Thinking about development /
Hettne, Björn
Thinking about development / Björn Hettne - London ; New York : Zed Books, 2009 - viii, 152 pages ; 21 cm. - Development matters. .
Introduction: Development studies and development thinking --
Theoretical framework --
The 'original transition' --
The pursuit of freedom --
The modernization imperative --
Planning in 'dark times' --
The geopolitics of poverty --
Globalization and disorder --
In search of global development --
Conclusion: Towards global social theory?
This text provides a concise introduction to development thinking, contemporary development theory and practice as well as a critical analysis of the values that lie behind them. It presents development as an 'essentially contested concept', that has meant a number of things at various times to different people in different places.
9781848132474
Economic development.
338.9 H477T
Thinking about development / Björn Hettne - London ; New York : Zed Books, 2009 - viii, 152 pages ; 21 cm. - Development matters. .
Introduction: Development studies and development thinking --
Theoretical framework --
The 'original transition' --
The pursuit of freedom --
The modernization imperative --
Planning in 'dark times' --
The geopolitics of poverty --
Globalization and disorder --
In search of global development --
Conclusion: Towards global social theory?
This text provides a concise introduction to development thinking, contemporary development theory and practice as well as a critical analysis of the values that lie behind them. It presents development as an 'essentially contested concept', that has meant a number of things at various times to different people in different places.
9781848132474
Economic development.
338.9 H477T