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This paper is based on a study of the South Pacific Appropriate Technology Foundation undertaken in 1983 as part of an ITDG institutional initiative.

Discussing how 'wars of ideas' can be waged, this work features essays, reviews and introductions that show how the founders of the IEA successfully fought the conventional 'planning' wisdom of the 1960s and 1970s, providing the ideas which, by the 1980s and 1990s, had brought about increased freedom and a revival in the use of markets.

The notion of "freedom" has long been associated with a number of perceptions deemed fundamental to an understanding of Scotland and the Scots, and key Scottish texts have the concept of liberty at their core. These essays examine the question of "freedom", its representations and its interpretations within the literatures of Scotland.

The nineteenth century saw the romanticisation of the Highlander, the rise of tartanry and the emergence of the modern Scottish tourist industry. This volume examines the literary culture of Scotland - Highland and Lowland - during this transformational period, and explore its interactions and intersections.

This book outlines the principles that define a free society. It provides an introduction to the institutions and policies necessary to preserve and enhance individual freedom including: small government, the rule of law, strong private property rights and free trade - enabling entrepreneurship to thrive.

At this key moment in Scotland's history, earlier identities are being re-examined and re-presented, and personal and cultural histories are being redefined and reconsidered. These eleven essays show how the re-creation and reimagination of Scottish culture, its identities and its tropes, are being developed by a range of leading Scottish writers.

This paper outlines the role that appropriate technology can play in employment generation in the industrialized West, and is illustrated with examples of technologies already in industrial operation and the policies designed to support them.

Originally prepared for an Expert Meeting organised by UNESCO in 1980, this paper outlines Intermediate Technology''s basic approach to development work; and assesses the lessons learned from 15 years'' experience in development activities (Published in the ITDG Occasional Paper series).

Looks at the ways in which women have been ignored in the statistical accounting that forms the base for development planning, and links this bias to the marginalisation of women in the process of technological development. (Published in the ITDG Occasional Papers Series).

This book consists of a series of essays written with the intention of correcting misconceptions that politicians, journalists or other interested parties like to pedal in order justify their dubious policy decisions or ideological perspectives.

High levels of government spending have had a significant effect on economic growth and on economic freedom. This book argues that reforms are necessary to ensure that we have dynamic economies in which governments serve the needs of their citizens rather than simply tax and spend more.