Development Theory and Practice
Critical Perspectives
1st Edition
Published on 30. October 2001
222 pages
978-1-137-11182-1 (ISBN)
Description
This text provides a critical assessment of dominant features of development theory and practice in such areas as globalisation, governance, social development, participation, feminism and postcolonialism, civil society, environment and development management. Each chapter addresses a particular approach within development by setting out the orthodoxy, and critically evaluates this before engaging more constructively with the challenges presented by contemporary development. This approach will give students a clearer understanding of the debates within development today.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-137-11182-1 (9781137111821)
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Content
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Notes on the Contributors
- 1 Critical Perspectives on Development: An Introduction
- 2 The Political Economy of Globalization
- 3 Feminist and Postcolonial Challenges to Development
- 4 Social Development: Issues and Approaches
- 5 Social Capital, Civil Society and Social Exclusion
- 6 Participating in Development
- 7 Power to the People? Good Governance and the Reshaping of the State
- 8 Development Policies and Environmental Agendas
- 9 Neoliberalism, the World Bank and the New Politics of Development
- 10 Conclusion: Orthodoxy and its Alternatives in Contemporary Development
- Bibliography
- Index
