Development, power, and the environment neoliberal paradox in the age of vulnerability / Md Saidul Islam.
| Author/creator | Islam, Md Saidul |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First Edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013. |
| Description | xvi, 261 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge studies in development and society ; 34 |
| Contents | Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Concepts and theories -- Challenges of our time : environmental and social vulnerabilities : with Quek Ri An -- Understanding power in social organization -- Paradigms of development and their power dynamics -- Theorizing nature-society relationships -- Neoliberal paradox : connection through disconnection -- Case studies -- Development dynamics in the global south : from colonization to globalization -- Green revolution : transformation, optimism and reality -- Food and power : the mirage of the food aid regime -- Climate politics : power and development in mortgaging the planet -- Tipaimukh dam : triumph of development over the environment and popular voice -- Labelling tribal : state-power in forming and transforming identities -- A neoliberal knowledge/power/security regime after 9/11 : the case of "Muslim patient" -- Sustainable earth amid vulnerabilities -- Third world vulnerabilities : towards a double risk society -- Towards a sustainable earth? -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-255) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012051047 |
| ISBN | 9780415540025 (hbk) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |