Fisher expertly describes and analyzes the growing non-governmental movement throughout the Third World in relation to the global issue of sustainable development, highlighted by the recent Rio Conference. An estimated 200,000 or more indigenous NGOs (non-governmental organizations) at both the...

Die lokale Bevölkerung in den sogenannten Entwicklungsländern hat einen reichen Wissens- und Erfahungsfundus im schonenden Umgang mit ihrer natürlichen Umwelt und ihren Ressourcen. Dieses Wissen sollte dokumentiert werden, um im Rahmen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung nutzbar zu sein. Die AGEE...

"The Monfort Plan is a five-year, forward-looking plan to eradicate extreme poverty from the developing world, and details how microfinance has made a difference in developing countries. This book proposes a new institution, based in the developing world, with the potential to provide basic,...