From the Local to the Global
Key Issues in Development Studies
2nd Edition
Published on 20. August 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-7453-2842-3 (ISBN)
Description
"Think global, act locally" is a phrase often used to describe the importance of popular activism and an awareness of the issues surrounding globalisation and development. This book is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to key concepts in development that are central to understanding the causes of poverty, inequality and injustice in the global North and South.
This second edition of the book contains new chapters on climate change, neoliberalism, child labour, popular movements in Latin America and the development process in Africa. Existing chapters have been revised and completely updated to analyse and reflect upon the impact of the global economic recession on international development.
Students of development studies and NGO practitioners will find this collection invaluable as they explore opportunities for study and fieldwork.
This second edition of the book contains new chapters on climate change, neoliberalism, child labour, popular movements in Latin America and the development process in Africa. Existing chapters have been revised and completely updated to analyse and reflect upon the impact of the global economic recession on international development.
Students of development studies and NGO practitioners will find this collection invaluable as they explore opportunities for study and fieldwork.
Reviews / Votes
"'This is a very useful book for those needing to expand their knowledge and understanding of development issues...Buy this book and dip into it often.' The Development Education Journal 'The book is a student-friendly and wide-ranging overview to the main debates and ideas associated with development. I can easily imagine using the book in class to help students work through the concepts they need in order to grasp the sources of poverty and unfairness in the world.' Ian Taylor, University of Botswana."More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 135 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7453-2842-3 (9780745328423)
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Persons
Gerard McCann is a Senior Lecturer in International Studies at St Mary's University College (Queen's University, Belfast). He is Director of the Global Dimension in Education project and co-ordinates partnership initiatives with universities in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. He has written extensively on the European Union's development and education policies. He is the author of Ireland's Economic History (Pluto, 2011) and editor of From the Local to the Global (Pluto, 2015). Stephen McCloskey is the Director of the Centre for Global Education, Belfast and editor of the journal Policy and Practice. His publications include The East Timor Question (University of Michigan, 2000) and From the Local to the Global (Pluto, 2015).
Content
Acknowledgements
Contents
Abbreviations
Part I
Development Discourse and Definitions
1. Introduction - Recasting Development in a Changing Global Economy
Stephen McCloskey
Centre for Global Education
2. Measuring Human Development
Andy Storey
Development Studies Centre
3. The Developing Globalisation of Justice - The ICC at a Crossroads
Paul Hainsworth
University of Ulster
Part II
The Economics of Development
4. Perspectives on Aid - Analysing the System
Joanne McGarry,
Trocaire
5. Is Trade an Agent of Development?
Denis O'Hearn
Queen's University Belfast and Binghampton University, New York
6. Illegitimate Debt - An 'Unfashionable' Financial Crisis
Nessa Ni Chasaide
Debt and Development Campaign
Part III
Development Policy
7. Climate Change and Development
Satish Kumar
School of Geography, Queen's University Belfast
8. Europe, 'Partnership' and the Colonial Legacy
Gerard McCann
St Mary's University College, Queen's University Belfast
9. Achieving Millennium Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa - A Goal Too Far?
Chrispin Matenga
University of Zambia
10. Gender and Development
Maeve Taylor
Banulacht
Part IV
Human Development
11. Voices of Popular Power in Latin America
Ronaldo Munck
Dublin City University
12. Redefining Refuge - The Shifting Status of the Refugee
Anna Morvern
Immigration Advisor
13. Understanding and Dealing with Child Labour - Problems and Prospects
Madeleine Leonard
Queen's University Belfast
14. Development Education as an Agent of Social Change - The Theory and Practice
Stephen McCloskey
Centre for Global Education
15. Conclusion - Development in the Face of Neoliberal Economic Strategies
Gerard McCann
St Mary's University College, Queen's University Belfast
Notes on Authors
Index
Contents
Abbreviations
Part I
Development Discourse and Definitions
1. Introduction - Recasting Development in a Changing Global Economy
Stephen McCloskey
Centre for Global Education
2. Measuring Human Development
Andy Storey
Development Studies Centre
3. The Developing Globalisation of Justice - The ICC at a Crossroads
Paul Hainsworth
University of Ulster
Part II
The Economics of Development
4. Perspectives on Aid - Analysing the System
Joanne McGarry,
Trocaire
5. Is Trade an Agent of Development?
Denis O'Hearn
Queen's University Belfast and Binghampton University, New York
6. Illegitimate Debt - An 'Unfashionable' Financial Crisis
Nessa Ni Chasaide
Debt and Development Campaign
Part III
Development Policy
7. Climate Change and Development
Satish Kumar
School of Geography, Queen's University Belfast
8. Europe, 'Partnership' and the Colonial Legacy
Gerard McCann
St Mary's University College, Queen's University Belfast
9. Achieving Millennium Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa - A Goal Too Far?
Chrispin Matenga
University of Zambia
10. Gender and Development
Maeve Taylor
Banulacht
Part IV
Human Development
11. Voices of Popular Power in Latin America
Ronaldo Munck
Dublin City University
12. Redefining Refuge - The Shifting Status of the Refugee
Anna Morvern
Immigration Advisor
13. Understanding and Dealing with Child Labour - Problems and Prospects
Madeleine Leonard
Queen's University Belfast
14. Development Education as an Agent of Social Change - The Theory and Practice
Stephen McCloskey
Centre for Global Education
15. Conclusion - Development in the Face of Neoliberal Economic Strategies
Gerard McCann
St Mary's University College, Queen's University Belfast
Notes on Authors
Index