The No-nonsense Guide to International DevelopmentThe popular image of development as a progressive force bears little relationship to reality. The economic benefits of expensive large-scale infrastructure projects have not trickled down. Increasing concern about the environmental effects of rapid industrialization and a recognition of the need for sustainable development has led to tension between the industrial countries that have already damaged their environments and the poorer countries now being urged to take a globally responsible view. In this book Maggie Black traces the history of development from its post-colonial beginnings, and examines the relationship between development and economic growth, the impact development has had on the living conditions of the poor and on the environment, and whether development will have a specific role in the future or whether it will simply be subsumed under the concept of globalization. |
Contents
the international contribution | 30 |
who benefits? | 50 |
Social progress matters | 71 |
Enter sustainability | 90 |
Development is political | 111 |
Where next? | 130 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Africa agenda agricultural Amartya Sen Asia Bangladesh basic services became capital cent civil society Club of Rome Cold War commitment communities debt decade democratic devel developing countries developing world displacement donor Earth Summit Earthscan ecological economic growth environment environmental example existing global governments healthcare HIV/AIDS Human Development Report human rights hunger idea improvements income India industrialized world inequalities international development investment johads land Latin America livelihoods Maggie Black manage markets Marshall Plan ment million Mohamed Yunus Narmada NGOs No-Nonsense Guide nomic non-governmental non-governmental organizations opment organizations Oxfam Oxford University people's movements political poor countries poorest population poverty reduction problem productivity programs progress projects recipient reduce resource base Robert Chambers Robert Heilbroner social South strategies Summit target things tion tional trading traditional UNICEF Website women World Bank Worldwatch Institute
References to this book
Sustainability Assessment: Criteria and Processes Robert B. Gibson,Selma Hassan No preview available - 2005 |