This major new textbook has been specifically written for students in Development Studies. It provides a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary picture of development research over the past generation. Organised around four major themes, it is the only textbook in this field to present critically the full range of theoretical approaches and current debates.
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'This comprehensive introduction to development theory will without doubt provide the baseline for research and teaching in the field well into the next millenium' - Professor BJÖRN HETTNE, University of Gothenburg
'Its lucid analysis of the rival perspectives will be a great help to both the clarity of perception and imagination of the serious student of development studies.' - Professor AMIYA KUMAR BAGCHI, Director, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta
'John Martinussen has written an extremely wide-ranging survey of development concepts, theories and strategies. His extensive knowledge and his skills of concise explanation make him a trustworthy guide for both students and general readers.' - Professor JOHN TOYE, Director, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex
'Its lucid analysis of the rival perspectives will be a great help to both the clarity of perception and imagination of the serious student of development studies.' - Professor AMIYA KUMAR BAGCHI, Director, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta
'John Martinussen has written an extremely wide-ranging survey of development concepts, theories and strategies. His extensive knowledge and his skills of concise explanation make him a trustworthy guide for both students and general readers.' - Professor JOHN TOYE, Director, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex
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There is no consensus on what the subject of development research covers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Third World, World Bank, Latin American, South Korea, South Asia, United Nations, Far Eastern, Second World War, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Gunnar Myrdal, Soviet Union, Cold War, International Monetary Fund, Karl Marx, Adam Smith, Brundtland Commission, East Asian, Max Weber, Paul Streeten, Sri Lanka, Sub-Saharan Africa, Michael Lipton, Soviet Marxist, Brandt Commission New!
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There is no consensus on what the subject of development research covers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Third World, World Bank, Latin American, South Korea, South Asia, United Nations, Far Eastern, Second World War, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Gunnar Myrdal, Soviet Union, Cold War, International Monetary Fund, Karl Marx, Adam Smith, Brundtland Commission, East Asian, Max Weber, Paul Streeten, Sri Lanka, Sub-Saharan Africa, Michael Lipton, Soviet Marxist, Brandt Commission New!
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- The Principles of Political Economy (Everyman's Library) by Ricardo on page 21, and Back Matter
- Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update by Donella H. Meadows on page 149, and Back Matter
- Empire of Chaos by Samir Amin on page 99, and Back Matter
- Theory of Economic Development (Galaxy Books) by Joseph A. Schumpeter on page 23, and Back Matter
- The Population Bomb by Paul R. Ehrlich on page 144, and Back Matter
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- Governance and Civil Society in Myanmar: Education, Health and Environment (Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series) by Helen James in Back Matter
- Villages in the Future: Crops, Jobs and Livelihood (Global Dialogue EXPO 2000) by Detlef Virchow on page 373
- Political Economy: A Comparative Approach, Second Edition by Barry Clark on page 304
- Routledge Perspectives on Development - SET: Theories and Practices of Development (Volume 8) by Katie Willis in Back Matter
- Global Political Economy: Contemporary Theories (RIPE Series in Global Political Economy) by Ronen Palan in Back Matter
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