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The companion to development studies

Title
The companion to development studies / edited by Vandana Desai and Robert B. Potter.
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2014.

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Additional Authors
  • Desai, Vandana, 1965-
  • Potter, Robert B.
Description
xxii, 603 pages; 25 cm
Summary
  • "With over 115 concise and authoritative chapters covering a wide range of disciplines the book is divided into ten sections covering the nature of development, the theories and strategies of development, rural development, urbanization, gender, globalization, health and education, the political economy of violence and insecurity, environment and development, governance and development.This new third edition of The Companion to Development Studies is an essential read for students of development studies at all levels - from undergraduate to graduate - and across several disciplines including geography, international relations, politics, economics, sociology and anthropology"--
  • "The Companion to Development Studies contains over 109 chapters written by leading international experts within the field to provide a concise and authoritative overview of the key theoretical and practical issues dominating contemporary development studies. Covering a wide range of disciplines the book is divided into ten sections, each prefaced by a section introduction written by the editors. The sections cover: the nature of development, theories and strategies of development, globalization and development, rural development, urbanization and development, environment and development, gender, health and education, the political economy of violence and insecurity, and governance and development. This third edition has been extensively updated and contains 45 new contributions from leading authorities, dealing with pressing contemporary issues such as race and development, ethics and development, BRICs and development, global financial crisis, the knowledge based economy and digital divide, food security, GM crops, comparative urbanism, cities and crime, energy, water hydropolitics, climate change, disability, fragile states, global war on terror, ethnic conflict, legal rights to development, ecosystems services for development, just to name a few. Existing chapters have been thoroughly revised to include cutting-edge developments, and to present updated further reading and websites"--
Subject
  • Economic development
  • Development economics
  • Globalization
  • SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography
  • Social history
  • Developing countries > Social conditions
  • Developing countries
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
JBF 14-356
ISBN
  • 9780415826655 (hardback)
  • 0415826659 (hardback)
  • 9781444167245 (paperback)
  • 1444167243 (paperback)
LCCN
2013021843
OCLC
812256121
Title
The companion to development studies / edited by Vandana Desai and Robert B. Potter.
Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2014.
Edition
Third edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Desai, Vandana, 1965- editor.
Potter, Robert B., editor.
Research Call Number
JBF 14-356
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