This book provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive account of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) organisation and examines the challenges APEC now faces in the new century. Subjects covered include: the history of APEC, the latest World Trade Organisation (WTO) round, case-studies of countries in the region including China, Japan, Malaysia, Korea and Taiwan.

The book covers community development both at local and global levels - scholars, non-government organizations (NGOs), government organisations, international aid agencies - to gain a broad understanding of community development trends in the Asia-Pacific region.

Framing the Islands argues that Pacific regionalism has been politically significant for Pacific island states and societies. It demonstrates the power associated with the regional arena as a valued site for the negotiation of global ideas and processes around development, security and climate change.

This book aims to outline the nature and scale of the capacity building challenges facing countries in the Asia Pacific region. Human Development and Capacity Building presents case studies from selected countries with an emphasis on rural development and programs that enhance opportunity and participation in the economy.

The book examines the present scenario of Indian agriculture and studies the trends at national as well as state level to recommend strategies to enhance agricultural productivity and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices.

This book addresses strategies for food security and sustainable agriculture in developing economies.