Introduction to International Development

Approaches, Actors, Issues, and Practice
4. Revised Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-19-903643-1
Verlag: Oxford University Press, Canada

Buch, Englisch, 624 Seiten, Format (B × H): 200 mm x 252 mm, Gewicht: 1092 g

The most comprehensive introduction to international development, with chapters by leading experts who explore the field's most pressing issues and debates.

Introduction to International Development is a collection of contributed chapters comprised of original essays by leading experts from a variety of disciplines. With four new chapters and the most up-to-date content on the global COVID-19 pandemic, this fully revised edition continues to give students a foundational overview to the field as well as in-depth coverage of issues at the heart of today's most pressing international debates.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schafer, Jessica

Haslam, Paul A.

Beaudet, Pierre

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- List of Boxes

- List of Figures and Tables

- From the Publisher

- Preface: A Word from the Editors

- Acronyms

- Contributors

- Part I Theories and Approaches in International Development

- 1: What is Development? From Economic Growth to the Sustainable Development Goals, By Jessica Schafer, Paul A. Haslam, and Pierre Beaudet

- 2: Imperialism and the Colonial Experience, By Eric Allina

- 3: Theories of Development Economics, By Pablo Heidrich

- 4: The Critical Political Economy of Development, By Susan Spronk and Jody-Ann Anderson

- 5: Post-Development and Alternatives to Development, By Aram Ziai

- 6: Gender and Development: Theoretical Insights and International Commitments, By Rebecca Tiessen, Jane Parpart, and Marianne H. Marchand

- 7: Globalization and Development, By Pierre Beaudet

- Part II International Development Actors

- 8: State of the State: Does the State Have a Role in Development?, By Anil Hira

- 9: National Development Agencies and Bilateral Aid, By Stephen Brown

- 10: The International Financial Institutions, By Marcus Taylor

- 11: The United Nations and Multilateral Actors in Development, By David Sogge

- 12: Private Enterprise and Development, By Paul A. Haslam

- 13: Civil Society and Development, By Henry Veltmeyer

- 14: China and the Emerging Economies, By Jing Gu

- Part III Issues in International Development

- 15: Debt and Development, By Joseph Hanlon and Tim Jones

- 16: Free Trade, Fair Trade, and South-South Trade, By Gavin Fridell

- 17: Democracy, By Cédric Jourde

- 18: Climate Change, Environment, and Development, By Chukwumerije Okereke and Abu-Bakar S. Massaquoi

- 19: Rural Development, By Joshua J. Ramisch

- 20: Urban Development: Cities in the Global South, By Lisa Bornstein and Anne Latendresse

- 21: Development and Health, By Ted Schrecker

- 22: Conflict and Development, By Torunn Wimpelmann and Astri Suhrke

- 23: Refugees and International Development Policy and Practice, By James Milner

- 24: Indigenous Community Economic Resilience, By Wanda Wuttunee

- 25: Culture and Development, By Nissim Mannathukkaren

- Part IV Practice in International Development

- 26: Measuring and Evaluating Poverty, By Keetie Roelen

- 27: Inequality and Social Policy, By Arjan de Haan

- 28: Planning and Appraising Development Projects, By David Potts

- 29: Humanitarian Assistance and Intervention, By Laura Hammond

- 30: Ethics of Development, By Des Gasper

- Glossary

- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Haslam is a professor in the School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa.

Jessica Schafer was an assistant professor at the International Development and Globalization program at the University of Ottawa from 2006-2008. She is currently manager of performance audit at the Office of the Auditor General of British Columbia.

Pierre Beaudet is an associate professor in the Department of Social Sciences, Université du Québec en Outaouais.