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The editors of the second edition have brought together and impressive range of international experts in the field to present an up-to-date interdisciplinary and comprehensive overview of contemporary development studies. With 115 chapters dealing with both theory and practice, The Companion is an accessible guide for students and a direct route into the key issues of development studies. Divided into ten sections including theories and strategies of development, gender, globalization, the political economy of violence and insecurity, environment and development, and governance and development, this timely new text provides easy-to-use summaries of all the major issues encountered in this fast-changing field.
Key Features: • Brings together 115 concise, authoritative overviews of the most important issues in the field • Wide-ranging coverage of subjects from globalization to refugees, from gender issues to development theory • Fully-referenced throughout and includes up-to-the-minute guides to further reading and useful websites.
ISBN - 9780340889145
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Pages : 604
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