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.