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ISBN 10: 1444167245
ISBN 13: 9781444167245
Author: Vandana Desai, Rob Potter
The Companion to Development Studies contains over a hundred 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.
The Companion to Development Studies presents concise overviews providing a gateway to further reading and a flexible resource for teaching and learning. It has established a role as essential reading for all students of development studies, as well as those in cognate areas of geography, international relations, politics, sociology, anthropology and economics.
The Companion to Development Studies 3rd Table of contents:
Part 1: The Nature of Development and Development Studies
Part 2: Theories and Strategies of Development
Part 3: Globalisation, Employment and Development
Part 4: Rural Development
Part 5: Urbanization and Development
Part 6: Environment and Development
Part 7: Gender and Development
Part 8: Health and Education
Part 9: Political Economy of Violence and Insecurity
Part 10: Governance and Development
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