Development Sociology : Actor Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780415235358 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 308 str.

Norman Long

Opis

This volume brings together years of work and thought in development studies to provide a textbook for guiding future development research and practice. Development Sociology focuses on theoretical and methodological foundations of an actor-oriented and social contructionist form of analysis as opposed to the traditional structuralist/institutional analysis often applied in development studies. With an accessible mix of general debate, critical literature reviews and original case study materials this work covers a variety of key development issues such as commoditization, small scale enterprise and social capital, knowledge interfaces, networks and power, globalization and localization as well as policy formulation and planned intervention processes.

Recenzje

'Long provides a fascinating perspective on the complex networks of relationships and credits that make up these webs across the border.' - Social Anthropology Vol 11.

Spis treści

List of illustrations, Preface and acknowledgements, Introduction, PART I Theoretical and methodological issues, PART II Commoditisation, social values and small-scale enterprise, PART III Knowledge interfaces, power and globalization, Appendix: Cornerstones of an actor-oriented approach, Notes, Bibliography, Index

O autorze

Norman Long works in the Rural Development Sociology Group at Wageningen Agricultural University in the Netherlands. He is the author of An Introduction to the Sociology of Rural Development (Routledge, 1977) and co-editor of Anthropology, Development & Modernities (Routledge, 1999).