Langbeschreibung
A systematic reassessment, by two leading figures in the field, of the paradigm of international development in both theory and practice. It offers an overview and critique of development theory and strategy, and a new framework for the analysis of global inequality, poverty and development in an era of globalization.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction: International Development, World Politics and Global Modernity2. Global Modernity and International Development: The Origins of the Third World3. Third World Rising: Decolonization, the Cold War and Third Worldism4. The Golden Age of Third Worldism: International Development, the Cold War and the Contradictions of Global Modernity5. Third Worldism in Decline: International Development, the End of the Cold War and the Crisis of Global Modernity6. The Resurrection of Nation-Building and Modernization: Security and International Development in the Third World after the Cold War7. A New Agenda for Negotiating Global Modernity: A Regional Development-Security Framework After Third Worldism8. Conclusion: Rethinking the Third World.