Rethinking development geographies /
by Power, Marcus.
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BookPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2003Description: xii, 273 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 041525079X (paperback : alk. paper); 0415250781 (hardback : alk. paper).Subject(s): Economic geography | Economic development | Globalization | Economic history | Developing countries -- Economic conditionsOnline resources: Publisher description
Contents:
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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Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-257) and index.
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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