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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