John Overton is a geographer who has worked on development issues in Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands for some forty years. He has particular interests in both rural transformations and the changing conceptions and practices of international aid. He is currently Professor of Development Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Warwick E. Murray is Professor of Human Geography and Development Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa/New Zealand. He has held university positions in the UK and Fiji. He is currently President of the New Zealand Geographical Society and past-President of the Council for Latin American Studies of Asia and Oceania. He has served as an editor of various journals including the Journal of Rural Studies and Geography Compass, and is Editor-in-Chief of Asia Pacific Viewpoint.