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Handbook on development and social change / edited by G. Honor Fagan (Professor of Sociology, Maynooth University, Ireland), Ronaldo Munck (Head of Civic Engagement, Dublin City University, Ireland).

Contributor(s): Publisher: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2018]Description: xxi, 462 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781786431547
  • 1786431548
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 339.8 FAG 23
LOC classification:
  • HD75 .H363 2018
Contents:
Table of contents Contents: 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 Rodriguez 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 Raul 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
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents

Contents:

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 Rodriguez 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
Raul 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

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