Development Theory
- Jan Nederveen Pieterse - University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Development Studies | Politics of Developing Countries | Social Change & Modernization
- Situates students in the expanding field of development theory
- Provides an unrivalled guide to the strengths and weaknesses of competing theoretical approaches
- Explains key concepts
- Examines the shifts in theory
- Offers an agenda for the future
In this book, the author brings a huge range of experience and knowledge about the relationship between the economically advanced and the emerging and developing nations.
This exciting book is a tour de force, spanning a broad range of approaches to development. It does not stop at critique, as so many previous books on these issues have done, but offers a unique perspective on future possibilities and the shape of things to come. It should be essential reading on all development studies courses
This marvellous book should be read by every social scientist interested in development studies.