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

As more associations struggle with limited professional development funding, the opportunities for library and information experts to advance their skills are b

Today, a company's capability to conceive and design quality prototypes and bring a variety of superior products to market quicker than its competitors is incre

Two and a half billion people worldwide, most of them desperately poor villagers, need a better way to save and to borrow. Even the most innovative banking inst

This book investigates the long-term continuity of large-scale states and empires, and its effect on the Near East’s social fabric, including the fundamental