Rethinking development geographies /

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Moving away from the traditional approach of providing descriptive accounts of Third World geographical issues, this book offers a stimulating critical introduction to the changing geographies of global development.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Power, Marcus, 1971-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
Subjects:
Economic geography.
Economic development.
Globalization.
Economic history.
Géographie économique.
Développement économique.
Mondialisation.
Histoire économique.
economic development.
globalism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Structural Adjustment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > General.
Economic development
Economic geography
Economic history
Globalization
Globalisierung
Wirtschaftsgeografie
Sociale geografie.
Sociaal-economische ontwikkeling.
Developing countries > Economic conditions.
Pays en voie de développement > Conditions économiques.
Developing countries
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Illuminating the dark side of development
  • Geographers and the 'Tropics'
  • Development thinking : where is the magical 'Kingdom of abundance'?
  • Thirdworldism and the imagination of global development
  • Post-colonial geographies of development
  • Globalisation, government and power
  • The dissemination of development
  • 'Theorising back' : views from the South and the globalisation of resistance
  • Conclusions : resisting the temptations of remedies, mirages and fairy-tales.

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