Subject: Developing countries (Keywords)

Legendary investor Warren Buffett posed this challenge to his son in 2006, when he announced he was leaving the bulk of his fortune to philanthropy. Howard G. Buffett set out to help the most vulnerable people on earth - nearly a billion individuals who lack basic food security. And Howard has gi...

Rapid structural transformation and urbanisation are transforming agriculture and food production in rural areas across the world. This textbook provides a comprehensive review and assessment of the multi-faceted nature of agriculture and rural development, particularly in the developing world, w...

This volume provides a focused review of the economic development impacts of backpacker tourism in developing regions furthering knowledge on how backpacker tourism can play a crucial role in development strategies in these areas. First, it reviews the origins of the backpackers with a detailed e...

Ha-Joon Chang has some startingly original things to say about the future of globalization. He argues that, although in theory, the world's wealthiest countries and supra-national institutions want to see all nations developing into modern industrial societies, in practice they are 'kicking away ...

This study looks at three phases of the Third World's encounter with the Bible - precolonial, colonial, and postcolonial. It examines reading practices ranging from the vernacular to liberation and the emerging postcolonial criticism.

This text reveals the unethical drug testing practices of the multinational pharmaceutical industry. Based on research and reporting from Africa and Asia, it shows how the pharmaceutical industry is using procedures in the global South that would cause scandals in the developed world, exploiting ...

This text reveals the unethical drug testing practices of the multinational pharmaceutical industry. Based on research and reporting from Africa and Asia, it shows how the pharmaceutical industry is using procedures in the global South that would cause scandals in the developed world, exploiting ...