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The Geography of Underdevelopment - Softcover

Forbes, D.K.

 
9780709910954: The Geography of Underdevelopment
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0709910959 ISBN 13: 9780709910954
Publisher: Routledge, 1984

Synopsis

First published in 1984, this title discusses the emergence of both the orthodox and political economy based approaches to underdevelopment in geography , critically assessing their strengths and weaknesses, and showing the relationship between intellectual developments and changing material conditions.

The work is primarily concerned with theories, though it does contain much empirical material drawn from throughout the Third World. The book examines the emergence of theories of development historically and considers the various contemporary theoretical ‘schools’, both Marxist and non-Marxist. It goes on to consider four aspects of development which are of particular interest to geographers, namely the world economy, regional imbalances, the human-nature theme and the analysis of urban space, and concludes by suggesting some directions for future research.

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About the Author

Dean Forbes in Professor of Geography at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia. He has travelled widely in Pacific Asia, and undertaken field research and consultancy projects in urban and regional development in Indonesia, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea and China.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
1984
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0709910959
ISBN 13 
9780709910954
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
240