The Hiri in History

The Hiri in History
Author: Thomas Edward Dutton
Publisher: Better English Language Teaching
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1982
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The Politics of Knowledge in Inclusive Development and Innovation

The Politics of Knowledge in Inclusive Development and Innovation
Author: David Ludwig
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2021-10-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000478726

This book develops an integrated perspective on the practices and politics of making knowledge work in inclusive development and innovation. While debates about development and innovation commonly appeal to the authority of academic researchers, many current approaches emphasise the plurality of actors with relevant expertise for addressing livelihood challenges. Adopting an action-oriented and reflexive approach, this volume explores the variety of ways in which knowledge works, paying particular attention to dilemmas and controversies. The six parts of the book address the complex interplay of knowledge and politics, starting with the need for knowledge integration in the first part and decolonial perspectives on the politics of knowledge integration in the second part. The following three parts focus on the practices of inclusive development and innovation through three major themes of learning for transformative change, evidence, and digitisation. The final part of the book addresses the governance of knowledge and innovation in the light of political struggles about inclusivity. Exploring conceptual and practical themes through case studies from the Global North and South, this book will be of great interest to students, scholars, and practitioners researching and working in development studies, epistemology, innovation studies, science and technology studies, and sustainability studies more broadly.

Biodiversity and Domestication of Yams in West Africa

Biodiversity and Domestication of Yams in West Africa
Author: Roland Dumont
Publisher: Editions Quae
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2006-07-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9782876146327

A study of yam domestication practices among smallholders has provided an insight into how farmers exploit wild plant genetic resources so as to adapt them to agriculture. This book describes the domestication operations leading to Dioscorea rotundata yams in Africa. The biodiversity of these yams and of their wild relatives is investigated, and the authors put forward hypotheses to explain the phenotypic changes resulting from smallholder practices. These hypotheses could be possible lines of research for breeders.

Area Handbook for Haiti

Area Handbook for Haiti
Author: Thomas E. Weil
Publisher:
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1973
Genre: Haiti
ISBN:

General study of Haiti - covers historical and geographical aspects, demographic aspects and social structures, religion, language, education, cultural factors, the political system, international relations, the economic structure, agriculture, industry, transport, trade, financing aspects, defence, etc. Bibliography pp. 159 to 178, maps and statistical tables.