Development And Social Change: A Global Perspective (7)
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- Synopsis
- Development and Social Change: A Global Perspective explains how development thinking and practice have shaped our world. It introduces students to four interconnected projects, and how their dynamics, contradictions and controversies have influenced development trajectories: colonialism, the development era, the neoliberal globalization project, and sustainable development. Authors Philip McMichael and Heloise Weber use case studies and examples to help describe a complex world in transition. Students are encouraged to see global development as a contested historical project. By showing how development stems from unequal power relationships between and among peoples and states, often with planet-threatening environmental outcomes, it enables readers to reflect on the possibilities for more just social, ecological and political relations.
- Copyright:
- 2022
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- ISBN-13:
- 9781544305363
- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications, Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 08/09/24
- Copyrighted By:
- SAGE Publications, Inc.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Business and Finance
- Submitted By:
- Craig Myles
- Proofread By:
- Craig Myles
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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