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Beyond the Sociology of Development - Economy and Society in Latin America and Africa (Hardcover): Ivar Oxaal, Tony Barnett,... Beyond the Sociology of Development - Economy and Society in Latin America and Africa (Hardcover)
Ivar Oxaal, Tony Barnett, David Booth
R4,222 Discovery Miles 42 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Conceived as a response to the economic naAvety and implicit metropolitan bias of many 1950s and 60s studies of a ~the sociology of developmenta (TM), this volume, first published in 1975, provides actual field studies and theoretical reviews to indicate the directions which a conceptually more adequate study of developing societies should take.

Much of the book reflects strongly the influence of Andre Gunder Frank, but the contributors adopt a critical attitude to his ideas, applying them in empirical situations within such African and American countries as Kenya, Guyana, Tanzania and Peru. Others pursue the lines of enquiry opened up by Latin American theories of economic a ~dependencya (TM) and by the new school of French economic anthropology.

Poverty, Class and Gender in Rural Africa - A Tanzanian Case Study (Hardcover): John Sender, Sheila Smith Poverty, Class and Gender in Rural Africa - A Tanzanian Case Study (Hardcover)
John Sender, Sheila Smith
R3,915 Discovery Miles 39 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Focussing on a Fieldwork study of the West Usambaras in Tanzania, this study, first published in 1990, deals with processes of class formation and capitalist accumulation, and the dynamics of rural poverty and gender relations. Arguing that rural differentiation is systematically reinforced by the socialist state, the authors offer a critique of government intervention and discuss alternative, more effective forms of policy.

The Development of Capitalism in Africa (Hardcover): John Sender, Sheila Smith The Development of Capitalism in Africa (Hardcover)
John Sender, Sheila Smith
R3,913 Discovery Miles 39 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1986, this work challenges underdevelopment analyses of Africaa (TM)s past experiences and future prospects, and builds upon a very wide range of recent historical research to argue that the impact of Capitalism has resulted in economic progress and significant improvements in living standards. In marked contrast to the dependency approach, they propose that the important political and economic differences between the experiences of developing countries should be stressed and analysed. The argument is supported by a detailed look at the emergence since 1900 of capitalist social relations of production in nine different countries.

Interdependent Development (Hardcover): Harold Brookfield Interdependent Development (Hardcover)
Harold Brookfield
R4,360 Discovery Miles 43 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Rather than being a book about 'development' per se, this work, first published in 1975, is instead a book about ideas about development, designed for those drawn by a concern over social injustice into the development field. In a selective review of theory, which gives particular emphasis to the spatial dimension in Western, Marxist and neo-Marxist thought, Harold Brookfield traces the evolution of ideas about world inequality and the problem of development from the days before the 'underdeveloped countries' were considered to be a major problem, through the years dominated by 'economic growth', to the more searching approaches of the contemporary era. The central argument of the book is that development is a 'totality', which cannot properly be understood by separation into parts. The 'developed' and 'underdeveloped' countries constitute one interdependent system, and change in one cannot be understood without consideration of the other.

Development and Underdevelopment - A Profile of the Third World (Hardcover): John P. Cole Development and Underdevelopment - A Profile of the Third World (Hardcover)
John P. Cole
R3,461 Discovery Miles 34 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Initially published in 1987, this work deals with crucial aspects of development, including disparities in global patterns of production and consumption. John Cole examines the exhaustion of non-renewable resources and the destruction of the natural environment and, on the potentially positive side, the effects of international transactions both in the form of development aid and trade.

Rather than offering clear and definite answers a " of which there are none a " the book is designed rather to serve as a basis for discussion and to provide guidelines to the further study of specific aspects of global development.

The Political Economy of Underdevelopment (Hardcover): S.B.D.De Silva The Political Economy of Underdevelopment (Hardcover)
S.B.D.De Silva
R9,696 Discovery Miles 96 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1982, this reissue deals with the theory of underdevelopment, as Dr. de Silva attempts a synthesis between the internal and external aspects of underdevelopment and, in the Marxist tradition, focuses on the impact of the external on the internal as the dominant reality.

Viewing underdevelopment as a problem in the non-transformation to capitalism, this analysis is in terms of the character of the dominant capital and of the dominant classes. Underdevelopment thus encompasses the a ~traditionala (TM) peasant economy and also the export sector where the a ~modernizinga (TM) influence of colonialism was felt. The book finally considers how the contemporary internationalization of capital affected the economies of the Third World.

Development and Underdevelopment in Historical Perspective - Populism, Nationalism and Industrialisation (Hardcover): Gavin... Development and Underdevelopment in Historical Perspective - Populism, Nationalism and Industrialisation (Hardcover)
Gavin Kitching
R4,210 Discovery Miles 42 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How do the intellectual origins and historical background of western and other theories of development affect their relevance to contemporary Third-World conditions? This is the central question behind Gavin Kitchinga (TM)s examination of a ~development studiesa (TM), first published in 1982, from its origins in the late 1940s through to the contemporary era. While presenting the contemporary a ~radical orthodoxya (TM) of development studies, Kitching argues that these theories are continuations of much older traditions of populist and neo-populist thought.

A New Concept of Development - Basic Tenets (Hardcover): Francois Perroux A New Concept of Development - Basic Tenets (Hardcover)
Francois Perroux
R4,210 Discovery Miles 42 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1983, FranAois Perrouxa (TM)s A New Concept of Development analyses the major paradox of our era: the desire for progress and the mistrust of its consequences. The authors argues that the approach to the question of development may be the key to understanding both the present and what the future brings, representing a pattern which will seek to shape mana (TM)s potential to his designs.

By analysing the ideas and theories propounded by the economic approach the authora (TM)s aim is to clarify both the meaning and direction of research in development. A scientific, oriented economy and efficient strategies should and must be the two components of one and the same momentum, required to go beyond the perilous paradox of our era.

Theories of Development (Hardcover): Peter Preston Theories of Development (Hardcover)
Peter Preston
R4,369 Discovery Miles 43 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Dr Prestona (TM)s book, first published in 1982, presents a critical history of development studies since the Second World War, linking the recent, neo-Marxist, debate with the whole tradition in the field, going back to the work of economists like Arthur Lewis.

He identifies a series of a ~schoolsa (TM) and evaluates their contribution, supplying in each case a careful analysis, informed by the sociology of knowledge, of the work of its leading theorists. His final assessment draws on the critical theory of Habermas, arguing that social theorising is essentially practical; a matter of the construction, criticism and comparative ranking of ideologies, and that theorists should therefore consider what it makes sense for them to do or say, given their circumstances and the problems they address.

Rethinking Development - Essays on Development and Southeast Asia (Hardcover): Peter Preston Rethinking Development - Essays on Development and Southeast Asia (Hardcover)
Peter Preston
R4,218 Discovery Miles 42 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1987, this volume stresses the importance of development studies for sociology, as P. W. Preston argues that this field of study is emerging from the technical social scientific ghetto back into the mainstream of the a ~classical traditiona (TM) of social theorizing, represented by Marx, Weber and Durkheim.

Preston discusses the position of development studies in relation to the wider group of the social sciences in general and to sociology in particular. Using examples mainly from the study of Southeast Asia, he looks at the diversity of available a ~modes of social theoretic engagementa (TM) and considers the work of the colonial administrator scholar, the humanist academic scholar, and the scholar who theorises on behalf of the planners, discusses the mode of political writing, and Marxian analyses of development; and considers the particular problems surrounding the elites of post-colonial a ~nation statesa (TM).

The Origins of Economic Inequality Between Nations - A Critique of Western Theories on Development and Underdevelopment... The Origins of Economic Inequality Between Nations - A Critique of Western Theories on Development and Underdevelopment (Hardcover)
Carlos Ramirez-Faria
R4,226 Discovery Miles 42 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1991 this text provides an incisive analysis of theories concerning the origins of economic inequality between nations. Central to the authora (TM)s investigation is the concept of underdevelopment, and a focus on successive Western a ~systems of conceptualisationa (TM) of the relationship between the west and the rest of the world. The first part of the book concerns the Marx/Engels theory of the Asiatic mode of production, and the anti-Imperialist reaction against Eurocentrisim initiated by the theoretical synthesis of J. A. Hobson. This is followed by an examination of the post-World War II era, particularly the evolution of development studies and the differing versions of dependency theory.

The author concludes with an analysis of the most recent reactions against economic imperialism and dependency theory, and concludes with an assessment of their implications for the further economic development of todaya (TM)s Third World.

Improving Water Policy and Governance (Hardcover): Cecilia Tortajada, Asit Biswas Improving Water Policy and Governance (Hardcover)
Cecilia Tortajada, Asit Biswas
R3,914 Discovery Miles 39 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Old forms of governance in both public and private sectors are becoming increasingly irrelevant because of rapidly changing conditions. Because of these changes, both governance processes and the scope of the institutions through which power is exercised throughout society may have to undergo a radical break with the past and prevailing models of governance. Water sector is an integral part of the global system. Consequently, its governance processes and the institutions responsible for its management must change as well in order to cope with the current challenges and potential future changes. Because of these current and future changes, water governance may have to change more during the next 20 years compared to the past 2000 years, if societal expectations are to be successfully met. All these changes will make water governance more complex than ever before witnessed in human history. Improving water governance will require good and objective analyses of case studies from different parts of the world as to what has worked, why and the enabling environments under which good governance has been possible. The present volume analyses case studies of good water governance from different parts of the world, and for different water use sectors. It concludes with an analysis of the critical issues that should be considered for water governance and a priority research agenda for improving water governance in the future. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resources Development.

Transition Economics - Two Decades On (Hardcover): Gerard Turley, Peter Luke Transition Economics - Two Decades On (Hardcover)
Gerard Turley, Peter Luke
R5,276 Discovery Miles 52 760 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Celebrating twenty years of transition from socialism to capitalism, this book is designed to be the core textbook for undergraduate courses in transition economics and comparative economic systems. Given the passage of time, Transition Economics: Two Decades On reviews and accounts for the outcomes in the so-called transition economies and, from an academic perspective, takes the reader through developments and issues in the twenty years of transition from plan to market.

Treating its subject matter thematically, the book incorporates much of the transition economics literature and evidence that have evolved over the past two decades. In particular, the authors focus on the most important aspects of economic transition, including:

  • the initial conditions at the outset of transition
  • paradigms and patterns of transition
  • the main transition policies and economic reforms
  • the performance of transition countries and firms
  • the lessons from transition.

The textbook covers a wide range of both contemporary microeconomic and macroeconomic issues, in over thirty ex-socialist European and Asian countries, including Russia and China.

Transition Economics: Two Decades On is more than just a book about a particular part of the world or the transformation that was experienced at a particular time in history. The authors believe that the study of the economics of transition gives the reader an insight into theories, policies, reforms, legacies, institutions, processes and lessons that have application and relevance, beyond the specific transition from plan to market, to other parts of the world and to other times in history.

The Crisis of Marxist Ideology in Eastern Europe - The Poverty of Utopia (Hardcover): Vladimir Tismaneanu The Crisis of Marxist Ideology in Eastern Europe - The Poverty of Utopia (Hardcover)
Vladimir Tismaneanu
R2,730 Discovery Miles 27 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1988, The Crisis of Marxist Ideology in Eastern Europe states that since de-Stalinisation began in Eastern Europe, the 'dead hand' of institutional Marxism has been eroded by revisionist Marxism, with the turn to young Marx and the philosophy of human emancipation to undermine prevailing orthodoxies. But this revisionism clung to the old socialist dogmas and refused a total break with the system, and the effort eventually failed. The result was the emergence of a dissident counterculture rejecting the system entirely. Independent social movements (such as unofficial peace groups and trade unions like Solidarity) have given this counterculture a major role in Eastern Europe, whilst the ruling elites have responded with confusion. Tismaneanu concludes that the only hope for the anti-totalitarian intellectuals of Eastern Europe is to oppose the regimes with non-Marxist ideas - otherwise they will be permanently reduced to the status of a hopeless, albeit heroic minority. This book will be of interest to students of economics, political science and international relations.

War, Peace and Progress in the 21st Century - Development, Violence and Insecurity (Hardcover): Mark Berger, Heloise Weber War, Peace and Progress in the 21st Century - Development, Violence and Insecurity (Hardcover)
Mark Berger, Heloise Weber
R4,221 Discovery Miles 42 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The history of development is one marked by insecurities, violence, and persistent conflict. It is not surprising, therefore, that development is now thought of as one of the central challenges of world politics. However, its complexities are often overlooked in scholarly analysis and among policy practitioners, who tend to adopt a technocratic approach to the crisis of development and violence. This book brings together a wide range of contributions aimed at investigating different aspects of the history of development and violence, and its implications for contemporary efforts to consolidate the development-security nexus. From environmental concerns, through vigilante citizenship, to the legacies of armed conflicts during and after decolonization, the different chapters reconstruct the contradictory history of development and critically engage contemporary responses and their implications for social and political analyses. In examining violence and insecurity in relation to core organising principles of world politics the contributors engage the problems associated with the nation state and the inter-state system and underlying assumptions of the promises of progress. The book offers a range of perspectives on the contradictions of development, and on how domination, violence and resistance have been conceived. At the same time it exemplifies the relevance of alternative methodological and conceptual approaches to contemporary challenges of development. This book was published as a special issue of Third World Quarterly.

RLE: Development (Hardcover): Various RLE: Development (Hardcover)
Various
R206,799 Discovery Miles 2 067 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Routledge Library Editions: Development will re-issue works which address economic, political and social aspects of development. Published over more than four decades these books trace the emergence of development as one of the most important contemporary issues and one of the key areas of study for modern social science. The books cover the most important themes within development and include studies of Latin America, Africa and Asia. Authors include Sir Alexander Cairncross, W. Arthur Lewis, Lord Peter Bauer and Cristobal Kay. An extensive collection of previously hard to access or out of print books, this set presents an unrivalled opportunity to build up a wealth of material in the field of development studies, with a particular focus upon economic and political concerns. The volumes in the collection offer both a global overview of the history of development in the twentieth century, and a huge variety of case studies on the development of individual nations. For institutional purchases for e-book sets please contact [email protected] (customers in the UK, Europe and Rest of World)

A Third World Proletariat? (Hardcover): Peter C Lloyd A Third World Proletariat? (Hardcover)
Peter C Lloyd
R2,527 Discovery Miles 25 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This reissue, first published in 1982, is concerned with the rapid contemporary metropolitan development in the Third World, at a time when manufacturing and public service sectors were expending at a terrific rate. Nevertheless, the phenomenal growth of the metropolitan cities brings with it an increase in social equalities, such that two thirds of the population of these cities may be described as the urban poor'. This book concerns itself with the question: Can we describe these urban poor as a proletariat', or are such Western class terms totally inappropriate to the development of the Third World? Peter Lloyd examines the nature of Western class terminology derived largely from Marx and Weber, and assesses its utility in the analysis of Third World Urban society. An assessment is also made of the political strength of the urban poor, whether they are mobilising themselves or being mobilised from above. This reissue will be relevant to courses on Development studies and the Third World; it will also find a wider readership amongst social stratification and urban sociology.

Africa and Europe - From Partition to Independence or Dependence? (Hardcover): Amadu Sesay Africa and Europe - From Partition to Independence or Dependence? (Hardcover)
Amadu Sesay
R1,254 Discovery Miles 12 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

It is now over 100 years since the Berlin Conference of 1884 which started the a ~Scramble for Africaa (TM) whereby the various European powers carved up the African Continent between themselves. During the last century the relationship between Africa and Europe has changed dramatically a " from a colonial to a post-colonial relationship, with, more recently, new patterns emerging as the Communist bloc has developed increasingly strong links with some countries and as the EEC as an institution has got more involved. First published in 1986, this book explores how the relationship between Africa and Europe has changed over the last hundred years, assesses the current state of relations and discusses how the relationship may develop in the future.

The role of the international financial centres in underdeveloped countries (Hardcover): Xabier Gorostiaga, Ludovico Alcorta,... The role of the international financial centres in underdeveloped countries (Hardcover)
Xabier Gorostiaga, Ludovico Alcorta, Vivianne Prochazka
R2,532 Discovery Miles 25 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This reissue, first published in 1984, presents a study of the key phenomenon of global banking, carried out from special financial centres in underdeveloped countries, which contributed heavily to the contemporary debt crisis. This book gathers together previously disparate and unpublished data to give a detailed picture of the scope and the effects of transnational banking in the new international financial centres which have largely been set up since 1970.

A Theory of Economic Integration for Developing Countries - Illustrated by Caribbean Countries (Hardcover): Fuat Andic, Suphan... A Theory of Economic Integration for Developing Countries - Illustrated by Caribbean Countries (Hardcover)
Fuat Andic, Suphan Andic, Douglas Dosser
R2,532 Discovery Miles 25 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1971, this is a study of the application of the economic theory of integration in developing countries attempts to assess the development of common markets and free trade areas in the contemporary developing world. The book synthesises various revisions of the old theory of the customs union, tackling the process of elaborating an appropriate theory for developing countries. The reissue will be of interest to those concerned with International Trade and Development Economics, as well as those interested in the development of the Caribbean region.

The Wealth of Poor Nations (Hardcover): C. Suriyakumaran The Wealth of Poor Nations (Hardcover)
C. Suriyakumaran
R2,761 Discovery Miles 27 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Initially published in 1984, this book considers the contemporary condition of the Third World economy, investigating the structural factors and historical forces, mostly operating in the capitalist world, which underlie the experience of the Third World in the post-war era. The book provides a powerful critique of many of the development strategies which have been employed during this period and suggests that the misconceptions inherent within them have done much to damage North-South relations in recent years, particularly the failure to relate analytically the so-called social factors to economic growth and productivity.

Persistent Underdevelopment - Change and Economic Modernization in the West Indies (Hardcover): Jay Mandle Persistent Underdevelopment - Change and Economic Modernization in the West Indies (Hardcover)
Jay Mandle
R835 Discovery Miles 8 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1996, this insightful and informative text examines the post-emancipation and recent economic history of the Commonwealth Caribbean. Jay R. Mandle offers an explanation of the region's continuing underdevelopment. Through the use of an analytical framework derived from the works of Marx and Kuznets, the book focuses attention on technological change as the driving force behind economic modernization. Persistent Underdevelopment begins by exploring how plantation agriculture had a limiting effect on industrial growth. Ultimately, plantation dominance receded; technological stagnation continued, however, and, under British colonial policy the Caribbean failed to modernise. The post-World War II era brought new efforts at modernisation through the economic policies of the left regimes of Manley, Burnham and Bishop. The concluding chapters point the way to policies that would enable the Caribbean to escape its current poverty and become an effective participant in world markets, finally achieving the goal of modern economic development.

Theories of Economic Development and Growth (Hardcover): Y.S. Brenner Theories of Economic Development and Growth (Hardcover)
Y.S. Brenner
R2,753 Discovery Miles 27 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1966, this work summarises the theories of economic growth, both ancient and modern, and presents them in a form particularly suitable for university students, both in the developing world and elsewhere. The objective is to enable students to assess the major factors making for economic development and to encourage them to think about ways of applying their knowledge to the particular problems of their own countries. In addition there is a special survey of growth and of limiting factors in the economies of underdeveloped countries, with an important analysis of the economic results of planning in the USSR.

African Environments and Resources (Hardcover): L. A. Lewis, L Berry African Environments and Resources (Hardcover)
L. A. Lewis, L Berry
R3,359 Discovery Miles 33 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1988, this work provides a comprehensive picture of the range of physical environments in Africa, focusing upon those characteristics and issues central to the management of environmental resources. Beginning with an overview of the geographical and environmental history of Africa, the authors also provide to the evolution of the management of resources and then details a broadly defined ecosystem approach, in which major environmental resource issues are identified and addressed in the tropical rainforest, the Savannah dry-forest, the arid and semi-arid areas, the highlands, and the extra-tropical zones of Northern and Southern Africa. The book is designed to contribute to a better understanding of African environmental and resource-management problems and this reissue should be welcomed by students of Africa and of environmental resource management problems in general.

The Politics of Family Planning in the Third World (Hardcover): T.E. Smith The Politics of Family Planning in the Third World (Hardcover)
T.E. Smith
R5,108 Discovery Miles 51 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1973, this book is an attempt to examine the political determinants (as opposed to the more usual emphasis upon consequences) of contemporary population policy formation and action in developing countries, with particular reference to policy relating to family limitation.

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