Rethinking the Third World : international development and world politics / Mark T. Berger and Heloise Weber.

Author/creator Berger, Mark T., 1955- author.
Other author Weber, Heloise, author.
Format Book
PublicationHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Descriptionxiv, 186 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesRethinking world politics
Rethinking world politics. ^A592075
Contents 1. Introduction: International Development, World Politics and Global Modernity -- 1. Global Modernity and International Development: The Origins of the Third World -- 2. Third World Rising: Decolonization, the Cold War and Third Worldism -- 3. The Golden Age of Third Worldism: International Development, the Cold War and the Contradictions of Global Modernity -- 4. Third Worldism retreating: International Development, the End of the Cold War and the Crisis of Global Modernity -- 5. The Resurrection of Nation-Building and Modernization: Security and International Development in the Third World after the Cold War -- 6. A New Agenda for Negotiating Global Modernity: A Regional Development-Security Framework After Third Worldism -- Conclusion: Rethinking the Third World.
Abstract "A systematic reassessment, by two leading figures in the field, of the paradigm of international development in both theory and practice. It offers an overview and critique of development theory and strategy, and a new framework for the analysis of global inequality, poverty and development in an era of globalization"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2014022466
ISBN9781403995889 (hardback)
ISBN1403995885 (hardback)
ISBN9781403995896 (paperback)
ISBN1403995893 (paperback)
Standard identifier# 40024209782

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Joyner General Stacks JF60 .B475 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold