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Marginalisation & Vulnerable Groups

Minorities, minority rights and development (pdf 386kb)

This paper is an exploratory essay in to the overlapping issues of minorities, minority rights and development. The major themes it covers are:

- the law and human rights
- understanding the concept of development
- understanding development processes
- understanding the political economy; and
- the effects of policies aimed at promoting change.

Resource link:
http://minorityrights.org/ admin/Download/pdf/ IP_Development_Riddell.pdf
Published: November 2002
Source: Minority Rights International (http://www.minorityrights.org)
Added to ADG on: 12 April 2006 , contributed by: ADG team
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Marginalisation & Vulnerable Groups

Minorities, minority rights and development (pdf 386kb)