Neil Middleton was the author of Disaster and Development (Pluto, 1997), Negotiating Poverty (Pluto, 2001) and Rio Plus Ten (Pluto, 2003). He is also co-author, with Phil O'Keefe, of Redefining Sustainable Development (Pluto, 2001).

Phil O'Keefe was Professor of Economic Development and Environmental Management at Northumbria University. He is also the Director of ETC-UK and co-author with Neil Middleton of Disaster and Development (Pluto, 1997), Redefining Sustainable Development (Pluto, 2001), Rio Plus Ten (Pluto, 2003) and co-editor of Negotiating Poverty (Pluto, 2003).

Sam Moyo (1954-2015), was Executive Director of the African Institute of Agrarian Studies, Harare, Zimbabwe, and President of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa. He published extensively on land, agrarian and environmental issues, and served as director on various boards of research networks and institutes in Africa. Among his various books are the co-edited volumes Reclaiming the Land (Zed, 2005) and Reclaiming the Nation (Pluto, 2011).