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008			130610s2014 enkab b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2013021843
020			_a9780415826655 (hardback)
020			_a9781444167245 (paperback)
040			_aLCC _beng _cKWUST
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aHD 75 _b.D47 2014
245	0	4	_aThe companion to development studies / _cedited by Vandana Desai and Robert B. Potter.
250			_aThird edition.
264		1	_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c2014.
300			_axxii, 603 pages ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"With over 115 concise and authoritative chapters covering a wide range of disciplines the book is divided into ten sections covering the nature of development, the theories and strategies of development, rural development, urbanization, gender, globalization, health and education, the political economy of violence and insecurity, environment and development, governance and development.This new third edition of The Companion to Development Studies is an essential read for students of development studies at all levels - from undergraduate to graduate - and across several disciplines including geography, international relations, politics, economics, sociology and anthropology"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"The Companion to Development Studies contains over 109 chapters written by leading international experts within the field to provide a concise and authoritative overview of the key theoretical and practical issues dominating contemporary development studies. Covering a wide range of disciplines the book is divided into ten sections, each prefaced by a section introduction written by the editors. The sections cover: the nature of development, theories and strategies of development, globalization and development, rural development, urbanization and development, environment and development, gender, health and education, the political economy of violence and insecurity, and governance and development. This third edition has been extensively updated and contains 45 new contributions from leading authorities, dealing with pressing contemporary issues such as race and development, ethics and development, BRICs and development, global financial crisis, the knowledge based economy and digital divide, food security, GM crops, comparative urbanism, cities and crime, energy, water hydropolitics, climate change, disability, fragile states, global war on terror, ethnic conflict, legal rights to development, ecosystems services for development, just to name a few. Existing chapters have been thoroughly revised to include cutting-edge developments, and to present updated further reading and websites"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aEconomic development.
650		0	_aDevelopment economics.
650		0	_aGlobalization.
650		7	_aSCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography. _2bisacsh
651		0	_aDeveloping countries _xSocial conditions.
700	1		_aDesai, Vandana, _d1965-
700	1		_aPotter, Robert B.
906			_a7 _bcbc _corignew _d1 _eecip _f20 _gy-gencatlg
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