Overview

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

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Author:   Tim Allen (Development Studies Institute, Development Studies Institute, London School of Economics) ,  Alan Thomas (Centre for Development Studies, Centre for Development Studies, University of Wales Swansea)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.080kg
ISBN:  

9780198776260

ISBN 10:   0198776268
Pages:   584
Publication Date:   06 January 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

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? 3: Understanding Famine and Hunger Ben Crow 4: Gordon Wilson and Melissa Parker: Diseases of Poverty 5: David Wield and Joanna Chattaway: Unemployment and Making a Living 6: Tom Hewitt and Ines Smyth: Is the World Over-populated? 7: Phillip Woodhouse: Environmental Degredation and Sustainability 8: Tim Allen: A World at War 9: Agencies of Development Alan Thomas and Tim Allen PART 3: THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION? 10: Janet Bujra: Diversity in Pre-Capitalist Societies 11: Henry Bernstein: Colonialism, Capitalism, Development 12: The Power of Colonial States David Potter 13: Tom Hewitt: Half a Century of Development 14: Andy Kilminster: Socialist Models of Development 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 17: Democratization,'Good Governance'and Development David Potter 18: Ruth Pearson: Rethinking Gender Matters in Development 19: Gordon Wilson and Richard Heeks: Technology, Poverty and Development 20: Jo Beale: Life in the Cities 21: Tim Allen: Taking Culture Seriously 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

Reviews

Excellent guide to development issues , Philip O'Brien, University of Glasgow Clear, well laid out; up to date references. Includes key authors; good mixture of text and illustrations Dr A Bee, University of Leicester

A very useful review of the basic poverty and development issues which serve as a good introduction to the subject , Dr Anthony Hall, LSE 'The book will be of relevance to those in development studies, sociology, geography, social anthropology, economics and politics. It could be used effectively as a course textbook for undergraduates and, with some selection, as a source of readings and discussion pieces in connection with a higher-level option.' THES May 2000

Author Information

?Tim Allen is Lecturer in Development Studies, Department of Economics, London School of Economics. Alan Thomas is Senior Lecturer in Systems at the Open University

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