Shaping the Developing World
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Shaping the Developing World

The West, the South, and the Natural World

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eBook - ePub

Shaping the Developing World

The West, the South, and the Natural World

About this book

Why are some countries rich and others poor?

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

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Publisher Note
  5. Title Page
  6. Copyright Page
  7. Contents
  8. Detailed Contents
  9. Tables, Figures, and Maps
  10. Preface
  11. About the Author
  12. Part I Introduction
  13. 1 Underdevelopment and Diversity in the Global South
  14. 2 Human Development and Underdevelopment
  15. 3 The Costs and Benefits of Economic Development
  16. Part II The West: International Contexts
  17. 4 Slavery and Colonialism
  18. 5 Globalization and Neocolonialism
  19. 6 Foreign Aid and the Bretton Woods Institutions
  20. Part III The South: Domestic Factors
  21. 7 States, Markets, and Development Models
  22. 8 Economic Institutions and Informality
  23. 9 Political Institutions and Governance
  24. 10 Culture and Identity
  25. 11 Gender Inequality
  26. 12 Violence and State Failure
  27. Part IV The Natural World: Physical Geography
  28. 13 Geography and Development
  29. 14 Environmental Change and Development
  30. Appendix: Country Codes
  31. Glossary
  32. Index