Part I: Theories of and approaches to international development. Meaning, measurement, and morality in international development / Jessica Schafer, Paul Alexander Haslam, and Pierre Beaudet -- Imperialism and the colonial experience / Eric Allina -- Theories of development / Radhika Desai -- Post-development / Eunice N. Sahle -- Gender and development : the struggles of women in the global south / Andrea Martinez -- Globalization and development / Pierre Beaudet -- Part II: International development actors. State of the state : does the state have a role in development? / Anil Hira -- National development agencies and bilateral aid / Stephen Brown -- The international financial institutions / Marcus Taylor -- The United Nations and multilateral actors in development / David Sogge -- Multinational corporations / Paul Alexander Haslam -- Civil society and development / Henry Veltmeyer -- Part III: Issues in international development. -- Poverty and exclusion : from basic needs to the Millennium Development Goals / David R. Morrison -- Debt and development / Joseph Hanlon -- Free trade and fair trade / Gavin Fridell -- Democracy / Cédric Jourde -- Environment and development / Deborah Sick -- Rural development / Joshua Ramisch -- Urban development : cities and slums in the global south / Anne Latendresse and Lisa Bornstein -- Development and health / Ted Schrecker -- Education and development : the perennial contradictions of policy discourse / Richard Maclure, Refaat Sabbah, and Daniel Lavan -- Conflict and development / Astri Suhrke and Torunn Wimpelmann Chaudhary -- International migration and development / Khalid Koser -- Indigenous peoples : a category in development / Natacha Gagné -- Technology, information, and development / Erwin A. Alampay -- Culture and development / Nissim Mannathukkaren -- China, globalization, and development / Samir Amin -- Epilogue. The future of development / Pierre Beaudet, Paul Alexander Haslam, and Jessica Schafer.