Conceptualising climate compatible development / Fiona Nunan -- Reconsidering climate compatible development as a new development landscape in Southern Africa / Lindsay C. Stringer, Susannah M. Sallu, Andrew J. Dougill, Benjamin Wood and Lisa Ficklin -- Closing the knowledge gaps on gender and...

Excessive military spendingreduces the available financial reserves for health,education, and other human needs. For poor countries, it increases poverty, unemployment, and destitution.It also strengthens dictatorial tendencies in politics and acts against democratic values. If we want to...

Introduction -- The complexities and uncertainties of development -- The domestic context -- History and the legacy of colonialism -- Big men, personal rule and patronage politics -- Violent conflict and civil war -- Political change and democratization -- Core development questions -- Africa's...