Poverty and development in the twenty-first century / edited by Tim Allen and Alan Thomas.

Contributor Allen, Tim, 1956- editor.

Edition Statement:Third edition.

ImprintOxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Descriptionxxviii, 632 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm

Note:Part 1. Conceptions of Poverty and Development -- Why Poverty and Development? / Alan Thomas and Tim Allen -- Poverty and Inequality / Naila Kabeer and Alan Thomas -- Meanings and Views of Development / Alan Thomas -- Agencies of Development / Duncan Green and Tom Kirk -- Part 2. Aspects and Causes of Poverty -- Hunger and Famine / Tim Allen, Shun-Nan Chiang, and Ben Crow -- Diseases of Poverty / Melissa Parker and Cristin Fergus -- Poverty and Education / Peggy Froerer -- Unemployment and Making a Living / David Wield -- Population, Poverty and Development / Valeria Cetorelli and Alan Thomas -- Environmental Degradation and Sustainability / Kathryn Hochstetler -- War and Armed Conflict / Tim Allen and Tom Kirk -- Part 3. Transformation and Development -- Diversity in Pre-Capitalist Societies / Janet Bujra -- Colonialism, Capitalism, Development / Henry Bernstein -- The Power of Colonial States / David Potter and Alan Thomas -- The Era of Development: A short history / Tom Hewitt -- Socialist Models of Development and the Rise of China / Guoer Liu and Andrew Kilmister -- Part 4. Challenges for Development -- Democratization, Governance, and Development / David Potter, Alan Thomas, and Maria Lopez del Uribe -- Rethinking Gender Matters in Development / Charlotte Brown and Ruth Pearson -- Engineering for Development / Peter Robbins, David Wield, and Gordon Wilson -- New Directions and Challenges for Health and Development / Cristin Fergus, Tim Allen, and Melissa Parker -- Migration, Security, and Development / Helen Hintjens, Shyamika Jayasundara-Smits, and Ali Bilgic -- Part 5. Prospects for Development -- Digital Technologies / Tony Roberts, Kevin Hernandez, and Becky Faith -- City Life / Jo Beall -- Identity Politics and Clashing Cultures / Tom Kirk, Tim Allen, and John Eade -- Climate Change and the End of Development / Dina Abbott, Gordon Wilson, and Alan Thomas -- Returning to the 'Great Transformation' / John Harriss -- Poverty and Development: Prospects for the future / Ikenna Acholonu, Charlotte Brown, and Ingrina Shieh -- Conclusion.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

Note:"The most comprehensive, interdisciplinary and student-focused introduction to international development available."

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