Theories of Development

Informationen zum Autor Peter Preston Zusammenfassung Dr Preston’s book, first published in 1982, presents a critical history of development studies since the Second World War, linking the recent, neo-Marxist, debate with the whole tradition in the field, going back to the work of economists like Arthur Lewis. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Prologue 1. The Scope and Concerns of the Study 2. The Idea of Development Part II: The ‘Positivists’ 3. The Crystallisation of the Positivist Orthodoxy, 1943-55 4. The Positivist High Tide: ‘Modernisation Theory’ Part III: The Radicals 5. The Contribution of the Neo-Institutionalists 6. Disciplinary Independence and Theoretical Progressivity Part IV: The Marxists 7. Elements of the Renewal of Interest in Marxian Scholarship: The Treatments of the Third World Part V: Concluding Remarks 8. Social Theorising and the Matter of the Third World

Product details

• Authors: Peter Preston, Preston Peter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.11.2010
• EAN: 9780415602150
• ISBN: 978-0-415-60215-0
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Development
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Business & Economics / General, Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Politics & government, Social issues & processes, Politics and government, Social and ethical issues, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies