D. W. Drakakis-Smith David W. Smith Drakakis-Smith
Pacific Asia - from Burma to Papua New Guinea, to Japan - is a new name for a region which no longer looks to the West for geographical definition. It is the most dynamic and productive region in the developing world, the result of an economic explosion fuelled by the industrial activity of the four little tigers of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. Pacific Asia is where the green revolution began, where there are more women in factory work than anywhere else; the region is also the most predominantly socialist in the Third World. Pacific Asia reviews the historical development of...
Pacific Asia - from Burma to Papua New Guinea, to Japan - is a new name for a region which no longer looks to the West for geographical definition. It...
Development has traditionally been seen as an economic process, but recent approaches emphasize social, political and cultural aspects, which have raised the question development for whom?. This book concentrates on the ethnic factors that affect development. The contributors provide a thorough examination of the ethnic dimension in the human geography of development within a theoretical framework. Case studies are included from Africa, Latin America and Asia which illustrate the role of ethnicity in the development process.
Development has traditionally been seen as an economic process, but recent approaches emphasize social, political and cultural aspects, which have rai...
