Globalization and development studies : challenges for the 21st century / edited by Frans J. Schuurman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schuurman, Frans J. (Frans Johan), 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations.

Globalization.

Economic development.

Physical Description:

vi, 212 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2001.

Summary:

This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the concept of globalization and its challenge to the contemporary study of development.

Part I introduces the theoretical issues and debates surrounding globalization, illustrates the often contested nature of the concept, and considers the implications for the future of development studies. Part II reviews more specific theory and policy implications by assessing the impact of globalization to a number of key areas of study in development studies. These include the environment, gender, human rights, multinationals, and urban development.

An essential underlying theme to the book is whether a seeming transition from development studies to global studies i

Contents:

Globalization and Development Studies: Introducing the Challenges / Frans J. Schuurman 3

Part I The Challenges and their limits

Globalization after Modernization: a New Paradigm for Development Studies / Martin Albrow 21

Globalization: a Challenge to the Social Sciences / Arie de Ruijter 31

Vicious and Benign Universalism / John Tomlinson 45

The Nation-State, Emancipatory Spaces and Development Studies in the Global Era / Frans J. Schuurman 61

Part II Globalization and Central Issues in Development Studies

Globalization and Human Rights: Some Developmental Reflections / Reinhart Kossler 83

Multinationals and Development: Revisiting the Debate / Kristoffel Lieten 99

Globalization, Sustainable Development, and Environment: a Balancing Act / M.A. Mohamed Salih 117

Feminist Sightings of Global Restructuring: Conceptualizations and Reconcepualizations / Marianne H. Marchand, Anne Sisson Runyan 135

Globalization and Gender: Beyond Dichotomies / Tine Davids, Francien van Driel 153

Cities and the Globalization of Urban Development Policy / Ton van Naerssen 177.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0761972668

0761972676

OCLC:

45829719