Like many countries in the region Lesotho has received countless development interventions from international organizations and industrialized countries, all of which have resulted in varying degrees of failure in achieving their own objectives. Ferguson discusses both the reasons for these Read More …

Using the metaphor of William Freudenburg, who compared short term policy makers to drug addicts, the authors address the fact that communities often benefit from resource extraction in the short run while faring far worse in the long run. Despite Read More …

Aparecida Vilaça gives a fascinating look at the Wari’ people’s perception of the body and its place within the larger world. The Amazonian community’s view of humanity is fluid and can extend to other animals based on context and perception. Vilaça uses a Read More …

Ravi Rojan goes through the causes and aftermath of the 1984 disaster in Bhopal, India, which killed thousands of people and left the survivors with lingering health problems that persist even today. Despite coverage at the time the disaster has Read More …

Theodore Panayotou examines the possible link between wealth and environmental degradation, something which could have huge policy implications. He introduces readers to the Environmental Kuznet’s Curve which posits that the rate of degradation for a country is not set; there Read More …