Poverty and development into the 21st century / edited by Tim Allen and Alan Thomas.

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TextPublication details: Oxford ; Open University in association with Oxford University Press, 2000.Edition: Rev. edDescription: xi, 572 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

0198776268

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338.9 POV

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Contents:

List of authors and book production team vi Preface vii Tim Allen Allan Thomas Map of countries and major cities of the world x CONCEPTIONS OF POVERTY AND DEVELOPMENT Poverty and the `end of development' 3 (20) Alan Thomas Meanings and views of development 23 (28) Alan Thomas A WORLD OF PROBLEMS? Understanding famine and hunger 51 (24) Ben Crow Diseases of poverty 75 (24) Melissa Parker Gordon Wilson Unemployment and making a living 99 (26) David Wield Joanna Chataway Is the world overpopulated? 125 (16) Tom Hewitt Ines Smyth Environmental degradation and sustainability 141 (22) Philip Woodhouse A world at war 163 (26) Tim Allen Agencies of development 189 (30) Alan Thomas Tim Allen THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION? Diversity in pre-capitalist societies 219 (22) Janet Bujra Colonialism, capitalism, development 241 (30) Henry Bernstein The Power of colonial states 271 (18) David Potter Half a century of development 289 (20) Tom Hewitt Socialist models of development 309 (16) Andrew Kilmister The second `great transformation'? Capitalism at the end of the twentieth century 325 (20) John Harriss UNDERSTANDING DEVELOPMENT NOW Sustainable globalization? The global politics of development and exclusion in the new world order 345 (20) Anthony McGrew Democratization, `good governance' and development 365 (18) David Potter Rethinking gender matters in development 383 (20) Ruth Pearson Technology, poverty and development 403 (22) Gordon Wilson Richard Heeks Life in the cities 425 (18) Jo Beall Taking culture seriously 443 (26) Tim Allen THE FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT Genetic engineering of development? Myths and possibilities 469 (16) Joanna Chataway Les Levidow Susan Carr The new politics of identity 485 (24) Tim Allen John Eade Industrialization and development: prospects and dilemmas 509 (24) Joanna Chataway Tim Allen References 533 (20) Acknowledgements 553 (3) List of acronyms, abbreviations and organizations 556 (2) Index 558

Summary: Each chapter here introduces a key topic, and uses questions, diagrams, tables, photographs and chapter summaries to illustrate and clarify the text. The authors aim to help students to see through over-simple analyses and solutions

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First published as: Poverty and Development in the 1990's, 1992.

Includes references and index.

List of authors and book production team
vi
Preface vii
Tim Allen

Allan Thomas

Map of countries and major cities of the world
x
CONCEPTIONS OF POVERTY AND DEVELOPMENT
Poverty and the `end of development'
3 (20)
Alan Thomas

Meanings and views of development
23 (28)
Alan Thomas

A WORLD OF PROBLEMS?
Understanding famine and hunger
51 (24)
Ben Crow

Diseases of poverty
75 (24)
Melissa Parker

Gordon Wilson

Unemployment and making a living
99 (26)
David Wield

Joanna Chataway

Is the world overpopulated?
125 (16)
Tom Hewitt

Ines Smyth

Environmental degradation and sustainability
141 (22)
Philip Woodhouse

A world at war
163 (26)
Tim Allen

Agencies of development
189 (30)
Alan Thomas

Tim Allen

THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION?
Diversity in pre-capitalist societies
219 (22)
Janet Bujra

Colonialism, capitalism, development
241 (30)
Henry Bernstein

The Power of colonial states
271 (18)
David Potter

Half a century of development
289 (20)
Tom Hewitt

Socialist models of development
309 (16)
Andrew Kilmister

The second `great transformation'? Capitalism at the end of the twentieth century
325 (20)
John Harriss

UNDERSTANDING DEVELOPMENT NOW
Sustainable globalization? The global politics of development and exclusion in the new world order
345 (20)
Anthony McGrew

Democratization, `good governance' and development
365 (18)
David Potter

Rethinking gender matters in development
383 (20)
Ruth Pearson

Technology, poverty and development
403 (22)
Gordon Wilson

Richard Heeks

Life in the cities
425 (18)
Jo Beall

Taking culture seriously
443 (26)
Tim Allen

THE FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT
Genetic engineering of development? Myths and possibilities
469 (16)
Joanna Chataway

Les Levidow

Susan Carr

The new politics of identity
485 (24)
Tim Allen

John Eade

Industrialization and development: prospects and dilemmas
509 (24)
Joanna Chataway

Tim Allen

References 533 (20)
Acknowledgements 553 (3)
List of acronyms, abbreviations and organizations 556 (2)
Index 558

Each chapter here introduces a key topic, and uses questions, diagrams, tables, photographs and chapter summaries to illustrate and clarify the text. The authors aim to help students to see through over-simple analyses and solutions

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