Poverty and development in the 1990s

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Poverty and development in the 1990s

edited by Tim Allen and Alan Thomas for an Open University course team

Oxford University Press in association with the Open University, 1992

  • : hard
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-399) and index

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Volume

: hard ISBN 9780198773306

Description

This is an introduction to the main areas of concern in the Third World, to the historical context from which they arose, and to current issues and concepts useful for understanding developments in the 1990s. It explains how the structures and agents typifying the Third World came into being, by locating the origins of developing countries in the context of the rise of capitalism and certain aspects of colonialism and post-colonialism. One section places the Third World in the context of the global economy of the 1990s and examines different aspects of how the contemporary Third World works, introducing key conceptual tools.

Table of Contents

  • Section 1: A World of Problems?: Ben Crow: Hunger and famine
  • Gordon Wilson: A picture of health?
  • David Wield: Unemployment
  • Tom Hewitt & Ines Smyth: Is the world overpopulated?
  • Phil Woodhouse: Environmental degradation and sustainability
  • Alan Thomas & David Potter: Development and lack of development
  • Section 2: The Making of the Third World: Janet Bujra: Diversity in pre-capitalist societies
  • Henry Bernstein: Capitalism and the expansion of Europe
  • Labour regimes and social change under colonialism
  • David Potter: Colonial rule
  • Tom Hewitt: Decolonization, the Golden Age and the crisis of the Eighties
  • Andy Kilminster: Socialist development
  • Section 3: Understanding Contemporary Third World Development: Tony McGrew: The new global order: Historical transition or transformation?
  • David Potter: Third World politics: Changing state forms?
  • Ruth Pearson: Gender matters in development
  • Gordon Wilson: Technology in the Third World
  • Tim Allen: Taking culture seriously
  • Janet Bujra: Class struggles and the ideology of race in East Africa
  • Richard Middleton: Music and cultural expressions
  • Alan Thomas & Tim Allen: Conclusion.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780198773313

Description

This is an introduction to the main areas of concern in the Third World, to the historical context from which they arose, and to current issues and concepts useful for understanding developments in the 1990s. It explains how the structures and agents typifying the Third World came into being, by locating the origins of developing countries in the context of the rise of capitalism and certain aspects of colonialism and post-colonialism. One section places the Third World in the context of the global economy of the 1990s and examines different aspects of how the contemporary Third World works, introducing key conceptual tools.

Table of Contents

  • Alan Thomas and Tim Allen: Introduction
  • Section 1: A World of Problems?: Ben Crow: Hunger and Famine
  • Gordon Wilson: A Picture of Health?
  • David Wield: Unemployment
  • Tom Hewitt and Ines Smyth: Is the World Overpopulated?
  • Phil Woodhouse: Environmental Degradation and Sustainability
  • Alan Thomas and David Potter: Development and Lack of Development
  • Section 2: The Making of the Third World: Janet Bujra: Diversity in Pre-capitalist Societies
  • Henry Bernstein: Capitalism and the Expansion of Europe
  • Labour Regimes and Social Change under Colonialism
  • David Potter: Colonial Rule
  • Tom Hewitt: Decolonization, the `Golden Age', and the Crisis of the Eighties
  • Andy Kilminster: Socialist Development
  • Section 3: Understanding Contemporary Third World Development: Tony McGrew: The `New' Global Order: Historical Transition or Transformation?
  • David Potter: Third World Politics: Changing State Forms?
  • Ruth Pearson: Gender Matters in Development
  • Gordon Wilson: Technology in the Third World
  • Tim Allen: Taking Culture Seriously
  • Janet Bujra: Class Struggles and the Ideology of `Race' in East Africa
  • Richard Middleton: Music and Cultural Expressions
  • David Wield and Gavin Kitching: Development Options in the Context of Industrialization
  • Alan Thomas and Tim Allen: Conclusion

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