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International development : illusions and realities için kapak resmi
Başlık:
International development : illusions and realities
Yazar:
Black, Maggie, 1945- author
ISBN:
9781780262390
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Basım Bilgisi:
Third edition
Fiziksel Tanımlama:
160 pages : illustrations, map ; 18 cm.
Seri:
Nononsense

No-nonsense guides (New Internationalist Publications (Firm))
Genel Not:
Completely revised in 2015 ; previous editions published in 2003, 2007

Previous title: No-nonsense guide to international development

Includes index
İçerik:
1.The history of an idea -- Developmental contradictions -- Origins of the idea -- The crusade takes off -- The concept starts to unravel -- Internationalism redefined -- 2.Aid: the international contribution -- A range of critiques -- The machinery of aid -- The great aid debate -- The expanding donor edifice -- The demand for 'success' -- 3.Economic development -- who benefits? -- Growing inequalities of wealth -- Invisible economies and indicators with a difference -- The growth question and neoliberal excess -- Can small still be beautiful? -- How to help the poor: give them money -- 4.Social progress matters -- Mass campaigns for health -- The problem with 'scaling up' -- Alternative models and 'barefoot' approaches -- Social and economic: chicken and egg -- MDGs and beyond: goals reign supreme -- 5.Enter sustainability -- The 'population crisis' and planetary threats -- A green leap forward or 'greenwashing'? -- Plantations and land grabs -- GM, a magic bullet? -- Sustainable living, viewed from the ground -- 6.Development is political -- Tackling root causes -- Inequality and poverty reinforce each other -- The rise of people's movements and civil society -- Participation and empowerment -- The ascent of rights -- 7.Where next? -- Living with the development puzzle -- Putting poor people first -- The international circus -- In the name of 'the poor' -- Opposing the one-thought world
Özet:
Development' is often misunderstood and can embrace everything from building a large dam to planting trees. The idea can often mask confusion, contradiction, deceit and corruption. This book is essential reading for anyone wanting to know what development actually is. It covers all the key themes and critically suggests ways to bring the poor and marginalized into the process. Part of four-title relaunch of the NoNonsense series with new cover designs, layout and logo. Completely revised and updated edition of the No-Nonsense Guide to International Development which have, for a number of years, consistently ranked in the most accessible and useful titles in their subject category. Each book combines thorough research with excellent writing and critical analysis to provide an incisive, compelling introduction for students and general readers alike. Sales of previous editions total over 50,000. Previous editions have been widely course adopted across a range of subjects and departments - International Development, Women's studies, Environmental studies, Political Science are some examples.
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