Globalization and Development Reader - Perspectives on Development and Global Change

Informationen zum Autor J. Timmons Roberts is James Martin 21st Century School Professor in the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford, and Professor of Sociology and former Director of the Program in Environmental Science and Policy at the College of William and Mary. His books include Chronicles from the Environmental Justice Frontline (with Melissa Toffolon-Weiss, 2001), Trouble in Paradise: Globalization and Environmental Crises in Latin America (with Nikki Thanos, 2003), and A Climate Of Injustice: Global Inequality, North-South Politics, and Climate Policy (with Bradley Parks, 2006). Amy Bellone Hite is Assistant Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Sociology at Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she teaches Social Theory, Social Policy, Social Problems, Urban Sociology, and Comparative Sociology. She is coeditor of From Modernization to Globalization: Perspectives on Development and Social Change (Blackwell, 2000) with J. Timmons Roberts. Klappentext How is globalization changing people's lives in the world's poor and wealthy nations? Is globalization an unstoppable force or can it be actively reshaped? Are emerging global trade rules helping or hindering poor nations in their efforts at economic development? Is the globalization of production and consumption helping or hurting workers, poor nations, women, and the environment? What do studies of past social changes tell us about this one? The Globalization and Development Reader builds on the success of From Modernization to Globalization , published by the editors in 2000 and used around the world. It provides an up-to-date primer and key reference for students, scholars, and development practitioners wishing to get up to speed quickly on the issues surrounding social change and development in the "Third World." It features 10 essays from its predecessor and adds 17 new ones, offering carefully excerpted samples from both classic and recent writings. A general editorial introduction to the book, and short, insightful introductions for each section, provide a well-rounded foundation for nonspecialist audiences. Zusammenfassung * An up-to-date primer and key reference source for students and professionals studying the processes of social change and development in 'third world' countries. * Builds on the success of From Modernization to Globalization! published by the editors in 2000. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Editors. Preface and Acknowledgments. Acknowledgments to Sources. Development and Globalization: Recurring Themes: Amy Bellone Hite and J. Timmons Roberts. Part I: Formative Approaches to Development and Social Change. Introduction: Timmons Roberts and Amy Bellone Hite. 1. Manifesto of the Communist Party (1848) and Alienated Labor (1844): Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. 2. The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1905): Max Weber. 3. The Stages of Economic Growth:A Non-Communist Manifesto: W.W. Rostow (1960). 4. The Change to Change: Modernization! Development and Politics (1971); and Political Order in Changing Societies (1968): Samuel Huntington. Part II: Dependency and Beyond. Introduction: Timmons Roberts and Amy Bellone Hite. 5. The Development of Underdevelopment (1969): Andre Gunder Frank. 6. Dependency and Development in Latin America (1972): Fernando Henrique Cardoso. 7. The Rise and Future Demise of the World Capitalist System: Concepts for Comparative Analysis (1979): Immanuel Wallerstein. 8. Rethinking Development Theory: Insights From East Asia and Latin America (1989/1994): Gary Gereffi. 9. Gender and the Global Economy (1999): Valentine M. Moghadam. Part III: What is Globalization?: Attempts to Understand Economic Globalization. Introduction: Timmons Roberts and Amy Bellone Hite. 10. The New International Division of Labor in the World Economy (1980): Folker Fr...

Product details

• Authors: Hite, Roberts, J. Timmons Hite Roberts, J.timmons Hite Roberts
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.12.2006
• EAN: 9781405132367
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-3236-7
• No. of pages: 468
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics