Development Studies: A Reader

Edited By: S Corbridge

240 pages

Publisher: Hodder Arnold

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ISBN: 9780340614525 Paperback May 1995 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 1 week
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Brings together in a single volume a representative set of readings on the nature of contemporary development, including theories and models of development, agrarian change and rural development.

Development studies; thinking about development; agrarian change and rural development; how poor people survive - the weapons of the weak; urbanization and industrialization; the global political economy; new directions in development studies.

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Edited By: S Corbridge

240 pages

Publisher: Hodder Arnold

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...will be required reading for all undergraduates and Masters students concerned with development studies. -- Geography, Vol 81, Part 2, April 1996 Taken together, the texts selected and Corbridge's introductory remarks do present a broad overview of the field of develpment studies. -- European Journal of Develoopmental Research The editor's own comments and reviews of central debates are excellent and reflect intimate knowledge of the field and the competing positions and theories. -- European Journal of Developmental Research An excellent update of earlier readers. -- Development and Change An excellent update of earlier readers. -- Development and Change

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