapters address finance and banking, insurance, technology regulation and critical infrastructures, as well as climate change, infectious disease responses, natural disasters, migration, crime and security and spirituality and religion.The book argues that uncertainties mu…

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