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Autore: |
Power Marcus <1971-, >
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Titolo: |
Rethinking development geographies / / Marcus Power
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Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (286 p.) |
Disciplina: | 338.9 |
Soggetto topico: | Economic geography |
Economic development | |
Globalization | |
Economic history | |
Soggetto geografico: | Developing countries Economic conditions |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Classificazione: | 74.06 |
Note generali: | Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-257) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Rethinking development geographies ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-134-53141-9 |
1-299-45808-4 | |
1-280-04943-X | |
0-203-00618-6 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910450690303321 |
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