From the local to the global : key issues in development studies

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Author:

McCann, Gerard.

ISBN:

9780745328430

9780745328423

Edition:

2nd.

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Pluto Press, 2009.

Physical Description:

xii, 308 p. ; 22 cm.

Contents:

Pt. I. Development Discourse and Definitions -- 1. Introduction: Recasting Development in a Changing Global Economy / Stephen McCloskey -- 2. Measuring Human Development / Andy Storey -- 3. Developing Globalisation of Justice: The International Criminal Court at the Crossroads / Paul Hainsworth -- Pt. II. Economics of Development -- 4. Perspectives on Aid: Analysing the System / Joanne McGarry -- 5. Is Trade an Agent of Development? / Denis O'Hearn -- 6. Illegitimate Debt: An 'Unfashionable' Financial Crisis / Nessa Ni Chasaide -- Pt. III. Development Policy -- 7. Climate Change and Development: Will Growth End Poverty, or the Planet? / M. Satish Kumar -- 8. Europe, 'Partnership' and the Colonial Legacy / Gerard McCann -- 9. Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Goal Too Far? / Chrispin R. Matenga -- 10. Gender and Development / Maeve Taylor -- Pt. IV. Human Development -- 11. Voices of Popular Power in Latin America / Ronaldo Munck -- 12. Redefining Refuge: The Shifting Status of the Refugee / Anna Morvern -- 13. Understanding and Dealing with Child Labour: Problems and Prospects / Madeleine Leonard -- 14. Development Education as an Agent of Social Change: The Theory and Practice / Stephen McCloskey -- 15. Conclusion: Development in the Face of Neoliberal Economic Strategies / Gerard McCann.

Subject Term:

Economic development.

Development economics.

Economic policy.

Environmental economics.

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Summary

"Think global, act locally" is a phrase often used to describe the importance of popular activism and an awareness of the issues surrounding globalisation and development. This book is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to key concepts in development that are central to understanding the causes of poverty, inequality and injustice in the global North and South.

This second edition of the book contains new chapters on climate change, neoliberalism, child labour, popular movements in Latin America and the development process in Africa. Existing chapters have been revised and completely updated to analyse and reflect upon the impact of the global economic recession on international development.

Students of development studies and NGO practitioners will find this collection invaluable as they explore opportunities for study and fieldwork.