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Theories and Practices of Development

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By: Katie Willis(Author)
269 pages, b/w photos, b/w illustrations, tables
Publisher: Routledge
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  • Theories and Practices of Development ISBN: 9780415590716 Edition: 2 Paperback Feb 2011 Out of Print #190302
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Global economic crisis and the implications of global environmental change have led academics and policy-makers to consider how 'development' in all parts of the world should be achieved. However, 'development' has always been a contested idea. While often presented as a positive process to improve people's lives, the potential negative dimensions of 'development' on people and environments must also be recognised. Theories and Practices of Development provides a clear and user-friendly introduction to the complex debates around how development has been understood and achieved. The second edition has been fully updated and expanded to reflect global political and economic shifts, as well as new approaches to development.

The rise of China and India is given particular attention, as is the global economic crisis and its implications for development theories and practice. There are new sections on faith-based development, and the development dimensions of climate change, as well as greater engagement with development theories as they are put into practice in the Global North. Theories and Practices of Development deals with the evolution of development ideas and policies, focusing on economic, political, social, environmental and spatial dimensions. It highlights how development cannot be considered as a neutral concept, but is entwined with inequalities in power at local, as well as national and global scales. The use of boxed examples, tables and illustrations helps students understand complex theoretical ideas and also demonstrates how development theories are put into practice in the real world. Each chapter ends with a summary section, discussion topics, suggestions for further reading and website resources.

Contents

1. Introduction: What Do We Mean by Development?
2. Modernization, Keynesianism and Neoliberalism
3. Structuralism, Neo-Marxism and Socialism
4. Grassroots Development
5. Social and Cultural Dimensions of Development
6. Environment and Development Theory
7. Globalization and Development: Problems and Solutions?
8. Conclusion

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Biography

Katie Willis is Reader in Development Geography and Director of the Centre for Developing Areas Research at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Out of Print
By: Katie Willis(Author)
269 pages, b/w photos, b/w illustrations, tables
Publisher: Routledge
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"In this accessible, lucid, and beautifully organised book, Katie Willis combines up-to-date conceptual summaries with nicely worked empirical examples to illuminate contemporary development policy and practice. This book is both a major scholarly achievement and magnificent guide for those new to the subject. Bravo."
– Dr. Craig Jeffrey, University of Oxford, UK

"Students will appreciate the clear way complex ideas are discussed in this wide-ranging introduction to development. This is a remarkably comprehensive book that will inform and stimulate readers interested in what 'development' means. With up to date examples drawn from around the world, this book will help readers appreciate the diversity of ways in which development theories of different types get put into practice."
– Professor Sue Roberts, University of Kentucky, USA

"Theories and Practices of Development is a clear and concise introductory text which provides an excellent and accessible 'way in' for undergraduate students to critically engage with a range of contemporary development debates.[...] Willis provides an up-to-date and thoroughly readable overview of approaches to development past and present [...] Katie Willis weaves together diverse and engaging case study examples from around the world with a balanced synthesis of the complex topic that is development."
The Geographical Journal 2006

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