The Companion to Development Studies
2nd Edition
Published on 29. February 2008
Book
Hardback
608 pages
978-0-415-82664-8 (ISBN)
Description
The Companion to Development Studies is an essential one-stop reference for anyone with an interest in development studies. Over 100 international experts have been brought together to present a comprehensive overview of the key theoretical and practical issues dominating contemporary development studies.
Building on the success of the first edition, the second edition of the Companion has been thoroughly revised and updated and includes new chapters on a range of topics, including ageing, culture and development, corruption and development and global terrorism. Each chapter summarises current debates and provides guidance for further reading and research.
The Companion to Development Studies is indispensable for students of development studies at all levels, from undergraduate to postgraduate and beyond, in departments of development studies, geography, politics, international relations, sociology, social anthropology and economics.
Building on the success of the first edition, the second edition of the Companion has been thoroughly revised and updated and includes new chapters on a range of topics, including ageing, culture and development, corruption and development and global terrorism. Each chapter summarises current debates and provides guidance for further reading and research.
The Companion to Development Studies is indispensable for students of development studies at all levels, from undergraduate to postgraduate and beyond, in departments of development studies, geography, politics, international relations, sociology, social anthropology and economics.
Reviews / Votes
"An update of a trusted favourite, this highly accessible text does an excellent job of introducing the broad field of development studies"... the editors have assembled an all-star cast ... The second edition of the Companion confirms it as an indispensable tool for teaching in development studies, geography, sociology and politics. The editors have succeeded again in producing a text that not only expresses the breadth and vitality of the field, but also materializes the way development's object and its agents continue to evolve".Progress in Human Geography 33:6
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-415-82664-8 (9780415826648)
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Additional editions
Vandana Desai | Robert B. Potter
The Companion to Development Studies, 2nd Edition
Book
02/2008
2nd Edition
Hodder Education
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Persons
Vandana Desai, Senior Lecturer in Development Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Robert B. Potter, Professor of Human Geography and Head of the School of Human and Environmental Sciences, University of Reading.
Robert B. Potter, Professor of Human Geography and Head of the School of Human and Environmental Sciences, University of Reading.
Content
The nature of development and of development studies
Theories and strategies of development
Rural development
Globalization, employment and development
Urbanization
Environment and development
Gender, population and development
Health and education
Political economy of violence and insecurity
Governance and development
Theories and strategies of development
Rural development
Globalization, employment and development
Urbanization
Environment and development
Gender, population and development
Health and education
Political economy of violence and insecurity
Governance and development