Paperback large octavo, very good condition, boxes, spine ends little bumped, tiny tear fore-edge rear cover, minor edgewear corners. 332 pp. This book by Paul Hopper is an ideal introduction to the main issues and critical debates about development in the contemporary world. The author has drawn on a number of case studies from across the globe. Examines: health and population growth, conflict and security, global inequality and poverty, fair trade and trade liberalization, gender and education, foreign aid and debt, sustainability and the environment. The book is comprehensive and critical, providing an important guide to one of the most challenging subjects of today.

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Title

Understanding Development: Issues and Debates.

Publisher

Polity Press, Cambridge

Publication Date

2013

Language

English

ISBN 10

0745638953

ISBN 13

9780745638959

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

Reprint ed.

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SOCIETY & SOCIOLOGY

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Understanding Development is the ideal introduction to the major issues and critical debates about development in the contemporary world. Perfectly suited to students, it offers an accessible overview of the key topics that have come to define this crucial subject. Drawing on a wide range of case studies from across the globe, the book explores such areas as:

health and population growth
conflict and security
global inequality and poverty
fair trade and trade liberalization
gender and education
foreign aid and debt
sustainability and the environment

This issues-driven text has been designed to offer something different to the standard introductions to the topic, focusing on the debates that have generated the most interest and passion among practitioners and non-practitioners alike. Always attentive to the contested and plural nature of the field, it makes the case for a genuinely interdisciplinary approach which takes full account of the impact of globalization. Both comprehensive and critical, Understanding Development is the essential guide to one of the most challenging subjects of our age.

About the Author

Paul Hopper is Senior Lecturer at the University of Brighton.

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