Security and Human Development in Pakistan
Pakistan’s internal and external power relations and its colonial past have led to skewed policy making which prioritises defence expenditure and neglects human development.
Understanding Poverty: the human development approach
The human development approach, underpinned by interdisciplinary capability frameworks, has become one of the prevailing approaches in understanding, evaluating and measuring poverty within the development sector.
Emerging Economies and Market Oriented Development Policy
The classification of countries has been dynamic through history due to changing economic situations and fluctuating relations between states.
SAPs and the Build up to the Rwandan Genocide
It is evident that SAPs worsened the economic situation of Rwanda, and they had significant effects on the wider social and political environment.
Abjection and Resistance on the Zambian Copperbelt
By concentrating on the struggles of Copperbelt mineworkers, their resistance to neoliberal domination in Zambia be understood and reaffirmed.
African PCCs and Economics
Economic factors are central to the genesis, progression and resolution of African PCCs. Foreign states and aid agencies must respond with techniques that economically disincentivise combatants.
Have Oil Reserves in the Middle East Created Economic Modernisation and Political Stagnation?
Oil revenue alone cannot be blamed for political stagnation in the Middle East nor is it a guarantee of economic development. Attention must also be given to nature of a country’s government and how open it is.
South-South Cooperation and Aid
Brazil, China, India, and South Africa represent some of the largest contributors overall in terms of emerging donors and are likely the highest contributors to the specific category of SSC.
The Role of State Building in COIN
Humanitarian assistance and state building play an essential role in COIN and should be incorporated into all COIN strategies.
Development and Geopolitics in East Asia
Whilst the developmental state approach contributed to economic growth in South Korea, it cannot provide a model that can be applied elsewhere.
