Communities, Mines, and Distributive Politics: Direct Contestation in the Andes 

• Develops a novel theory of direct contestation that explains variation in the distributive outcomes of conflicts between firms and societal groups
• Contributes to research on social movements and organizations, private politics, and regulation
• Includes detailed case studies of six mining conflicts in Bolivia and Peru
• Provides an understanding of the conditions under which mining conflicts may lead to more inclusive and sustainable local development

• Provides readers a comprehensive and authoritative discussion of the Zambian economy in one volume
• Explores a wide range of topics on the economy in Zambia from different perspectives, written in a way accessible to non-specialists including students
• Policy discussions and recommendations in each chapter highlight the areas where the country has great prospects, as well as challenges that need to be addressed.

• Open Access
• Numerous new case studies and interviews with grassroots activists and organizations around the world
• Provides a unique combination of on the ground experience with wide reading of academic literature
• Draws on 15 years of daily blogs and conversations on the From Poverty to Power blog

If you read the first edition of Duncan Green’s book, he outlines on his blog what’s changed for the second edition.