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This inquiry is intended to make an empirical examination of how non-formal education is related and affects levels of living of rural families and what its concomitant factors in such a relationship are

Fforde, A. 2013: Understanding Development Economics: Its Challenge to Development Studies (Economics as Social Theory). Abingdon: Routledge. 384 pp. £39.99 (Paperback). ISBN: 9780415869829.

As part of AGS's continuing work focusing on the global subordination of women, which started with the publishing of the book Crimes Against Women (April 2013) followed by the successful conference on Violence Against Women (November 2014), the Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies & Development proudly presents its 2nd annual issue focusing on Gender-Based Violence & Oppression. The issue of gender-based violence and oppression has been principally discussed within the frame of the effects on women and girls of the unequal power distribution between women and men within society. However, a wider understanding of gender-based violence is emerging internationally with the recognition of the physical violence, political and cultural oppression being committed against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community.

A large number of scholars, social activists, as well as a growing percentage of the general population, attribute this rise in global inequalities to the cause of the high levels of poverty, environmental degradation and socio-economic instability currently being experienced in both developed and developing countries. This wide-ranging instability has set off an intense debate that questions the legitimacy and future of Western-style free market capitalism and its corresponding open and liberal social values. This seemingly growing rejection of Western free market ideals and the rebuke of the political and economic elite that controls the world's wealth have also engendered within the academic community a wide range of non-traditional and non-western perspectives that are helping to broaden the conversation and put forth new, eclectic and innovative approaches to solving these issues. It is with this wider goal of expanding the global debate countering the Western biases in our approaches to social, economic, conflict and political issues that The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies and Development presents the following articles, which contribute to a better understanding of these challenges.

The essay uses two recent works of fiction as a takeoff for a critique of Development Studies, suggesting that what is presented in the form of fiction is often closer to reality than what the discipline offers as fact. The review of two novels by former US Peace Corps volunteers offers clear examples of how fiction in the field of "development" can offer truths that are not presented in academic work. This essay suggests how fiction can help invigorate the discipline of Development Studies, offers a list of examples, and also suggests how fiction should not be used. This essay challenges scholars in the field to draw upon insights from fiction and to review fiction works while encouraging publishers to widen their perspectives and present works in new genres in the field of "development." The essay also notes how related genres like development "diaries" can also be used as a reality check on the discipline and as a way to infuse new ideas into this field.

This five-year development plan of OCCZIM represents the demand and interests of the grassroots co-operatives in Zimbabwe. OCCZIM is the "Organization of Collective Co-operatives in Zimbabwe". (DÜI-Hff)

From our leadership positions in the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and in the Editorial Steering Group of the IDS Bulletin, it is a pleasure and a privilege to add a note of introduction to this Archive Collection focusing on one of the IDS Bulletin's most influential and prolific contributors. Just as Robert Chambers' work has been part of IDS' evolving story, so has the IDS Bulletin, and it seems fitting to publish an Archive Collection that showcases and celebrates this intertwining. The Issue Editors highlight parallels between Robert's work and the IDS Bulletin, in that both share values and legacies in championing critical thinking, bringing lesser-heard voices to the fore, and fostering ongoing learning and reflection. One might add to these parallels a commitment to 'engaged' research and evidence – both Robert's work and the IDS Bulletin remain resolutely focused on mobilising knowledge to make a difference and transforming lives. Robert's contributions to the IDS Bulletin have truly been central in shaping it, forging its values, style and reputation; one might even say that the IDS Bulletin and Robert's work have co-developed, and have helped shape development studies.