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The IDRC Focus Collection
Full-text, online books

Books in IDRC's Focus Collection are published online at this website as well as in a traditional bound format, which is printed on demand. This unique approach to scholarly publishing aims to ensure that research findings are disseminated rapidly and efficiently, to achieve maximum impact from ongoing development research. Titles are listed under the following themes: 

IDRC Books encourages the widest possible dissemination, for noncommercial research purposes, of the material listed here. The source must be cited in full. Any questions concerning copyright and appropriate use should be referred to the publisher (pub@idrc.ca). We would appreciate your comments on this service. 


ENVIRONMENT & BIODIVERSITY

Sperling, L.; Loevinsohn, M., ed. 
Using diversity: Enhancing and maintaining genetic resources on-farm
IDRC 1997, ISBN 0-88936-833-3, online only
To order a printed copy, email the IDRC office in New Delhi

Warhurst, A., ed. 
Mining and the environment: Case studies from the Americas
IDRC 1999, ISBN 0-88936-828-7, $35 

FOOD & AGRICULTURE

Buckles, D.; Etèka, A.; Osiname, O.; Galiba, M.; Galiano, N., ed.. 

Cover crops in West Africa: Contributing to sustainable agriculture / Plantes de couverture en Afrique de l'Ouest : Une contribution à l'agriculture durable
IDRC/IITA/SG2000 1998, ISBN 0-88936-852-X, $30 

Buckles, D.; Triomphe, B.; Sain, G. 

Cover crops in hillside agriculture: Farmer innovation with Mucuna
IDRC/CIMMYT 1998, ISBN 0-88936-841-4, $30

Los cultivos de cobertura en la agricultura en laderas: Innovación de los agricultores con Mucuna
IDRC/CIMMYT/CATIE 1999, ISBN 0-88936-881-3, $30

Herbert-Copley, B., ed. 
Assessing the impacts of agricultural biotechnologies: Canadian-Latin American perspectives. Proceedings of a workshop held in Ottawa, Canada, 16-17 May 1995
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-789-2, $25 

Ker, A. 
Farming systems of the African savanna: A continent in crisis
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-793-0, $20 

MacKay, K., ed. 
Rice-fish culture in China
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-776-0, $35 

Marquardt, R.R.; Han, Z., ed. 
Enzymes in poultry and swine nutrition: Proceedings of the first Chinese symposium on feed enzymes, 6-8 May 1996, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
IDRC 1997, ISBN 0-88936-821-X, $35

Smith, O.B. (dir.)
Agriculture urbaine en Afrique de l'Ouest : Une contribution à la sécurité alimentaire et à l'assainissement des villes / Urban agriculture in West Africa: Contributing to food security and urban sanitation
IDRC/CTA 1999, ISBN 0-88936-890-2, $30

Weber, E.; Bridier, B.; Fiorentino, R. 
Rural agroindustry in Latin America: An evaluation of the PRODAR network
IDRC 1997, ISBN 0-88936-840-6, $30 

HEALTH

de Savigny, D.; Wijeyaratne, P., ed.

GIS for health and the environment: Proceedings of an international workshop held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 5-10 September 1994
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-766-3, $25 

Hatcher Roberts, J.; Vlassof, C., ed. 
The female client and the health-care provider
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-773-6, $30 

Nduati, R.; Kiai, W. 
Communicating with adolescents about AIDS: Experience from eastern and southern Africa
IDRC 1997, ISBN 0-88936-832-5, $30 

INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION

Bessette, G.; Rajasunderam, C.V., ed. 
Participatory development communication: a West African agenda
IDRC/Southbound 1996, ISBN 0-88936-802-3, $25 
La communication participative pour le développement : un agenda ouest-africain
IDRC 1996, ISBN 0-88936-803-1, $25

Lefebvre, E.; Lefebvre, L.A. 
Information and telecommunication technologies: The impact of their adoption on small and medium-sized enterprises
IDRC 1996, ISBN 0-88936-807-4, $25 

McConnell, P., ed. 
Making a difference: Measuring the impact of information on development
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-783-3, $30 

Ó Siochrú, S. 
Telecommunications and universal service: International experience and the South African effort
IDRC 1996, ISBN 0-88936-809-0, $20 

NATURAL RESOURCES

Brooks, D.B.; Rached, E.; Saade, M., ed. 
Management of water demand in Africa and the Middle East: Current practices and future needs
IDRC 1997, ISBN 0-88936-844-9, $25 

 

 
 
 

De Koninck, R. 

Le recul de la forêt au Viet Nam
IDRC 1997, ISBN 0-88936-845-7, $25
Deforestation in Viet Nam
IDRC 1999, ISBN 0-88936-869-4, $25
 
Hambly, H.; Onweng Angura, T., ed.

Grassroots indicators for desertification: Experience and perspectives from eastern and southern Africa
IDRC 1996, ISBN 0-88936-794-9, $25 

Rached, E.; Rathgeber, E.; Brooks, D.B., ed. 
Water management in Africa and the Middle East: Challenges and opportunities
IDRC 1996, ISBN 0-88936-804-X, $35 

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Bezanson, K.; Annerstedt, J.; Chung, K.; Hopper, D.; Oldham, G.; Sagasti, F. 
Viet Nam at the crossroads: The role of science and technology 
IDRC 1999, ISBN 0-88936-873-2, $30 

Ogbu, O.M.; Oyeyinka, B.O.; Mlawa, H.M., ed. 
Technology policy and practice in Africa
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-790-6, $35 

SOCIAL & POLITICAL SCIENCES

Azuela, A.; Duhau, E.; Ortiz, E., ed.

Evictions and the right to housing: Experience from Canada, Chile, the Dominican Republic, South Africa, and South Korea
IDRC 1998, ISBN 0-88936-861-9, $35 
 
Diop, M.-C.; Lavergne, R. (dir.)

L'intégration régionale en l'Afrique de l'Ouest : Résultats de la conférence internationale organisée par le CRDI à Dakar (Sénégal) du 11 au 15 janvier 1993
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-787-6, $20

Group de travail sur la recherche en éducation et l'analyse des politiques, 
Association pour le développement de l'éducation en Afrique / Working 
Group on Educational Research and Policy Analysis, Association for the 
Development of Education in Africa 
Langues d'instruction : Implications pour les politiques d'éducation en Afrique / Languages of instruction: Policy implications for education in Africa
IDRC 1997, ISBN 0-88936-829-5, $25

 
Konate, H.

Politiques sociales en Afrique de l'Ouest et de Centre
IDRC 1997, ISBN 0-88936-810-4, $20

Lusthaus, C.; Anderson, G.; Adrien, M-H.; Murphy, E. 
Évaluation institutionnelle : Cadre pour le renforcement des organisations partenaires du CRDI
IDRC 1996, ISBN 0-88936-798-1, $20

Lusthaus, C.; Anderson, G.; Murphy, E. 
Institutional assessment: A framework for strengthening organizational capacity for IDRC's research partners
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-771-X, $20 

Morales-Gómez, D.; Torres A., M., ed. 
Social policy in a global society: Parallels and lessons from the Canada-Latin America experience
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-761-2, $35 

Nef, J. 
Human security and mutual vulnerability: An exploration into the global political economy of development and underdevelopment (2nd edition)
IDRC 1999, ISBN 0-88936-879-1, $25

DEVELOPMENT (GENERAL) 

Beaudry-Somcynsky, M.; Cook, C.M.
Japan's system of official development assistance 
IDRC 1999, ISBN 0-88936-883-X, $25 

Ryan SJ, W.F. 
Culture, spirituality, and economic development: Opening a dialogue
IDRC 1995, ISBN 0-88936-782-5, $20

Sagasti, F.; Alcalde, G.
Development cooperation in a fractured global order: An arduous transition
IDRC 1999, ISBN 0-88926-889-9, $30 
 
 

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pub@idrc.ca / 1 October 1999
 

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