East Timor - The Price of Liberty

Informationen zum Autor DAMIEN KINGSBURY is Associate Head of School (Research), International and Political Studies at Deakin University, Australia. Klappentext This book traces the themes within the East Timor independence movement and notes how these have contibuted to post-independence issues! in particular the political tensions that almost saw East Timor collapse as a viable state in 2006. It concludes with an assessment of the 2007 elections. Zusammenfassung This book traces the themes within the East Timor independence movement and notes how these have contibuted to post-independence issues, in particular the political tensions that almost saw East Timor collapse as a viable state in 2006. It concludes with an assessment of the 2007 elections. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; D.Kingsbury What is Development?; M.Mcgillivray Reassessing Development Theory: 'Modernization' and Beyond; J.McKay Aid and Development; J.Hunt Economics of Development; J.McKay Globalization and Development; D.Kingsbury Poverty: Concepts, Measures, Trends and Responses; M.Clarke Crises in Africa, Asia and Latin America: Lessons and Wider Implications; J.McKay Political Development; D.Kingsbury Community Development; D.Kingsbury Gender and Development; J.Hunt Environment and Development; D.Kingsbury Security and Development; J.McKay

Product details

• Authors: D Kingsbury, D. Kingsbury, Damien Kingsbury, Kingsbury Damien
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.08.2009
• EAN: 9780230606418
• ISBN: 978-0-230-60641-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Internationale Beziehungen, Asien, State, B, Freedom, Gender, Globalization, Asia, International Relations, Poverty, auseinandersetzen, Liberty, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Asian Politics