The Australian government will double its Official Development Assistance by 2015 (over 2010 levels). Innovative delivery mechanisms will be required to ensure aid is spent efficiently. In addition to traditional delivery mechanisms - bilateral, multilateral - the Australian government has...

Introduction: the invisible aid sector / David Tittensor & Mathew Clarke -- Is islam an obstacle for progress? The analysis of Said Nursi / Salih Yucel -- Zakat and poverty in Islam / Jan Ali -- The changing nature of Islamic mission: the cases of the Gülen Movement and Tablighi Jamaat / David...

This text provides a critical interdisciplinary introduction to the theory, practice and study of development. The thoroughly revised and updated new edition takes account of the impact of the global financial crisis, the economic rise of China and India and the further ramifications of global...