Politics of Development - A Survey

Informationen zum Autor Heloise Weber Covering the global politics of development, this book includes essays profiling the critical topics, and an A-Z of key terms maps detailing water consumption and distribution statistical tables. It is a guide to the politics surrounding development in countries around the world. Zusammenfassung An overview of the politics of development with chapters analysing gender, race, social movements, religion, security and other relevant issues in terms of development. A glossary informs on pertinent issues and terminology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Essays; Chapter 1 Introduction, Heloise Weber; Chapter 2 The politics of governing development, Cristina Rojas, Shannon Kindornay; Chapter 3 Race and development, Robbie Shilliam; Chapter 4 Politics of Indigenous development, Elizabeth Strakosch; Chapter 5 Gender and development, Lucy Ferguson, Juanita Elias, Thomas Wanner; Chapter 6 Social movements and the politics of development, Martin Weber; Chapter 7 Religion and development, Jeffrey Haynes; Chapter 8 The security-development nexus and fragile states, Kamil Shah; Chapter 9 The environmental politics of development, Martin Weber; Chapter 10 Politics of neo-liberal development, Ben Fine, Alfredo Saad-Filho; Chapter 11 Charter cities and development, Michael Spann; Chapter 12 The politics of migration and the North American Free Trade Agreement, Samid Suliman; Chapter 13 Politics of the agrarian question, A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi;

Product details

• Authors: Heloise (University of Queensland Weber
• Assisted by: Heloise Weber (Editor), Weber Heloise (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.08.2014
• EAN: 9781857435009
• ISBN: 978-1-85743-500-9
• No. of pages: 354
• Series: Europa Politics of ... series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; REFERENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference, Politics & government, Politics and government, Development Studies