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About this book
Colonialism, globalization, bad government, gender inequality, geography, and environmental degradation are just some of the potential answers to this complex question. Using a threefold framework of the West, the South, and the natural world, Shaping the Developing World provides a logical and intuitive structure for categorizing and evaluating the causes of underdevelopment. This interdisciplinary book also describes the social, political, and economic aspects of development and is relevant to students in political science, international studies, geography, sociology, economics, gender studies, and anthropology.
The Second Edition has been updated to include the most recent development statistics and to incorporate new research on topics like climate change, democratization, religion and prosperity, the resource curse, and more. This second edition also contains expanded discussions of gender, financial inclusion, crime and police killings, and the Middle East, including the Syrian Civil War.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Acknowledgements
- Publisher Note
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Detailed Contents
- Tables, Figures, and Maps
- Preface
- About the Author
- Part I Introduction
- 1 Underdevelopment and Diversity in the Global South
- 2 Human Development and Underdevelopment
- 3 The Costs and Benefits of Economic Development
- Part II The West: International Contexts
- 4 Slavery and Colonialism
- 5 Globalization and Neocolonialism
- 6 Foreign Aid and the Bretton Woods Institutions
- Part III The South: Domestic Factors
- 7 States, Markets, and Development Models
- 8 Economic Institutions and Informality
- 9 Political Institutions and Governance
- 10 Culture and Identity
- 11 Gender Inequality
- 12 Violence and State Failure
- Part IV The Natural World: Physical Geography
- 13 Geography and Development
- 14 Environmental Change and Development
- Appendix: Country Codes
- Glossary
- Index