Author: Stewart Patrick and Kaysie Brow
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publisher
Keywords: approaches, fragile, states, government, whole, sum, parts, assessing, greater
Number of Pages: 157
Published: 2007-09-14
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0937722987
ISBN-13: 9780937722985

With fragile states representing both a core development challenge and a source of major threats to international security, the search for strategies to assist the recovery of failing and war-torn countries has been high on the agendas of donor countries. Stewart Patrick and Kaysie Brown candidly assess efforts to bring together diplomatic, defense, and development instruments the so-called 3Ds of whole of government strategies made by seven major donor countries: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Author: John Rapley
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publisher
Keywords: third, world, practice, theory, development, understanding
Number of Pages: 265
Published: 2007-07-30
List price: $23.50
ISBN-10: 1588265382
ISBN-13: 9781588265388

This lucidly written book, thoroughly updated, provides both an assessment of the current state of development theory and an extensive survey of the impact of evolving policies and practices throughout the developing world. Rapley critically traces the evolution of development theory from its strong statist orientation in the early postwar period, through the neoclassical phase, to the present emerging consensus on people-centered development. New to the third edition is a chapter on "postdevelopment" thought, as well as increased attention to the challenges posed by weak states and by critica

Author: Michael Veseth
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publisher
Keywords: economy, global, myth, globalization, selling
Number of Pages: 215
Published: 1998-08-01
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 1555877974
ISBN-13: 9781555877972

A contrarian argument on globalization: the reality of globalization is quantitatively and qualitatively different from the images intellectuals, politicians and business leaders promote; and the globalization myth persists because the idea of its invincibility serves many interests.

Authors:Matthew J. Burbank, Gregory Andranovich, Charles H
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publisher
Keywords: politics, explorations, public, policy, local, events, dreams, impact, mega, olympic
Number of Pages: 203
Published: 2001-05-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1555879918
ISBN-13: 9781555879914

What drives cities to pursue large-scale, high-profile events like the Olympic games? What are the consequences for citizens and local governments? Investigating local politics in three U.S. cities - Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Salt Lake City - as they vied for the role of Olympic host, this book provides a compelling narrative of the evolving political economy of modern megaevents. The authors reveal how the megaevent strategy typically is initiated by a coalition of public and private elites; how citizen involvement is managed and often curtailed; and how latent development agendas are revived

Author: Tsitsi Dangarembga
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publisher
Keywords: conditions, nervous
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2004-10-10
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 0954702336
ISBN-13: 9780954702335

Dangaremba s acclaimed first novel tells of the coming-of-age of Tambu, and through her, also offers a profound portrait of African society. In awarding Nervous Conditions the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Africa in 1989, the judges described the book as a beautiful and sensitive exploration of the plight and struggle of an African people.... A distinguishing feature of this work is its courageous honesty and devastating understatement.

Author: Lyn S. Graybill
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publisher
Keywords: miracle, model, africa, south, reconciliation, truth
Number of Pages: 230
Published: 2002-03-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1588260577
ISBN-13: 9781588260574

Was South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) a "miracle" that depended on the unique leadership of Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu? Or does it provide a working model for other traumatized nations? Addressing these questions, Lyn Graybill explores the political origins, theological underpinnings, and major achievements of the world’s most ambitious truth commission - an institution that offered indemnity to perpetrators of gross human rights abuses, and a process that urged victims to forgive. Graybill distills in one concise and very readable volume a vast amount o

Authors:April A. Gordon, Donald L. Gordo,
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publisher
Keywords: understanding, contemporary, regions, world, introductions, africa, states
Number of Pages: 477
Published: 2006-11-13
List price: $26.50
ISBN-10: 1588264661
ISBN-13: 9781588264664

Thoroughly updated to reflect recent events and trends - including Africa and the war on terror, progress and problems in democratization, advances by women in politics, developments in the fight against AIDS, the growing influence of China, the establishment of the African Union, and much more - this new edition of "Understanding Contemporary Africa" treats the range of issues facing the continent in the first decade of the twenty-first century. The authors provide current, thorough analyses not only of history, politics, and economics, but also geography, environmental concerns, population s