The History of Development: From Western Origins to Global Faith

ISBN-13: 9781786997562 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 320 str.

Gilbert Rist;Patrick Camiller

Opis

A landmark work which both defined and transformed the field of development studies.

Spis treści

Preface to the Fourth Edition Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Introduction 1. Definitions of Development 2. Metamorphoses of a Western Myth 3. The Making of a World System 4. The Invention of Development 5. The International Doctrine and Institutions Take Root 6. Modernization Poised between History and Prophecy 7. The Periphery and the Understanding of History 8. Self-reliance: The Communal Past as a Model for the Future 9. The Triumph of Third-Worldism 10. The Environment, or the New Nature of 'Development' 11. A Mixture of Realism and Fine Sentiments 12. Globalization as a Simulacrum of 'Development' 13. From the Struggle against Poverty to the Millennium Development Goals 14. The Great Turnaround? 15. Beyond 'Development': From Downscaling to a Change in the Economic Paradigm Conclusion Bibliography Index