Understanding development : issues and debates

4e de couv.: "Understanding Development "is the ideal introduction to the major issues and critical debates about development in the contemporary world. Perfectly suited to students, it offers an accessible overview of the key topics that have come to define this crucial subject. Drawing on a wide range of case studies from across the globe, the book explores such areas as: health and population growth, conflict and security, global inequality and poverty, fair trade and trade liberalization, gender and education, foreign aid and debt, sustainability and the environment. This issues-driven text has been designed to offer something different to the standard introductions to the topic, focusing on the debates that have generated the most interest and passion among practitioners and non-practitioners alike. Always attentive to the contested and plural nature of the field, it makes the case for a genuinely interdisciplinary approach which takes full account of the impact of globalization. Both comprehensive and critical, "Understanding Development "is the essential guide to one of the most challenging subjects of our age "Drawing on a wide range of case studies from across the globe, this book explores such areas as: health and population growth, conflict and security, global inequality and poverty, fair trade and trade liberalization, gender and education, foreign aid and debt, and sustainability and the environment. This issues-driven text focuses on the debates that have generated the most interest and passion among practitioners and non-practitioners alike. Always attentive to the contested and plural nature of the field, it makes the case for a genuinely interdisciplinary approach which takes full account of the impact of globalization."--Publisher COVER 2 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Acknowledgements 7 Acronyms and Abbreviations 8 Boxes 13 Introduction: Understanding Development 14 1. Theorizing Development 38 2. Approaching Development 59 3. Health, Education and Population 77 4. Gender and Development 106 5. Conflict, Security and Development 129 6. Trade and Development 151 7. Participation and Representation in Development 172 8. Financing Development: Foreign Aid and Debt 195 9. Sustainable Development 218 10. Globalization and Development 240 Conclusion: Development – Future Trajectories 261 Notes 274 Bibliography and References 280 Index 329 Acknowledgements Acronyms and Abbreviations List of Boxes List of Figures Introduction: Understanding development 1. Theorizing development 2. Approaching development 3. Health, education and population 4. Gender and development 5. Conflict, security and development 6. Trade and development 7. Participation and representation in development 8. Financing development: foreign aid and debt 9. Sustainable development 10. Globalization and development Conclusion: Development - future trajectories References and Bibliography Index