"Analysis of North African revolt against authoritarianism, known as the 'Arab Spring', embraced reductionist explanations such as the social media, youth unemployment and citizens' agitations to regain dignity in societies humiliated by oppressive regimes. This book illustrates that...

1. An alchemy of economic and political action -- 2. State-building and state-society relations -- 3. Elements of resource challenges? -- 4. Politics of resource conflicts -- 5. Quiescence : regime type and government expenditure -- 6. Paradigm error : unemployment, poverty and food insecurity...

1. Using local knowledge to shrink the individual carbon footprint / Katrina Fischer Kuh -- 2. What local climate change plans can teach us about city power / Katherine A. Trisolini -- 3. The role of local government units in mainstreaming climate-change adaptation : the case of Albay,...

This unique book provides cutting-edge knowledge and analyses of the consequences that climate change will have for sustainable development and poverty reduction within the context of global development