Promises Not Kept - Softcover

Isbister

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565491734 ISBN 13: 9781565491731

Publisher: Kumarian Press, 2003

Synopsis

In the sixth edition of Promises Not Kept, John Isbister updates his study of the dilemmas of international poverty and the Third World by bringing in a discussion of the effects of the war on terrorism and the "new American hegemony," and surveys the prospects for justice in a world of globalization. Isbisters comprehensively updated facts and figures, clear and forceful exposition of current concerns, and broad survey of the history of the linkages of the developed and developing worlds, will make this a popular update to a widely-used introductory text.

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Review

A balanced, penetrating, and exciting account of why most people on the planet are poor, who has betrayed the promise [for social change], and what we can do about it. --Peter Mann, WHY Magazine ""A superb overview of third world development.. Challenges people in developed nations to accept their share of responsibility for Third World stagnation...Highly recommended for general as well as academic readers."" --CHOICE Magazine ""Offers provocative answers to the question of increasing world poverty. For those interested in examining and analyzing international development issues, this book would serve as a background."" --Consumer Currents ""Continues to be one of the best short books on the subject of social change in the Third World."" --Counterpoise, January-April, 2002

About the Author

John Isbister is a professor of economics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He received his doctorate in economics from Princeton University in 1969, then joined the faculty of the University of California, Santa Cruz, as a founding fellow of Merrill College, which concentrates on the study of the third world. In addition to all the editions of Promises Not Kept, He is the author of two other Kumarian Press books, The Immigration Debate: Remaking America and Capitalism and Justice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kumarian Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565491734
• ISBN 13: 9781565491731
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 272