The History of Development
Subtitle: From Western Origins to Global Faith
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: May 12, 2009
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781848131880
Subjects: Business & Investing -- Economics -- Development & Growth; Business & Investing -- Economics -- Economic Policy & Development; Business & Investing -- Economics -- Theory; Business & Investing -- Popular Economics -- Policy & Current Events
Description: 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.