Title: The history of development : from Western origins to global faith /
Authors: Rist, Gilbert, 1938-
Publisher: Zed,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Economic development History; Economic assistance History.; Sustainable development History.
Abstract: In this history of the concept of development, Gilbert Rist argues that the traditional view of economic growth being the answer to unemployment, international debt and the quest for global prosperity, has clearly failed and needs replaced.
Contents: Preface to the Third EditionIntroductionChapter 1 -- Definitions of DevelopmentChapter 2 -- Metamorphoses of a Western MythChapter 3 -- The Making of a World SystemChapter 4 -- The Invention of DevelopmentChapter 5 -- The International Doctrine and Institutions Take RootChapter 6 -- Modernization Poised between History and ProphecyChapter 7 -- The Periphery and the Understanding of HistoryChapter 8 -- Self-Reliance: The Communal Past as a Model for the FutureChapter 9 -- The Triumph of Third WorldismChapter 10 -- The Environment, or the New Nature of 'Development' Chapter 11 -- A Mixture of Realism and Fine SentimentsChapter 12 -- The Postmodern Illusion: Globalization as a Simulacrum of 'Development'Chapter 13 -- The Fight against Poverty and the Millennium Development GoalsChapter 14 -- Post-Development: Decroissance and the Changing Economic Paradigm ConclusionBibliographyIndex.