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A systematic reassessment, by two leading figures in the field, of the paradigm of international development in both theory and practice. It offers an overview and critique of development theory and strategy, and a new framework for the analysis of global inequality, poverty and development in an era of globalization.
List of contents
1. Introduction: International Development, World Politics and Global Modernity
2. Global Modernity and International Development: The Origins of the Third World
3. Third World Rising: Decolonization, the Cold War and Third Worldism
4. The Golden Age of Third Worldism: International Development, the Cold War and the Contradictions of Global Modernity
5. Third Worldism in Decline: International Development, the End of the Cold War and the Crisis of Global Modernity
6. The Resurrection of Nation-Building and Modernization: Security and International Development in the Third World after the Cold War
7. A New Agenda for Negotiating Global Modernity: A Regional Development-Security Framework After Third Worldism
8. Conclusion: Rethinking the Third World.
About the author
Dr. Mark T. Berger is Director of the US-México Security-Development Partnership Project and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Defense Analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School, USA.Heloise Weber is Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Development at the University of Queensland, Australia.
Summary
A systematic reassessment, by two leading figures in the field, of the paradigm of international development in both theory and practice.
Additional text
The book is organized chronologically, encompassing the late colonial to post-Cold War era … In a world where the core principles of the modern nation-state system are increasingly under pressure by non-state and some state actors, any discussion which problematizes our assumptions about sovereignty, development, and security should be encouraged. In this respect, Rethinking the Third World is a critical and fascinating starting point to stimulate such debates.
