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Book SynopsisAs the failings of neoliberalism become evident, the need for a new development paradigm becomes increasingly urgent. This Handbook offers a ground-breaking critical review of development and social change, and in doing do sets out the terms of the debates needed in areas where the orthodoxy has worn thin.
The Handbook on Development and Social Change tackles key global topics including sustainability, regionalism, and international finance, as well as examining key developing regions from Latin America to China. With original chapters by recognised experts from across the globe with proven practical experience this Handbook examines the economic, political and cultural aspects of development and social change. Promoting a strong interdisciplinary approach, and integrating knowledge with practice, it moves beyond current development theories which deal poorly with the non-causal and chaotic and thus provides an approach which is fit for purpose in the modern era of global complexity.
With it?s accessible coverage of complex issues this Handbook will be of particular interest for students in the fields of development studies, development economics, comparative sociology and global politics.
Contributors include: N. Absenger, F. Blank, P. Brown, C. Bruzelius, H. Dean, K. Hyltén-Cavallius, C. Jacqueson, P. Martin, F. Pennings, P. Phoa, L. Scullion, M. Seeleib-Kaiser, S. Stendahl, O. Swedrup, A.M. Swiatkowski, M. Wujczyk
Trade Review'Confident and ambitious, this Handbook pushes the debate on development as capitalism in new directions. It offers a critical, sociological - or genealogical - approach, emphasising capitalism's unpredictability above all. Highly recommended as much for the detail and novelty of the chapters as for the profound commitment of the contributors to global transformation and a more equal world' --Jean Grugel, University of York, UK
'This is an excellent volume. Topics for chapters have been well chosen and chapters are written by authors well placed in the field. This valuable collection provides a rich and pertinent review of the development field.'
--Jan Nederveen Pieterse, University of California, Santa Barbara, US
Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Development and Social Change: A Genealogy for an Era of Complexity Ronaldo Munck Part I Economic Aspects 2. Towards An Ecology of Development Philip McMichael 3. Development and Imperialism: Rethinking Old Concepts for a New Age Rowan Lubbock 4. Development and the private sector: the challenge of extractives-led development in Uganda Laura Smith, Anne Tallontire and James Van Alstine 5. Financialization and Development: Issues and Perspectives Cecilia Allami and Alan Cibils 6. Development and Regionalism Philippe De Lombaerde, Stephen Kingah, Liliana Lizarazo Rodríguez and Stefano Palestini 7. Small Loans, Big Problems: The Rise and Fall of Microcredit as Development Policy Milford Bateman 8. ‘A rising tide lifts us all; don’t rock the boat!’: Economic growth and the legitimation of inequality Gareth Dale Part II: Political Aspects 9. Developing democracy, democratizing development: a backlash against hegemonic norms and practice? Matthew Louis Bishop 10. Development NGOs, civil society and social change Su-ming Khoo 11. The Developmental State Paradigm in the age of financialization Ben Fine and Gabriel Pollen 12. Development and Social Change in Latin America Raúl Delgado Wise and Henry Veltmeyer 13. Development in Africa as the global commodity super-cycle ends: African uprisings during and after ‘Africa Rising’ Patrick Bond 14. Tracing the Emergence of Sino-Capitalism: Social Change and Development in Contemporary China Christopher A. McNally 15. Culture and Development: Contemporary Debates and Practices Susanne Schech Part III: Social Aspects 16. The Migration–Development Nexus: Current Challenges and Future Research Agenda Tanja Bastia 17. Requiem for the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach? A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi 18. Development and Inequality: A Critical Analysis Ray Kiely 19. Water and a Fluid International Development Agenda G. Honor Fagan 20. Gender equality and the discursive landscape of non-governmental action in development: the inevitable failure of international NGOs to represent the interests of women? Fenella Porter 21. Development and Poverty in the twenty-first Century: A challenge for research and social transformation Alberto D. Cimadamore 22. From the Ghost of Development to Buen Vivir (Living Well): Building Utopias Alberto Acosta Index
