The critical development studies handbook : tools for change / edited by Henry Veltmeyer.

Other author Veltmeyer, Henry.
Format Book
Publication InfoBlack Point, Nova Scotia : Fernwood ; London ; New York : Pluto Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxii, 306 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Brining history back in -- Thinking critically about development -- A system in crisis -- The international dimension -- Class, state and development -- The poverty problematic -- Towards a new paradigm -- Power and development : class and gender matters -- Culture, knowledge and education for development -- Agrarian transformation and rural development -- Capitalism, labour and development -- Nature, energy and development -- Development on the margins -- Looking behind and moving forward.
Abstract "This handbook is a guide to 'critical development studies' (CDS)--the study of international development from the standpoint of social change, a critical perspective. As such the handbook provides a set of tools for entering and understanding the nature and scope of the interdisciplinary field of development studies. It is organized as a set of 50 short course modules. Each module is written by a well-known research specialist in the area; and each (a) identifies the six most critical questions or research theme in a particular area of CDS, (b) provides a succinct discussion of the central issues that surround these questions, and (c) makes substantive references to the most essential readings that explore these issues."--pub. desc.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 261-301) and index.
LCCN 2010674370
ISBN9781552663806 (pbk.) (Fernwood)
ISBN1552663809 (pbk.) (Fernwood)
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ISBN1552663868 (Fernwood)
ISBN9780745331232 (pbk.) (Pluto)
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Joyner General Stacks HD75 .C75 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold