Development and social change : a global perspective
by
McMichael, Philip.
Title
:
Development and social change : a global perspective
Author
:
McMichael, Philip.
ISBN
:
9781412992077
Personal Author
:
McMichael, Philip.
Edition
:
5th ed.
Publication Information
:
Los Angeles : SAGE, ©2012.
Physical Description
:
xxi, 383 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Contents
:
Development : theory and reality -- Instituting the development project -- The development project : international framework -- Globalizing developments -- Instituting the globalization project -- The globalization project in practice -- Global countermovements -- The globalization project in crisis -- The sustainability project -- Rethinking development.
Abstract
:
Ideal for an undergraduate or beginning graduate curriculum that focuses on globalisation, this edition presents a coherent explanation for how 'globalisation' took root in the public discourse and how 'globalisation' represents a shift away from 'development' as a way to think about non-western societies.
Subject Term
:
Economic development projects -- History.
Economic development -- History.
Competition, International -- History.