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Contesting Development
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Author : Philip McMichael
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-02-17
Contesting Development written by Philip McMichael and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-17 with Social Science categories.
At a time when the development promise is increasingly in question, with dwindling social gains, the vision of modernity is losing its legitimacy and coherence. This moment is observable through the lens of critical struggles of those who experience disempowerment, displacement and development contradictions. In this book, case studies serve as an effective means of teaching key concepts and theories in the sociology of development. This collection of cases, all original, never previously published and with framing essays by Phillip McMichael, has been written with this purpose in mind. An important additional feature is that the book as a whole reveals the limiting assumptions of development and suggests alternate conditions of possibility for social existence in the world today. In that sense, the book pushes the boundaries of "thinking about development" and makes an important theoretical contribution to the literature.
Contesting Development
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Author : Patrick Barron
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2011-01-01
Contesting Development written by Patrick Barron and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-01 with Social Science categories.
This pathbreaking book grapples with an established reality: well-intentioned international development programs often generate local conflict, some of which escalates to violence. To understand how such conflicts can be managed peacefully, the authors have undertaken a comprehensive mixed-methods analysis of one of the world's largest participatory development projects, the highly successful Kecamatan Development Program (KDP), which was launched by the World Bank and the Indonesian government in the late 1990s and now operates in every district across Indonesia. --
A World Of Difference
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Author : Philip W. Porter
language : en
Publisher: Guilford Press
Release Date : 2009-08-08
A World Of Difference written by Philip W. Porter and has been published by Guilford Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-08 with Social Science categories.
Widely regarded as the standard text on development geography, this volume examines the nature and causes of global inequality and critically analyzes contemporary approaches to economic development across the third world. Students gain a deeper understanding of the interacting dynamics of culture, gender, race, and class; biophysical factors, such as climate, population, and natural resources; and economic and political processesa "all of which have led to the present-day disparities between the first and third worlds. Numerous examples, sidebars, and figures illustrate how people in the global South are experiencing and contesting the forces of globalization. New to This Edition Updated to reflect a decade of economic, political, and social changes Extensively revised; more fully integrates postcolonial and feminist perspectives Broadens the prior edition's focus on Africa with examples from around the world A chapter on the promises and pitfalls of sustainable development.
Contesting Space In Colonial Singapore
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Author : Brenda S. A. Yeoh
language : en
Publisher: NUS Press
Release Date : 2003
Contesting Space In Colonial Singapore written by Brenda S. A. Yeoh and has been published by NUS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
In the British colonial city of Singapore, municipal authorities and Asian communities faced off over numerous issues. As the city expanded, various disputes concerning issues such as sanitation, housing and street names arose. This volume details these conflicts and how they shaped the city.
Social Movements Contesting Natural Resource Development
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Author : John F. Devlin
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-10-22
Social Movements Contesting Natural Resource Development written by John F. Devlin and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-22 with Social Science categories.
Presenting a broad range of case studies, this book explores rural social movements contesting natural resource development initiatives. Natural resource development takes multiple forms, including infrastructure corridors, mines, dams, resource processing plants and pipelines. Many of which are driven by economic valuations, whilst social and environmental effects are given limited consideration. In this volume the authors discuss the emergence, process and outcomes of social movements with respect to these natural resource development projects, including examples of confrontation seeking to either block developments or promote alternative development approaches, such as agritourism. The examples taken from Africa, Asia, North America, Europe and Latin America demonstrate the diversity of struggles stimulated by natural resource development, including both immediate and longer-term effects, repertoires of action, political and cultural work. Taken together the case studies provide a rich overview of current movements engaged in resisting the neoliberal agenda of global resource exploitation. This book will be key reading for scholars interested in social movements, natural resource development, environmental policy and development studies. It will also be of interest to activists engaged in mobilizations stimulated by natural resource development projects.
Contesting Sovereignty
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Author : Joel Ng
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2023-06-30
Contesting Sovereignty written by Joel Ng and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-30 with Political Science categories.
Sovereignty is a foundational idea upon which regional organisation of nations is built, yet its demise has often been predicted. Regionalism, which commits states to common frameworks such as rules and norms, tests sovereignty as states relinquish some sovereign power to achieve other goals such as security, growth, or liberalisation. This book examines the practice of normative contestation over sovereignty in two regional organisations of Africa and Asia - the AU and ASEAN. A structured comparison of three case studies from each organisation determines whether a norm challenging sovereignty was accepted, rejected, or qualified. Ng has carried out interviews about, and detailed analysis of, these six cases that occurred at formative moments of norm-setting and that each had very different outcomes. This study contributes to the understanding of norms contestation in the field of international relations and offers new insights on how the AU and ASEAN are constituted.
Contested Development In China S Transition To An Innovation Driven Economy
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Author : Yvette To
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2022-05-19
Contested Development In China S Transition To An Innovation Driven Economy written by Yvette To and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-19 with Political Science categories.
This book investigates how technology and innovation policies in contemporary China are impacted by collaboration and conflicts between different classes and interests in a world economy, in which competitiveness is defined by the successful leverage of emerging technologies. Focusing on the actual processes and outcomes of technological upgrading in three dynamic sectors, the book presents an alternative approach to understanding China’s industrial upgrading strategies, by examining the ways in which the making and implementation of policies are shaped by political struggles between state actors and dominant capitalist interests in the context of global capitalism. In doing so, the book challenges influential institutionalist approaches as explanations of institutional change, positing instead a political economy framework grounded in social conflict theory to reveal how power relationships and politics are intrinsic to the evolution, form, and function of institutions. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of international political economy, development studies, globalisation and innovation, China and Chinese politics, and public policy.
Contested Agronomy
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Author : James Sumberg
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-03-15
Contested Agronomy written by James Sumberg and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-15 with Business & Economics categories.
The dramatic increases in food prices experienced over the last four years, and their effects of hunger and food insecurity, as well as human-induced climate change and its implications for agriculture, food production and food security, are key topics within the field of agronomy and agricultural research. Contested Agronomy addresses these issues by exploring key developments since the mid-1970s, focusing in particular on the emergence of the neoliberal project and the rise of the participation and environmental agendas, taking into consideration how these have had profound impacts on the practice of agronomic research in the developing world especially over the last four decades. This book explores, through a series of case studies, the basis for a much needed ‘political agronomy’ analysis that highlights the impacts of problem framing and narratives, historical disjunctures, epistemic communities and the increasing pressure to demonstrate ‘success’ on both agricultural research and the farmers, processors and consumers it is meant to serve. Whilst being a fascinating and thought-provoking read for professionals in the Agriculture and Environmental sciences, it will also appeal to students and researchers in agricultural policy, development studies, geography, public administration, rural sociology, and science and technology studies.
Contesting Malayness
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Author : Timothy P. Barnard
language : en
Publisher: NUS Press
Release Date : 2004
Contesting Malayness written by Timothy P. Barnard and has been published by NUS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
Contesting Malayness assembles research on the theme of how Malays have identified themselves in time and place, developed by a wide range of scholars. While the authors describe some of the historical and cultural patterns that make up the Malay world, taken as a whole their work demonstrates the impossibility of offering a definition or even a description of "Melayu" that is not rife with omissions and contradictions.
Contesting Global Governance
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Author : Robert O'Brien
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2000-04-20
Contesting Global Governance written by Robert O'Brien and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-04-20 with Business & Economics categories.
A rich analysis of the increasingly important engagement between international institutions and global social movements.