International Development
eBook - PDF

International Development

Issues and Challenges

  1. 408 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

International Development

Issues and Challenges

About this book

This comprehensive and broad-ranging introductory textbook examines the key aspects of contemporary international development from both a practical and theoretical perspective. It addresses the fundamental question of what 'development' actually is and examines social, economic and environmental developments around the world. Written by experts with extensive field experience, this text introduces key issues in the development debate from how the developing world is changing global order to discussions on gender and development as well as security and development. International Development is a critical and interdisciplinary introduction to the contested field of development that is the ideal companion for both undergraduate and postgraduate students studying modules in development on degrees in international politics, international relations and development studies. This title will also appeal to policy-makers working in areas of development and professionals working in the area.

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Information

Publisher
Red Globe Press
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9781137429407
eBook ISBN
9781137429421
Edition
3
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Global Development Studies
Index
Social Sciences
206
International 
Development
unnecessarily, 
hunger 
is 
constant 
and 
basic 
needs 
go 
unmet. 
Those 
experiencing 
poverty 
lack 
freedom 
to 
determine 
their 
own 
lives 
and 
once 
in 
poverty 
it 
is 
often 
difficult 
for 
them 
to 
escape. 
If 
poverty 
is 
to 
end, 
it 
will 
require 
co-operation 
and 
goodwill 
at 
the 
international, 
national 
and 
local 
level. 
The 
international 
community 
has 
pledged 
to 
reduce 
poverty 
by 
half 
before 
2015. 
Indeed, 
all 
regions 
have 
made 
improvements, 
though 
the 
driving 
force 
behind 
the 
significant 
reduction 
in 
global 
poverty 
levels 
is 
largely 
through 
the 
achievements 
in 
China 
and 
India. 
Sufficient 
resources 
exist 
at 
the 
international 
level 
to 
end 
poverty 
if 
wealthy 
countries 
meet 
their 
commitments 
of 
providing 
just 
under 
1 
per 
cent 
of 
their 
GNP 
in 
overseas 
aid. 
Interventions 
to 
end 
poverty 
rely 
on 
understanding 
the 
experience 
of 
poverty. 
It 
must 
be 
defined 
and 
measured 
before 
appropriate 
inter-
ventions 
can 
be 
planned 
and 
implemented. 
It 
is 
precisely 
poverty’s 
overwhelming 
nature 
that 
requires 
every 
effort 
to 
be 
made 
in 
order 
to 
eradicate 
it. 

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Figures and Tables
  4. List of Abbreviations
  5. Introduction
  6. 1 What is Development?
  7. 2 Reassessing Development Theory
  8. 3 The Economics of Development
  9. 4 Continuing Crises: The Developing World and the Global Financial Crisis
  10. 5 Politics and Governance
  11. 6 Aid and Development
  12. 7 Defining and Measuring Poverty
  13. 8 Community Development
  14. 9 Gender and Development
  15. 10 Environment and Development
  16. 11 Security and Development
  17. References
  18. Index