Key Issues in Development Studies: From the Local to the Global

edited by Gerard McCann And Stephen McCloskey

ISBN 10: 8131606864 / ISBN 13: 9788131606865

Published by Rawat Publications, 2015

About this Item

Think global, act locally is a phrase often used to describe the importance of popular activism and an awareness of the issues surrounding globalisation and development. This book is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to key concepts in development that are central to understanding the causes of poverty, inequality and injustice in the global North and South. This second edition of the book contains new chapters on climate change, neoliberalism, child labour, popular movements in Latin America and the development process in Africa. Existing chapters have been revised and completely updated to analyse the impact of the global economic recession on international development. Students of development studies and NGO practitioners will find this collection invaluable as they explore opportunities for study and fieldwork.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Key Issues in Development Studies: From the Local to the Global
• Publisher: Rawat Publications
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8131606864
• ISBN 13: 9788131606865
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New

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Synopsis

'Think globally, act locally' is a phrase that is often used nowadays to describe the importance of popular activism and an awareness of the issues surrounding globalistion. This book is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the key concepts in development which are central to understanding the causes of poverty, inequality and injustice in developing countries.With insightful contributions from development experts and activists from the North and the South, this book questions the capacity of governments to regulate markets and harness them to meet social needs. Critically assessing the role of multilateral organisations -- and in particular the trade and debt regulations of the World Trade Organisation and the World Bank -- the contributors examine crucial international topics such as the environment, sustainability, the arms trade, interdependence, human rights, racism and stereotyping, setting them within the broader context of the global economy.