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The work you do with us will help make progressive change towards universal development; to build and connect solidarities for collective action, locally and globally. IDS, in partnership with the University of Sussex, has been ranked 1st in the world for Development Studies for the past seven years (QS World University Rankings by Subject).
The Meaning of Development - Institute of Development Studies
The Meaning of Development. Published on 1 January 1969. Dudley Seers suggests that development is when a country experiences a reduction or elimination of poverty, inequality and unemployment. Edgar Owens (1987) suggested that development is when there is development of people (human development) and not development of things.
The SAGE Handbook of Participatory Research and Inquiry
Published on 6 September 2021. This SAGE Handbook presents contemporary, cutting-edge approaches to participatory research and inquiry. It has been designed for the community of researchers, professionals and activists engaged in interventions and action for social transformation, and for readers interested in understanding the state of the art ...
The concept of ‘sustainable livelihoods’ is increasingly important in the development debate. This paper outlines a framework for analysing sustainable livelihoods, defined here in relation to five key indicators. The framework shows how, in different contexts, sustainable livelihoods are achieved through access to a range of livelihood ...
This paper reviews some of the broad theoretical and case-study based literature on various forms of livelihood diversification in rural areas of developing countries. The case study material referred to throughout the paper is drawn largely from studies of Sub-Saharan Africa, with some reference to work on Asia.
Sustainable Rural Livelihoods: A Framework for Analysis
Jan 1, 1998 — The concept of ‘sustainable livelihoods’ is increasingly important in the development debate. This paper outlines a framework for analysing sustainable livelihoods, defined here in relation to five key indicators. The framework shows how, in different contexts, sustainable livelihoods are achieved through access to a range of livelihood ...
What is ‘Conventional’ Agriculture? - Institute of Development …
Mar 1, 2022 — Agriculture faces many challenges. In both public discourse and the scientific literature debates about the future are increasing framed in terms of ‘alternative’ versus ‘conventional’ agriculture. In this paper we critically examine this framing, and seek to understand how the term conventional has been and is being used. We …