The sociology of development handbook / Gregory Hooks.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hooks, Gregory (Gregory Michael), 1953- Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Sociological aspects.

Economic development.

Civilization, Modern--21st century.

Civilization, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

The Sociology of Development Handbook gathers essays that reflect the range of debates in development sociology and in the interdisciplinary study and practice of development. The essays address the pressing intellectual challenges of today, including internal and international migration, transformation of political regimes, globalization, changes in household and family formations, gender dynamics, technological change, population and economic growth, environmental sustainability, peace and war, and the production and reproduction of social and economic inequality.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Tables and Figures

Introduction: A Manifesto for the Sociology of Development

1. Engendering Development: The Evolution of a Field of Research

2. Population and Development

3. Strengthening the Ties between Environmental Sociology and Sociology of Development

4. The Sources of Socioeconomic Development

5. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Global North and Global South

6. Magic Potion/Poison Potion: The Impact of Women's Economic Empowerment versus Disempowerment for Development in a Globalized World

7. Land Use and the Great Acceleration in Human Activities: Political and Economic Dynamics

8. Age Structure and Development: Beyond Malthus

9. Development, Demographic Processes, and Public Health

10. Education and Development

11. The Sociology of Subnational Development: Conceptual and Empirical Foundations

12. Sociological Perspectives on Uneven Development: The Making of Regions

13. Migration and Development: Virtuous and Vicious Cycles

14. Tertiary Education and Development: Strategies of Global South Countries to Meet Growing Tertiary Demand

15. Migrant Networks, Immigrant and Ethnic Economies, and Destination Development

16. The State and Development

17. Women, Democracy, and the State

18. War and Development: Questions, Answers, and Prospects for the Twenty-first Century

19. Neoliberalism, the Origins of the Global Crisis, and the Future of States

20. Crisis and the Rise of China

21. Conflict and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

22. Social Movements and Economic Development

23. Globalization and Development

24. Transitions to Capitalisms: Past and Present

25. Quantitative Growth and Economic Development through History

26. The Great Divergence: Why Did Industrial Capitalism Emerge in Europe, Not China?

27. Global Commodity Chains and Development

List of Contributors

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780520963474

0520963474

OCLC:

936549301