Reasserting the Rural Development Agenda

Reasserting the Rural Development Agenda
Author: Arsenio Molina Balisacan
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2007
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9812304126

Presents a reinvigorated agenda on agricultural and rural development in Asia both for research and policy discussions in the coming decades.

Prioritizing Agricultural Research for Development

Prioritizing Agricultural Research for Development
Author: David A. Raitzer
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2009
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1845935667

Priority assessment for commodity improvement programmes has received methodological attention, yet innovation is needed for other, newer areas of research which have impact pathways that are harder to predict. Focusing on priority setting practices utilized in different international agricultural research institutes, this book discusses real world experiences and innovations with priority assessment methods. Chapters present approaches that have been used to articulate, explore and assess impact pathways and research priorities, while also considering their strengths and weaknesses and drawing together methodological lessons.

Globalization and Development

Globalization and Development
Author: Don Kalb
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2007-05-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1402024754

This book is a collective effort by researchers affiliated with the CERES Research School in Development Studies in the Netherlands. These experts discuss themes and concepts crucial to the overlapping fields of globalization and development research. Individual chapters examine the notions and issues of globalization, livelihood, identity, governance, transnationalism, and knowledge.