International development : a postwar history Cover Contents Abbreviations Acknowledgments 1 Introduction The challenges of development Historiographical and conceptual considerations Chapter outline 2 Development in History: Everymans Road to Utopia Defining and conceptualizing development Debates about global inequalities economic growth and industrialization Conclusion 3 Forerunners of Development Poverty humanitarianism and the civilizing mission Perspectives on agriculture and rural life Colonial development Modernization projects Conclusion 4 The Emergence of Development in the Mid Twentieth Century Late colonial development American views on global problems New international organizations The establishment of development studies Conclusion 5 Development in the Context of Decolonization and the Cold War Postcolonial states and their development goals Development models The many faces of international development assistance Relations between recipients and providers of aid Conclusion 6 Development Approaches and Practices in the Postwar Period Community development Agricultural development Education for development Public health and birth control Conclusion 7 Challenges to Development Toward a new international economic order Intellectual and political challenges to development New development approaches Conclusion 8 The Disintegration of Development Rights markets and sustainability Poverty eradication dead aid and degrowth Conclusion 9 Conclusion and Outlook Notes Bibliography Index.