Development Theory and Practice in a Changing World

Synopsis

Taking a critical and historical view, this text explores the theory and changing practice of international development. It provides an overview of how the field has evolved and the concrete impacts of this on the ground on the lives of people in the Global South. Development Theory and Practice in a Changing World covers the major theories of development, such as modernisation and dependency, in addition to anti-development theories such as post-modernism and decoloniality. It examines the changing nature of immanent (structural) conditions of development in addition to the main attempts to steer them (imminent development). The book suggests that the era of development as a hegemonic idea and practice may be coming to an end, at the same time as it appears to have achieved its apogee in the Sustainable Development Goals as a result of the rise of ultra-nationalism around the world, the increasing importance of securitisation and the existential threat posed by climate change. Whether development can or should survive as a concept is interrogated in the book. This book offers a fresh and updated take on the past 60 years of development and is essential reading for advanced undergraduate students in areas of development, geography, international studies, political science, economics and sociology.

Copyright:

2019

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

250 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781351375528

Related ISBNs:

9781315147765, 9781138551787, 9781138551770, 9781138551770, 9781138551787, 9781315147765, 9781138551787, 9781138551770, 9781138551770, 9781138551787, 9781315147765, 9781138551787, 9781138551770

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

04/23/19

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N/A

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Social Studies, Earth Sciences

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