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UNINA9910783995603321 |
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Autore |
Power Marcus <1971-, > |
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Titolo |
Rethinking development geographies / / Marcus Power |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-53140-0 |
1-134-53141-9 |
1-299-45808-4 |
1-280-04943-X |
0-203-00618-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (286 p.) |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic geography |
Economic development |
Globalization |
Economic history |
Developing countries Economic conditions |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-257) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Illuminating the dark side of development -- Geographers and the 'Tropics' -- Development thinking : where is the magical 'Kingdom of abundance'? -- Thirdworldism and the imagination of global development -- Post-colonial geographies of development -- Globalisation, government and power -- The dissemination of development -- 'Theorising back' : views from the South and the globalisation of resistance -- Conclusions : resisting the temptations of remedies, mirages and fairy-tales. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Moving away from the traditional approach of providing descriptive accounts of Third World geographical issues, this book offers a stimulating critical introduction to the changing geographies of global development. |
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