Using Technical Skills in Community Development

Jonathan Dawson, Mog Ball

Seven case studies describe the impact of technically skilled VSOs on the needs of groups and communities in developing countries, drawing particular attention to the wider issues which must be addressed if the development is to be sustained.

When the Harvest is in

Shailendra Vyakarnam

Discussion of the problems besetting rural communities as they attempt to develop non-farm production at the same time as ensuring a constant food supply, with examples from India, Sri Lanka, USSR, South Africa, England and Ireland.

Burkina-Faso

Robin Sharp

This outstanding series provides concise and lively introductions to countries and the major development issues they face. Packed full of factual information, photographs, and maps, the guides also focus on ordinary people and the impact that historical, economic, and environmental issues have on th...

Agro-mechanical Diffusion in a Backward Region

Rakesh Basant

This exploration of the conditions which characterize the process of a general application of agro-mechanical technology is illustrated through a detailed study of the use of a new agricultural tool in rural India.

Community Health and Sanitation

Charles Kerr

A community-sensitive approach to the developing world's water supply; for students, trainers and engineers alike Community Health and Sanitation deals with disease and problems of water in the house and at the source, waste disposal, and education and training. This is a companion book to the recen...

Grenada: Revolution In Reverse

James Ferguson

The US invasion of Grenada in 1983 was seen as a victory for freedom. By the early 1990s, however, the story of post-invasion Grenada had become one of disillusionment and cynicism. This work reveals the extent of the US failure, economic and political, and its impact on the island's people.

Haiti

Rod Prince

Almost 200 years ago, the Haitian people launched a revolution which ended slavery and established the world's first independent black republic. But it was a country 'born in ruins'. Once a source of plunder for the French colonial power, the national economy has since been a source of personal enri...

Honduras

James Painter, Richard Lapper

Honduras has been called the 'Pentagon Republic' because of the vast military complex the US has constructed on its soil. But lack of national sovereignty is not new to Honduras. When strong local elites failed to emerge after Independence, the US banana companies soon dominated political and econom...

The Dance of the Millions

Jacqueline Roddick

Phillip O'Brien, James Painter

The Dance of the Millions provides a comprehensive account of the Latin American debt crisis. It examines why the bank loans came about in the first place, how most of them were used, and why they suddenly dried up in the 1980s. It argues that the role played by the IMF and the World Bank as the fin...

Colombia

Jenny Pearce

Colombia is a country of dramatic and contradictory images. Officially it is a Latin American successs story , with steady growth, political stability and a large middle class. Yet it has become notorious for the activities of the so-called Medellin and Cali cartels and the violence surrounding the...