This report approaches current domains of development and tension within China. It was elaborated by students in the frame of a 'Task Force Seminar' in cooperation with the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). It addresses the issues of...

Development policy affects human rights in manifold ways. For example, trade agreements can have an adverse impact on the rights to health or food by making essential medicines or goods less accessible or available. Or large-scale investment projects influence indigenous rights when they entail...

Dieser Beitrag beinhaltet eine modifizierte Fassung des Vortrags, der anlässlich der Verteidigung der Dissertation des Autors an der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg am 18. November 2010 gehalten wurde. Das Diskussionspapier vermittelt einen thesenhaften Überblick über den...

"Development as a Battlefield" is an innovative exploration of the multidimensional meanings of - and interactions between - conflict and development. The two phenomena are all too often regarded as ostensibly antagonistic. This was exemplified again in the context of the Arab Spring that...

Examines the implementation of development policies in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on policies pertaining to the urban informal sector. Considers also the consequences of structural adjustment for the urban informal sector.

The study (which forms part of a series of ILO studies on Benin, Tunisia and Burundi) carried out during end of 1989 examines the regulatory barriers and their consequences on the growth of the informal sector in Zambia. It is based on a data analysis from various secondary sources and on a...

Reviews the levels, the trends, and the factors pertaining to adolescent pregnancy and childbirth in sub- Saharan Africa. Highlights differences between this region and other regions, as well as inter- regional differences. Discusses the socio-economic consequences of adolescent pregnancies on...