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Record Nr.

UNINA9910172212503321

Titolo

Capitalism and development / / edited by Leslie Sklair

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1994

ISBN

1-134-90429-0

1-134-90430-4

1-280-32558-5

0-203-20196-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (387 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SklairLeslie

Disciplina

330

330.12/2

330.122

Soggetti

Capitalism - History

Capitalism - Developing countries

Economic development

Industries - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; DEVELOPMENT: LODESTAR OR ILLUSION?; DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT: DECONSTRUCTION AND DEBATES; AGRARIAN CLASSES IN CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENT; CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENT IN THE NICs; CONFUCIANISM AND CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENT IN EAST ASIA; 'GENDER' AND GLOBAL CAPITALISM; DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT: MANAGING THE CONTRADICTIONS?; CAPITALISM, GLOBAL HUMANE DEVELOPMENT AND THE OTHER UNDERDEVELOPMENT; CAPITALISM AND DEVELOPMENT IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT AND THE TEXTILES AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY

CAPITALISM, DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBAL COMMODITY CHAINSTOURISM, CAPITALISM AND DEVELOPMENT IN LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES AND THE DEVELOPING WORLD: UNEVEN CONTRIBUTIONS AND UNCERTAIN PROSPECTS; JAPANESE MULTINATIONALS AND EAST ASIAN DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF THE



AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; CAPITALISM, AGRICULTURE AND WORLD ECONOMY; GENDER RELATIONS, CAPITALISM AND THIRD WORLD INDUSTRIALIZATION; Author index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

This collection draws together a distinguished group of authors to explore how capitalism contributes to the development and underdevelopment of the Third World. It provides a superb overview of key concepts such as ""capitalism"", ""development"",""modernization"" and ""dependency"".