This specialised Directory provides information on over 1 700 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) active in the field of habitat and urban development.

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This statistical analysis demonstrates that NGOs have moved out of the "amateur" world in which they were once confined into, in many cases, highly professional activities and that they have become major partners for governments in the development field.

Recent research has advanced the understanding of how global processes have led to standardized ideas about modern schooling. Chabbott provides an insightful examination of how the processes of international development have effected the role of education at a global level since World War II.