Development in Crisis
Subtitle: Threats to Human Well-Being in the Global South and Global North
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9781138778351
Subjects: Economic development, social aspects; Developing countries, economic conditions
Description: Development in Crisis: Threats to human well-being in the Global South and Global North, is a provocative, engaging and interesting collection of real-world case studies in development and globalization focusing on under-emphasized threats to growth and human welfare worldwide. Created by two of America's top development sociologists, it targets undergraduates, graduates, academics and development professionals. Crises such as falling state capacity, declining technological innovation, increasing class inequality and persisting gender inequality are considered, along with their economic and social consequences. -- Provided by publisher.