Thinking about development / Björn Hettne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hettne, Björn, 1939-

Series:

Development matters.

Development matters

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (104 p.)

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, 2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

Summary:

This text provides a concise introduction to development thinking, contemporary development theory and practice as well as a critical analysis of the values that lie behind them. It presents development as an 'essentially contested concept', that has meant a number of things at various times to different people in different places.

Contents:

Introduction: Development studies and development thinking

Theoretical framework

The 'original transition'

The pursuit of freedom

The modernization imperative

Planning in 'dark times'

The geopolitics of poverty

Globalization and disorder

In search of global development

Conclusion: Towards global social theory?

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781350223639

1350223638

9781848137882

1848137885

9781848132481

1848132484

OCLC:

1241540093