CiNii Books - Development after globalization : theory and practice for the embattled south in a new imperial age

This reflection on the situation in the countries of the global South examines their shared but diverse experiences of the hard facts of poverty and exclusion in the world of capitalist globalization. It probes the reality of 'underdevelopment' in an unequal world, driven by western power and capitalist profit-seeking and supported by inequalities within the countries of the 'Third World' themselves. John Saul suggests fresh ways to consider the dynamics of this situation, and seeks to rethink the ways of linking a class-based struggle with the progressive demands of gender equality and identity politics. He looks towards a synthesis of democratic, socialist, and anti-imperialist sensibilities and invites scholars and activists alike to involve themselves in the kind of intellectual activism that can underpin local, national, regional and global struggles.

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Introduction: Development Theory Then and Now 1. Dependency - John S Saul and Colin Leys 2. Globalization, Imperialism, Development: False Binaries and Radical Resolutions Diagnoses: False Binaries Resolutions 3. Identifying Class, Classifying Difference Marxism: Moralizing Science, Point of View, Entry Point Marxism: anti-reductionist and non-essentialist Marxism: Class and Identity 4. The Struggle, Intellectual and Political, Continues Liberation and democracy Class and identity Socialism and development Scholar activism The struggle continues 5. Conclusion: Reviving Development Theory as Continuing Anti-Imperialist Resistance and Local Revolutionary Practice

Volume: : Zed : pbk ISBN 9781842777534

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This reflection on the situation in the countries of the global South examines their shared but diverse experiences of the hard facts of poverty and exclusion in the world of capitalist globalization. It probes the reality of 'underdevelopment' in an unequal world, driven by western power and capitalist profit-seeking and supported by inequalities within the countries of the 'Third World' themselves. John Saul suggests fresh ways to consider the dynamics of this situation, and seeks to rethink the ways of linking a class-based struggle with the progressive demands of gender equality and identity politics. He looks towards a synthesis of democratic, socialist, and anti-imperialist sensibilities and invites scholars and activists alike to involve themselves in the kind of intellectual activism that can underpin local, national, regional and global struggles.

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Introduction: Development Theory Then and Now 1. Dependency - Coauthored with Colin Leys 2. Globalization, Imperialism, Development: False Binaries and Radical Resolutions 3. Identifying Class, Classifying Difference 4. The Struggle, Intellectual and Political, Continues 5. Conclusion: Reviving Development Theory as Continuing Anti-Imperialist Resistance and Local Revolutionary Practice

Volume: : UKZN ISBN 9781869140823

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John Saul's long association with African countries have drawn Saul not only to write widely on African questions but also to reflect more generally upon the situation in the broad range of regions in the global South that experience, in shared if also diverse ways, the hard facts of poverty and exclusion in the present world of capitalist globalization. In this title Saul interrogates the reality of "underdevelopment" in such an unequal world, one driven principally by western power and capitalist profit-seeking and supported by inequalities of power and influence within the countries of the "Third World" themselves. This title contributes significantly to the fine-tuning of our perceptions of the fundamental and varied forms of inequality that characterize the new imperial age, and has some very important things to say on the linkages between class-based struggles, progressive identity politics and assertions of gender equality. It calls for a synthesis of democratic, socialist and anti-imperialist sensibilities.

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