Fifty Key Thinkers on Development Contributor(s): Simon, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415337909 ISBN-13: 9780415337908 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $42.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2005 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: "Fifty Key Thinkers on Development" is the essential guide to the world's most influential development thinkers. It presents a unique guide to the lives and ideas of leading contributors to the contested terrain of development studies from both North and South. David Simon has assembled a highly authoritative team of contributors from different backgrounds and disciplines to reflect on the lives and contributions of fifty leading development thinkers from around the world. These include: - Modernizers like Hirshman, Kindleberger and Rostow - Dependencies such as Frank, Cardoso and Amin - Progressives like Prebisch, Helleiner and Streeten - Political leaders enunciating radical alternative visions of development, such as Mao, Nkrumah and Nyerere - Progenitors of religiously or spiritually inspired development, such as Gandhi and Ariyaratne - Development-environment thinkers like Blaikie, Brookfield and Shiva This invaluable reference is a conciseand accessible introduction to the lives and key contributions of development thinkers from across the ideological and disciplinary spectrum. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Social Science | Human Geography |
Dewey: 338.9 |
LCCN: 2005012690 |
Series: Routledge Key Guides |
Physical Information: 0.93" H x 5.49" W x 8.52" (0.78 lbs) 301 pages |