Development category: 15312 books
The Economics of Iterative Software Development
Steering Toward Better Business Results (Adobe Reader)
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2009
Results-Based Software Management: Achieve Better Outcomes with Finite Resources
Effective software development is no longer merely an IT concern: today, it is crucial to the entire enterprise. However, most businesspeople are not ready to make informed decisions about software initiatives....
Encountering Development
The Making and Unmaking of the Third World
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2011
How did the industrialized nations of North America and Europe come to be seen as the appropriate models for post-World War II societies in Asia, Africa, and Latin America? How did the postwar discourse on development actually create the so-called Third World? And what will happen when development...
Development Economics
Theory and practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
Development Economics: theory and Practice provides students and practitioners with the perspectives and the tools they need to think analytically and critically about the current major economic development issues in the world.
Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet identify seven key dimensions...
Social Development
Critical Themes and Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2010
This edited collection demonstrates that the ideas inherent in social development are practical and not utopian. By discussing and delineating a social development approach, the book argues the need for practicing it at local or grassroots-level communities to promote universal social justice and...
Transforming Cities with Transit
Transit and Land-Use Integration for Sustainable Urban Development
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2013
'Transforming Cities with Transit' explores the complex process of transit and land-use integration in rapidly growing cities in developing countries. As one of the most promising strategies for advancing environmental sustainability, economic competitiveness, and socially inclusive development in fast-growing...
User-Developer Cooperation in Software Development
Building Common Ground and Usable Systems
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The topic of the research reported here is direct user participation in the task-based development of interactive software systems. Building usable software demands understanding and supporting users and their tasks. Users are a primary source of usability requirements and knowledge, since users can...
Universities and Global Human Development
Theoretical and empirical insights for social change
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
This book makes the case for a critical turn in development thinking around universities and their contributions in making a more equal post-2015 world. It puts forward a normative approach based on human development and the capability approach, one which can gain a hearing from policy, scholarship,...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
India is emerging as a key player in the development cooperation arena, not only because of the increasing volume and reach of its south-south cooperation but more so because of its leadership and advocacy for the development of a distinctly southern development discourse and knowledge generation.
This...
The Reality of Aid 1998-1999
An independent review of poverty reduction and development assistance
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
NOW IN ITS SIXTH ANNUAL EDITION, The Reality of Aid has for the first time analysed the 'fair share' of bilateral aid for basic social services � basic education, basic health, reproductive health, nutrition, clean water and sanitation - that should come from each donor; an analysis which shows...
An Enduring Partnership
The Maldives and the Asian Development Bank
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
The Asian Development Bank has partnered with the Government of the Maldives since 1978 to help in the country's development. The partnership has yielded substantial improvements in various sectors of the economy, with particular emphasis on tax administration; energy development; maritime transport;...
by Ram Kulkarni
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
Develop, debug, test, and troubleshoot Java EE 7 applications rapidly with EclipseAbout This BookGo beyond simply learning Java EE APIs and explore the complete workflow of developing enterprise Java applicationsLearn to use the features of Eclipse JEE to simplify Java EE application developmentDevelop...
by David Herron
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016
Create real-time server-side applications with this practical, step-by-step guide
About This Book
Learn about server-side JavaScript with Node.js and Node modules through the most up-to-date book on Node.js web development
Understand website development both with and without the Connect/Express...
Head First Software Development
A Learner's Companion to Software Development
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2007
Even the best developers have seen well-intentioned software projects fail -- often because the customer kept changing requirements, and end users didn't know how to use the software you developed. Instead of surrendering to these common problems, let Head First Software Development guide you through...
Moral Development
Theory and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2014!
This class-tested text provides a comprehensive overview of the classical and current theories of moral development and applications of these theories in various counseling and educational settings. Lively and accessible, this text engages students...