This book offers fundamental principles: that all the people have the right to an equitable share in the world's resources, and the right to make decisions about their own development.This reference work analyses policy, procedure and practice in health, human rights, emergency relief, capacity-building and agricultural production.

Deborah Eade was Editor-in-Chief of Development in Practice from 1991 to 2010, prior to which she worked for 10 years in Latin America. She is now an independent writer on development and humanitarian issues, based near Geneva.