Developmentalism - The Normative and Transformative Within Capitalism

Developmentalism uses 250 years of case studies to show the deep contextualization of capitalist transformation, as well as the massive improvements in material life that is has generated.

List of contents

• Section I: Developmentalism as a Political Theory of Transformation


• 1: Introduction


• 2: Capitalist Development


• 3: The Capabilities Approach and Liberalism


• 4: Realism and Political Economy


• Section II: Case Studies


• 5: Britain


• 6: America


• 7: The Post-Imperial Era and Japan


• 8: Taiwan and Israel


• 9: Rwanda and China


• 10: Conclusion

About the author

Graham Harrison is Associate Professor of Political Economy at the School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University. His research interests have focused on East African development, especially in relation to governance and agricultural development. He has also written on corruption, humanitarian intervention, the World Bank, international development campaigning, and neoliberalism.

Summary

Developmentalism uses 250 years of case studies to show the deep contextualization of capitalist transformation, as well as the massive improvements in material life that is has generated.

Product details

• Authors: Graham Harrison, Graham (Associate Professor in Internati Harrison, Graham (Associate Professor in International Political Economy Harrison, Harrison Graham
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.06.2020
• EAN: 9780198785798
• ISBN: 978-0-19-878579-8
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Critical Frontiers Of Theory, Research, And Policy In International Development Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, economic growth, Political Economy, Development Economics, Development economics and emerging economies