Deindustrialization, Distribution, and Development: Structural Change in the Global South

Focussing on the Global South, this book examines the emergent processes of stalled industrialization and the spectre of premature deindustrialization in middle-income developing countries. Through detailed analysis, Sumner challenges existing economic myths and outlines what deindustrialization means for the future of global development.

Andy Sumner, Professor of International Development, King's College London, UK

Andy Sumner is a Professor of International Development at King's College London. He is Director of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Global Challenges Strategic Research Network on Global Poverty and Inequality Dynamics. He also holds associate positions at Oxford University; the Center for Global Development, Washington DC; the United Nations University, WIDER, Helsinki; and the Centre for Economics and Development Studies, Padjadjaran University, Indonesia. His research focuses on the relationship between poverty, inequality, and economic development across developing countries. He has twenty years’ international research experience and has published extensively, including ten books and fifty journal papers and book chapters. His most recent books are Global Poverty (2016, Oxford University Press) and Development and Distribution (2018, Oxford University Press).