
International Development
Pearson (Publisher)
Published on 18. June 1999
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-205-26470-4 (ISBN)
Description
This text is intended for international development courses in various departments, including social work, sociology, economics, political science, anthropology, and related fields that require a substantive introduction to international development. The text balances the theoretical with the practical, by providing the reader with the historical and theoretical background of contemporary development, including ample case references to specific projects and issues. International development is seen as one of the most pressing human welfare issues today. The text includes histories of developing regions including Asia, Latin America, and Africa, and depicts how regional circumstances have accelerated or impeded development. The text summarizes successful development projects, including Grameen Bank, Habitat for Humanity, and First Nations Development Institute, as well as some development failures.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
406 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-26470-4 (9780205264704)
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Content
Foreword by Katherine Kendall.
1.Asia: Awakening Giants.
2.Latin America: Five Hundred Years of Purgatory.
3.Africa: The Fourth World.
4.Eastern Europe.
5.Missionaries and Development.
6.Strategies of Economic Development.
7.Community Development.
8.Sustainable Development.
9.Case Study: Nowa Huta.
10.First Nations Development Institute.
11.Habitat for Humanity.
12.The Grameen Development Bank.
13.The Progress of Nations.
14.An Integrative Model of Development.
1.Asia: Awakening Giants.
2.Latin America: Five Hundred Years of Purgatory.
3.Africa: The Fourth World.
4.Eastern Europe.
5.Missionaries and Development.
6.Strategies of Economic Development.
7.Community Development.
8.Sustainable Development.
9.Case Study: Nowa Huta.
10.First Nations Development Institute.
11.Habitat for Humanity.
12.The Grameen Development Bank.
13.The Progress of Nations.
14.An Integrative Model of Development.