Engagement with the public and stakeholders is an indispensable way to reduce negative
effects associated with extractive projects, and is a key dimension in corporate social …

This book is an introduction to the wide-ranging topic of non-governmental organizations
(NGOs) and development, combining a critical overview of the main research literature with …

The article argues for what can be called a 'relational'approach to poverty: one that first
views persistent poverty as the consequence of historically developed economic and …

Human rights-based approaches (HRBAs) promise greater alignment of development efforts
with universal norms, as well as a focus on the root causes of poverty. While HRBAs have …

Governments are wary of rapid urbanization, yet eager for the economic benefits that cities
bring. The resulting tension is reflected in exclusionary cities created through strategies that …

Resource-based theory posits the deployment of resources by entrepreneurs to achieve
performance without questioning the possibility of deploying these resources. The question …

The present study intends to contribute to the debate on whether and how the
entrepreneurial orientation (EO) theory explains business performance by exploring its …

Established academic disciplinary distinctions led early anthropologists to study tribal
societies, or village communities, while ignoring the city as a field of research. Thus, urban …

For nearly two decades the term sexual rights has been increasingly used in multiple
disciplines, including family planning, public health, and sexology, as well as in advocacy …

Conventional international development project approaches to enable participation of the
excluded often fall short of building countervailing power, which is key for accountability …