Introduction to international development : approaches, actors, and issues / edited by Paul A. Haslam, Jessica Schafer, Pierre Beaudet.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Haslam, Paul Alexander (Editor)
Schafer, Jessica (Editor)
Beaudet, Pierre, 1950- (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Don Mills, Ontario, Canada : Oxford University Press, [2012]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Economic development > Social aspects.
Economic development > International cooperation.
Economic assistance > Developing countries.
Political development.
Développement économique > Manuels d'enseignement supérieur.
Développement politique > Manuels d'enseignement supérieur.
Economic assistance.
Developing countries.
Genre:
Manuels d'enseignement supérieur.
Physical Description:xxiv, 565 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Part I: Theories of and approaches to international development. Meaning, measurement, and morality in international development / Jessica Schafer, Paul Alexander Haslam, and Pierre Beaudet
  • Imperialism and the colonial experience / Eric Allina
  • Theories of development / Radhika Desai
  • Post-development / Eunice N. Sahle
  • Gender and development : the struggles of women in the global south / Andrea Martinez
  • Globalization and development / Pierre Beaudet
  • Part II: International development actors. State of the state : does the state have a role in development? / Anil Hira
  • National development agencies and bilateral aid / Stephen Brown
  • The international financial institutions / Marcus Taylor
  • The United Nations and multilateral actors in development / David Sogge
  • Multinational corporations / Paul Alexander Haslam
  • Civil society and development / Henry Veltmeyer
  • Part III: Issues in international development.
  • Poverty and exclusion : from basic needs to the Millennium Development Goals / David R. Morrison
  • Debt and development / Joseph Hanlon
  • Free trade and fair trade / Gavin Fridell
  • Democracy / Cédric Jourde
  • Environment and development / Deborah Sick
  • Rural development / Joshua Ramisch
  • Urban development : cities and slums in the global south / Anne Latendresse and Lisa Bornstein
  • Development and health / Ted Schrecker
  • Education and development : the perennial contradictions of policy discourse / Richard Maclure, Refaat Sabbah, and Daniel Lavan
  • Conflict and development / Astri Suhrke and Torunn Wimpelmann Chaudhary
  • International migration and development / Khalid Koser
  • Indigenous peoples : a category in development / Natacha Gagné
  • Technology, information, and development / Erwin A. Alampay
  • Culture and development / Nissim Mannathukkaren
  • China, globalization, and development / Samir Amin
  • Epilogue. The future of development / Pierre Beaudet, Paul Alexander Haslam, and Jessica Schafer.