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Jeffrey Haynes - Development Studies - 9780745638485 - V9780745638485
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Development Studies

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Description for Development Studies Paperback. * a high quality, authoritative introduction to international development by a leading scholar in the field. * clear, accessible and concise, this is the ideal primer for students unfamiliar with the central themes and theoretical perspectives in the study of development. Series: Polity Short Introductions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
'Development' first emerged as a subject area in the second half of the twentieth century. After World War II, scholars and practitioners sought to study the causes of poverty and so-called 'underdevelopment' in a more systematic and sustained way. These days, the substance of development studies - especially in relation to the developing world - focuses mainly on poverty reduction and improving 'human development'. It is a dynamic field whose importance cannot be understated as the gap between rich and poor grows seemingly ever wider. In this short overview of the field, Jeffrey Haynes adopts a chronological and conceptual ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Polity Short Introductions
Condition
New
Weight
369g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745638485
SKU
V9780745638485
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About Jeffrey Haynes
Jeffrey Haynes is Professor of Politics at London Metropolitan University.

Reviews for Development Studies
Haynes deserves much appreciation for writing such an eminently readable book for students of development studies. Political Studies Review This informed overview focuses on globalization, governance...and god(s). It identifies and examines the proliferating range of increasingly controversial 'development' issues towards the end of the first decade of the new millennium. Tim Shaw, University of the West Indies ... Read more

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