Poverty and development into the 21st century

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Poverty and development into the 21st century

edited by Tim Allen and Alan Thomas

Open University in association with Oxford University Press, 2000

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Poverty and development in the 1990s

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Completely rev. ed. of: Poverty and development in the 1990s, 1992

Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-552) and index

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Description

This is the second edition of the immensely successful international text Poverty and Development in the 1990s. Each chapter introduces the student to a key topic, and is written by a specialist in the field. learning aids include: chapter questions summaries key concepts photographs, cartoons, and maps lists of acronyms, abbreviations, and organizations

Table of Contents

  • PART 1:CONCEPTIONS OF POVERTY AND DEVELOPMENT
  • 1 POVERTY AND THE 'END OF DEVELOPMENT' ALAN THOMAS
  • 2 MEANINGS AND VIEWS OF DEVELOPMENT ALAN THOMAS
  • PART 2:A WORLD OF PROBLEMS?
  • PART 3: THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION?
  • 15 THE SECOND 'GREAT TRANSFORMATION'? CAPITALISM AT THE END OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY JOHN HARRISS
  • PART 4: UNDERSTANDING DEVELOPMENT NOW
  • 16 SUSTAINABLE GLOBALIZATION? THE GLOBAL POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT AND EXCLUSION IN THE NEW WORLD ORDER ANTHONY MCGREW
  • PART 5: THE FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT
  • 22 GENETIC ENGINEERING OF DEVELOPMENT? MYTHS AND POSSIBILITIES JOANNA CHATAWAY, LES LEVIDOW AND SUSAN CARR
  • 23 THE NEW POLITICS OF IDENTITY TIM ALLEN AND JOHN EADE
  • 24 INDUSTRIALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT: PROSPECTS AND DILEMMAS JOANNA CHATAWAY AND TIM ALLEN

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