Theories of Development: First Edition
Language: English
Published by Guilford Publications, 1999
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This comprehensive new text surveys the leading theories and models of economic and social development. These include: sociological, economic, neo-Marxist, poststructuralist, feminist and radical democratic approaches. It also explores a range of development models including determinism, modernization, dependency and neoliberalism. Reaching conclusions at odds with much recent literature this book is critical of neo-liberal, market driven economic growth arguing that an alternative democratic form of development remains a viable possibility.
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- Title
- Theories of Development: First Edition
- Author
- Richard Peet Elaine Hartwick
- Publisher
- Guilford Publications
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1572304898
- ISBN 13
- 9781572304895
of the world's most vulnerable people, it can also form the basis of intense manipulative power on behalf of elites. This important new text surveys the
leading theories and models of economic and social development. Chapters examine sociological, economic, neo-Marxist, poststructuralist, feminist, and
radical democratic approaches, as well as an array of development models including modernization, dependency, and neoliberalism. Reaching conclusions
at odds with much of the recent literature, this volume is critical of neoliberal, market-driven economic growth, arguing instead that an alternative, democratic form of development remains a viable possibility.
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About the Author
Elaine R. Hartwick received her doctorate from the Graduate School of Geography, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1995. She has taught at the University of Southern Maine, Central Connecticut State College, Clark University, and Keene State College.
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