International development and global politics : history, theory and practice / David Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, David, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International cooperation--Textbooks.

International cooperation.

International relations--Economic aspects--Textbooks.

International relations.

International economic relations--Textbooks.

International economic relations.

Economic development--Political aspects--Developing countries--Textbooks.

Economic development.

Political development--Case studies.

Political development.

Economic development--Political aspects.

International relations--Economic aspects.

Ghana--Politics and government.

Ghana.

Politics and government.

Argentina--Politics and government.

Argentina.

Korea (South)--Politics and government.

Korea (South).

Developing countries.

Genre:

Case studies.

Textbooks.

Physical Description:

xii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

Williams (international politics, City U. of London, England) describes stark differences between the international development regimes engaged in by Western countries in the 1960s and in the 1990s, respectively, the "sovereign" order and the "liberal" order. The sovereign order was characterized by a focus on big infrastructure projects, such as dams, and competition between capitalist west and communist east over funding that provided recipient countries with a certain amount of bargaining leverage. The liberal order, in contrast, emphasized "structural development" and "good governance" in pursuit of liberalization of trade, reducing the role of the state in the economy, and improving the climate for private sector enterprises, as well as the absence of the competition dynamics after the collapse of the Soviet Union (and prior to China's recent forays into international development). He explains these changes primarily in terms of changes in the international order, arguing that "the project of international development has always been integral to international order since at least 1945, and how it has changed helps us see how the international order has changed." It also, he argues, is a key factor in how developing countries fit into the international order and thus is a major factor in international politics that must be understood as such. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction: development and international order

Part one: Development and the sovereign order: the sovereign order; development theory in the sovereign order; development institutions in the sovereign order; development practice in the sovereign order

Part two: Development and the liberal order: the liberal order; development theory in the liberal order; development institutions in the liberal order; development practice in the liberal order

Conclusion: changing order? changing development?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415489362

0415489369

9780415489379

0415489377

OCLC:

526106635