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Small producers from developing countries are struggling to have their place in the global trade system. Examples are banana farmers from the eastern Caribbean visiting London and Brussels, and coffee...
The question of how far this example is representative of urban development problems globally is assessed by comparison with Mexico City, currently the most populated urban area in the world. An analysis of...
Deforestation in the tropics has economic and social causes which differ from country to country. In most places there is a real or perceived conflict between economic development and rainforest...
Examines the questions relating to adult literacy programmes in the context of rural development. Although filmed in Bangladesh, it is concerned with the general issues raised, using Bangladesh as a case...
During the 1970s and 1980s the recurrence of famine in rural areas of Africa resulted in many hundreds of thousands of deaths, notably in the Sahel, in Ethiopia and in Mozambique. Well publicised famine...
Mounting global problems show us that we face a crisis in international decision making. Cooperation is essential if, for example, global warming is to be curbed and destructive development processes...
Critically reviews the history of government intervention in the housing sector over the previous 30 years. Exposes the misconceptions behind these interventions and the negative impact they have had on the...
Examines the way television news and documentaries covered the Ethiopian famine of 1984-5, using a ‘Heart of the Matter’ documentary by David Jessel to examine the usefulness of food aid and the question...
Raises basic issues about the relationship between society and environment, including the complexity of natural processes, the varied demands placed by societies on the environment, positive and negative...
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