Description
Explore the intricacies of globalization with 'The Globalization and Development Reader,' a seminal text that offers invaluable insights into social change and development. This comprehensive second edition serves as a crucial resource for students and professionals alike, delving deep into critical themes affecting the world today. The reader features a curated selection of 33 essential readings, including 21 new essays by influential thinkers such as Amartya Sen, Saskia Sassen, and David Harvey, ensuring you receive diverse perspectives on pressing global issues.
The text examines the impact of global inequality, contemporary development challenges, and the significant roles played by cities, agriculture, and climate change politics. Additionally, the increased focus on countries like China and India enhances the global perspective, making it an essential tool for understanding the dynamics of the 'Global South' in a rapidly changing world.
Each reading is accompanied by insightful introductions, facilitating comprehension and sparking critical discussion among readers. 'The Globalization and Development Reader' is the perfect companion for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of international development and globalization trends.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781118735107
Year: 2014
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 632
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781118735107
Year: 2014
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 632
Description:
This revised and updated second edition of The Globalization
and Development Reader builds on the considerable success of a
first edition that has been used around the world. It combines
selected readings and editorial material to provide a coherent text
with global coverage, reflecting new theoretical and empirical
developments.
Main text and core reference for students and professionals
studying the processes of social change and development in
?third world? countries. Carefully excerpted materials
facilitate the understanding of classic and contemporary
writings
Second edition includes 33 essential readings, including 21 new
selections
New pieces cover the impact of the recession in the global
North, global inequality and uneven development, gender,
international migration, the role of cities, agriculture and on the
governance of pharmaceuticals and climate change politics
Increased coverage of China and India help to provide genuinely
global coverage, and for a student readership the materials have
been subject to a higher degree of editing in the new edition
Includes a general introduction to the field, and short,
insightful section introductions to each reading
New readings include selections by Alexander Gershenkron, Alice
Amsden, Amartya Sen, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Cecile Jackson, Dani
Rodrik, David Harvey, Greta Krippner, Kathryn Sikkink, Leslie
Sklair, Margaret E. Keck, Michael Burawoy, Nitsan Chorev, Oscar
Lewis, Patrick Bond, Peter Evans, Philip McMichael, Pranab Bardhan,
Ruth Pearson, Sarah Babb, Saskia Sassen, and Steve Radelet
The text examines the impact of global inequality, contemporary development challenges, and the significant roles played by cities, agriculture, and climate change politics. Additionally, the increased focus on countries like China and India enhances the global perspective, making it an essential tool for understanding the dynamics of the 'Global South' in a rapidly changing world.
Each reading is accompanied by insightful introductions, facilitating comprehension and sparking critical discussion among readers. 'The Globalization and Development Reader' is the perfect companion for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of international development and globalization trends.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781118735107
Year: 2014
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 632
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781118735107
Year: 2014
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 632
Description:
This revised and updated second edition of The Globalization
and Development Reader builds on the considerable success of a
first edition that has been used around the world. It combines
selected readings and editorial material to provide a coherent text
with global coverage, reflecting new theoretical and empirical
developments.
Main text and core reference for students and professionals
studying the processes of social change and development in
?third world? countries. Carefully excerpted materials
facilitate the understanding of classic and contemporary
writings
Second edition includes 33 essential readings, including 21 new
selections
New pieces cover the impact of the recession in the global
North, global inequality and uneven development, gender,
international migration, the role of cities, agriculture and on the
governance of pharmaceuticals and climate change politics
Increased coverage of China and India help to provide genuinely
global coverage, and for a student readership the materials have
been subject to a higher degree of editing in the new edition
Includes a general introduction to the field, and short,
insightful section introductions to each reading
New readings include selections by Alexander Gershenkron, Alice
Amsden, Amartya Sen, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Cecile Jackson, Dani
Rodrik, David Harvey, Greta Krippner, Kathryn Sikkink, Leslie
Sklair, Margaret E. Keck, Michael Burawoy, Nitsan Chorev, Oscar
Lewis, Patrick Bond, Peter Evans, Philip McMichael, Pranab Bardhan,
Ruth Pearson, Sarah Babb, Saskia Sassen, and Steve Radelet