Globalisation, Poverty, and Conflict: A Critical “Development” Reader
Edited by Max Spoor (Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands)
- Publisher: Springer
- Number Of Pages: 339
- Publication Date: 2004-12-22
- Sales Rank: 2634985
- ISBN / ASIN: 1402028571
- EAN: 9781402028571
- Binding: Hardcover
Book Description:
The authors in this edited volume discuss these inter-related and highly controversial topical elements of development in a number of chapters organised around three sets of issues: (1) globalisation, inequality and poverty; (2) governance, civil society and poverty; and (3) resource degradation, institutions and conflict. The contributions represent current thinking on (and practice of) development policy, poverty reduction, the need for multi-level democratic institutions, and the containing and prevention of conflicts. The authors confront the predominant mainstream ideas on ‘development’ and propose alternatives.
The chapters, written by a select group of scholars and development practitioners, will be of direct interest to those involved in this field of social sciences and in ‘development practice’, but they are composed in such a way as to remain accessible for the generally interested reader.
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