The Geography of Underdevelopment
A Critical Survey
1st Edition
Published on 26. November 2010
240 pages
978-1-136-86612-8 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1984, this title discusses the emergence of both the orthodox and political economy based approaches to underdevelopment in geography , critically assessing their strengths and weaknesses, and showing the relationship between intellectual developments and changing material conditions.
The work is primarily concerned with theories, though it does contain much empirical material drawn from throughout the Third World. The book examines the emergence of theories of development historically and considers the various contemporary theoretical 'schools', both Marxist and non-Marxist. It goes on to consider four aspects of development which are of particular interest to geographers, namely the world economy, regional imbalances, the human-nature theme and the analysis of urban space, and concludes by suggesting some directions for future research.
The work is primarily concerned with theories, though it does contain much empirical material drawn from throughout the Third World. The book examines the emergence of theories of development historically and considers the various contemporary theoretical 'schools', both Marxist and non-Marxist. It goes on to consider four aspects of development which are of particular interest to geographers, namely the world economy, regional imbalances, the human-nature theme and the analysis of urban space, and concludes by suggesting some directions for future research.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
3,58 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-86612-8 (9781136866128)
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Content
Part I: Geography and Development 1. World Development in a Historical Context 2. Geography and Imperialism 1870-1930 3. Geography, Area Studies, and Development Studies Part II: The Political Economy of Underdevelopment 4. Theories of Imperialism and Underdevelopment 5. Post-Dependency Theories of Underdevelopment Part III: Regionalism, Urbanisation and Underdevelopment 6. Social Theory and Regional Uneven Development 7. Migration, Circulation and Urbanisation in Indonesia 8. Conflict and Class in the City
