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Development Theory and Practice in a Changing World

Padraig Carmody

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Description:Taking a critical and historical view, this text explores the theory and changing practice of international development. It provides an overview of how the field has evolved and the concrete impacts of this on the ground on the lives of people in the Global South.Development Theory and Practice in a Changing World covers the major theories of development, such as modernisation and dependency, in addition to anti-development theories such as post-modernism and decoloniality. It examines the changing nature of immanent (structural conditions) of development, in addition to the main attempts to steer them (imminent development). The book suggests that the era of development, as a hegemonic idea and practice may be coming to an end, at the same time as it appears to have achieved its apogee in the Sustainable Development Goals, as a result of the rise of ultra-nationalism around the world, the increasing importance of securitisation and the existential threat posed by climate change. Whether development can or should survive as a concept is interrogated in the book.This book offers a fresh and updated take on the past sixty years of development and is essential reading for advanced undergraduate students in areas of development, geography, international studies, political science, economics and sociology.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Development Theory and Practice in a Changing World. To get started finding Development Theory and Practice in a Changing World, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Taking a critical and historical view, this text explores the theory and changing practice of international development. It provides an overview of how the field has evolved and the concrete impacts of this on the ground on the lives of people in the Global South.Development Theory and Practice in a Changing World covers the major theories of development, such as modernisation and dependency, in addition to anti-development theories such as post-modernism and decoloniality. It examines the changing nature of immanent (structural conditions) of development, in addition to the main attempts to steer them (imminent development). The book suggests that the era of development, as a hegemonic idea and practice may be coming to an end, at the same time as it appears to have achieved its apogee in the Sustainable Development Goals, as a result of the rise of ultra-nationalism around the world, the increasing importance of securitisation and the existential threat posed by climate change. Whether development can or should survive as a concept is interrogated in the book.This book offers a fresh and updated take on the past sixty years of development and is essential reading for advanced undergraduate students in areas of development, geography, international studies, political science, economics and sociology.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Development Theory and Practice in a Changing World. To get started finding Development Theory and Practice in a Changing World, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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