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The Companion to Development Studies (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
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The Companion to Development Studies (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
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The Companion to Development Studies contains over a hundred
chapters written by leading international experts within the field
to provide a concise and authoritative overview of the key
theoretical and practical issues dominating contemporary
development studies. Covering a wide range of disciplines the book
is divided into ten sections, each prefaced by a section
introduction written by the editors. The sections cover: the nature
of development, theories and strategies of development,
globalization and development, rural development, urbanization and
development, environment and development, gender, health and
education, the political economy of violence and insecurity, and
governance and development. This third edition has been extensively
updated and contains 45 new contributions from leading authorities,
dealing with pressing contemporary issues such as race and
development, ethics and development, BRICs and development, global
financial crisis, the knowledge based economy and digital divide,
food security, GM crops, comparative urbanism, cities and crime,
energy, water hydropolitics, climate change, disability, fragile
states, global war on terror, ethnic conflict, legal rights to
development, ecosystems services for development, just to name a
few. Existing chapters have been thoroughly revised to include
cutting-edge developments, and to present updated further reading
and websites. The Companion to Development Studies presents concise
overviews providing a gateway to further reading and a flexible
resource for teaching and learning. It has established a role as
essential reading for all students of development studies, as well
as those in cognate areas of geography, international relations,
politics, sociology, anthropology and economics.
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