80:20 THE BOOK
Development in an Unequal World (5th Edition - Completely Revised and Updated)
The 5th edition of the popular development education resource, 80:20 Development in and Unequal World is now available in hard copy and on CD.
Designed for use in education, 80:20 is widely used internationally by teachers, youth and community educators, senior school students,
university students and NGO personnel.
The resource provides an introductory overview of key issues and challenges in development and related areas. This new edition has been completely revised and updated and includes the following:
Chapters:
- Development - the basics: making sense of the world, John Hopkin
- Development - describing and debating the idea, Colm Regan & Damien Ruth
- Human Rights and Development, Omar Grech
- Sustainable Development, Roland Tormey
- The Politics of Development: Bertrand Borg & Colm Regan
- Aid and Development... exaggerated & understated... Colm Regan
- Engaging development - learning for a better future? Colm Regan & Scott Sinclair
- Human Development - where do we fit in? Bertrand Borg, Ismael Hayden & Colm Regan
- Trade and Development, Bertrand Borg
- Gender and Developmet, Valerie Duffy
- Health and Development, Colm Regan
- Education and Development, Peadar Cremin
- Arms, Conflict and Development, Knut Elvatun
- The Millennium Development Goals, Bertrand Borg & John Johnston
- Corruption and Development, Colm Regan
- Identity and Development: Roland Tormey
- Infected and Affected: HIV and AIDS - a Zambian Perspective: Antonella (Toni) Pyke and Munamuzunga Sikaulu
- World Hunger - an NGO pewrspective, Tom Arnold & Michel Doorly
- The Changing Face of Wealth & Poverty, Zeena Elton & Phil Glendenning
- Looking Behind the Label: Ethical Consumption Issues Today, Deirdre O'Rourke
- The Right to Choose - Population and Development, Rob Bowden
Also:
- Some ideas for using the book.
- New cartoons, photographs and graphs etc.
The CD edition will include:
- The entire resource itself
- Advice on how to use the CD
- Cartoons and photographs
- A major section on key principles and practices in development education
- Ideas and activities for using the book in education settings
- A range of basic methodologies in development education
- Icebreakers
- About 80:20
Free Extracts
- Our 80:20 World - facts at a glance
1.1 billion people live on less than 1$ per day and 2.7 billion live on less than 2$ per day... - The third world has...
Statistics to begin your discussion/debate on different dimensions of underdevelopment, for example: The Third World has... 26% of the world's electricity consumpti... - The distribution of world GNP
A great way to begin - a map of the world relative to a country's share of wealth. - The Balance Sheet of Human Development
A table outlining global progress versus global deprivation in 8 different human development sectors. - Development Indicators
Table showing data for twenty-two countries, chosen to represent a geographical range, as well as high, medium and low levels of human development and a variety of development paths.. - Three Generations of Rights?
Some human rights commentators have classified human rights into 'three generations of rights' reflecting the different historical periods in which these rights emerged. - Major human rights instruments in force today
A table summarising some of the main human rights instruments such as the UN Declaration of Human Rights, Convention on the Rights of the Child, etc., including a summary of the countries that have or have yet to ratify each convention. - Genocide in recent history - where, when, who?
A diagram outlining some examples of Genocide in history. - Measuring your Ecological Footprints
Check out the impact of human development on the planet and on future generations as seen through the 'ecological footprint' - a measure that estimates how much ecological space each country takes up on the planet! - The cases for and against aid
A summary of the key debates around the arguments for and against aid. - Exploring Development Education
If the world's population was reduced to a village of 100 people... - Taking Action
Explore some questions, issues and ideas for action. - Some Big Ideas...
Stimulate thinking and encourage debate with 9 development 'facts' and a preliminary discussion. - The Millennium Development Goals - a regional balance sheet
A two-page summary that looks at the current situation around the world in achieving each Goal, presented in terms of 'best case and worst case' scenarios.
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