From the local to the global : key issues in development studies / edited by Gerard McCann and Stephen McCloskey.

Other author McCann, Gerard.
Other author McCloskey, Stephen.
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press, 2003.
Descriptionxi, 260 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents pt. 1. Development issues and definitions. Measuring development / Andy Storey -- The colonial legacy and the European response / Gerard McCann -- Towards the globalisation of justice : an international criminal court / Paul Hainsworth -- Women and development : examining gender issues in developing countries / Madeleine Leonard -- pt. 2. Aid and trade. Perspectives on aid : benefits, deficits and strategies / Maura Leen -- Is trade an agent of development? / Denis O'Hearn -- Building a global security environment / Purnaka L. de Silva -- pt. 3. Debt and poverty. Debt : cancellation by instalments / Jean Somers -- Child poverty and development / Paula Rogers and Eimear Flanagan -- Education as an agent of social change / Stephen McCloskey -- pt. 4. The global cost of development. Asylum seekers, refugees, and racism / Iris Teichmann -- The environmental costs of development / Mary Louise Malig -- Globalisation and development : charting the future / Gerard McCann.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2003002320
ISBN0745318134 (hardback)
ISBN0745318126 (paperback)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HD82 .F76 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold