This paper analyses the NGO campaign against the proposed development of the Okavango Delta in 1990, and the subsequent policy change by the Botswana government. Four explanatory factors are explored: the democratic attributes of the domestic political context; the internationalisation of the...

Team briefings have long been used to engage employees in change. Alan Thomas, Henkel’s staff resourcing and development manager, describes how the company used the process when merging four sites into one.

This Special Issue comes from the Development Studies Association (DSA) 30th Anniversary conference in 2008. The theme was 'Development's Invisible Hands', focusing on the forces likely to influence global change and re-shape development agendas over the next 30 years. The first section...

This paper is based on the author's experience and comments on the daily life of fund managers and stockbrokers, along with the nature of the networks within which many operates. The paper attempts to provide a guide to current market conditions and how regulators may respond to challenges to...

Values and multi-organization partnerships are two crucial aspects of the contested field of development management. Their management crucially involves questions of authority, accountability, agency and validity. This Policy Arena includes two pairs of papers, one addressing the management of...