Relationality is a persistent concern of socio-spatial theory, increasingly invoked in
geographical scholarship. We bring geographical scholarship on relationality to bear on …

This paper explores rural poverty through a relational lens, arguing that new spatial patterns
of poverty stemming from global economic transformations call for a relational approach; …

Many cities in the Global South continue to struggle with providing services with increasing
inequalities in the distribution of and access to safe drinking water. For lower-income …

Abstract In this chapter, Frediani, Peris, and Boni take a closer look at the evolution of the
participatory development movement. They show how participation became embedded in …

This edited collection proposes a common good approach to development theory and
practice. Rather than focusing on the outcomes or conditions of development, the …

In recent decades, microfinance has become a consolidated industry in maturing urban as
well as small rural town markets. Outreach in deep rural areas however, continues to be …

The article reviews the role of capability innovations, defined as the carrying out of new
combinations of capabilities, in human development. Drawing on a recognized social …

This paper proposes a normative and an analytical framework for an actor-oriented
conceptualization of the development of rural territories with the aim to inform practitioners' …

Ninguna lectura es posible sin lentes conceptuales. Esto también se aplica a este libro,
donde intentamos construir una mirada sobre los procesos de desarrollo rural que nos …

Recent research shows that climate change is affecting rural agriculture in sub-Saharan
Africa, and the role of microfinance in addressing women's environmental concerns has …