A World of Difference: Encountering and Contesting DevelopmentGuilford Press, 7 août 2009 - 665 pages Widely regarded as the standard text on development geography, this volume examines the nature and causes of global inequality and critically analyzes contemporary approaches to economic development across the third world. Students gain a deeper understanding of the interacting dynamics of culture, gender, race, and class; biophysical factors, such as climate, population, and natural resources; and economic and political processesa "all of which have led to the present-day disparities between the first and third worlds. Numerous examples, sidebars, and figures illustrate how people in the global South are experiencing and contesting the forces of globalization. New to This Edition Updated to reflect a decade of economic, political, and social changes Extensively revised; more fully integrates postcolonial and feminist perspectives Broadens the prior edition's focus on Africa with examples from around the world A chapter on the promises and pitfalls of sustainable development. |
Table des matières
Chapter 1 | 3 |
Chapter 2 | 18 |
Chapter 3 | 52 |
Chapter 4 | 68 |
Chapter 5 | 95 |
Chapter 6 | 117 |
Chapter 7 | 148 |
Chapter 8 | 169 |
Chapter 16 | 393 |
Chapter 17 | 418 |
Chapter 18 | 441 |
Chapter 19 | 465 |
Chapter 20 | 500 |
Chapter 21 | 518 |
Chapter 22 | 539 |
Chapter 23 | 559 |
Chapter 9 | 202 |
Chapter 10 | 227 |
Chapter 11 | 263 |
Chapter 12 | 272 |
Chapter 13 | 319 |
Chapter 14 | 351 |
Chapter 15 | 377 |
Chapter 24 | 594 |
References | 609 |
643 | |
About the Authors | 665 |
Color Plates | 667 |