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Society, State and Market John Martinussen

Society, State and Market By John Martinussen

Society, State and Market by John Martinussen

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Written specifically for students in development studies, this textbook aims to provide a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary picture of development research over the past generation. It critically presents the full range of theoretical approaches and current debates.

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Society, State and Market: A Guide to Competing Theories of Development by John Martinussen

This major new textbook has been specifically written for students in Development Studies. It provides a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary picture of development research over the past generation. Organised around four major themes, it is the only textbook in this field to present critically the full range of theoretical approaches and current debates.

Society, State and Market Reviews

'This comprehensive introduction to development theory will without doubt provide the baseline for research and teaching in the field well into the next millenium' - Professor BJORN HETTNE, University of Gothenburg 'Its lucid analysis of the rival perspectives will be a great help to both the clarity of perception and imagination of the serious student of development studies.' - Professor AMIYA KUMAR BAGCHI, Director, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta 'John Martinussen has written an extremely wide-ranging survey of development concepts, theories and strategies. His extensive knowledge and his skills of concise explanation make him a trustworthy guide for both students and general readers.' - Professor JOHN TOYE, Director, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex

About John Martinussen

John Degnbol Martinussen is currently study director for International Development Studies at Roskilde University, and Chairman of the Council for International Development Cooperation in Denmark. Over the years he has acted as a consultant to various international organisations including the UNDP. His recent books in English include: Pluralism, Competition and Choice (1995) and The Theoretical Heritage from Marx and Weber in Development Studies (1994).

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Part I: Introduction
    • 1. Development Studies as a Subject Area
    • 2. The Theoretical Heritage and Controversial issues in Development Research
    • 3. Conceptions and Dimensions of development
  • Part II: Economic Development and Underdevelopment
    • 4. Major Theoretical Currents in Development Economics
    • 5. Theories of Growth and Modernisation
    • 6. Structuralist Theories and Industrial Development
    • 7. Neo-Marxist Theories of Underdevelopment and Dependency
    • 8. Modes of Production and Social Classes
    • 9. The International Division of Labour and Transnational Corporations
    • 10. Focus on Agricultural Development
    • 11. Development with Limited Natural Resources
  • Part III: Third World Politics and the State
    • 12. Political Development and State Building
    • 13. The Political Heritage and Forms of Regime
    • 14. Social Forces and Forms of Regime
    • 15. Decentralisation and Local-Level Politics
  • Part IV: The State and Socio-Economic Development
    • 16. The State and the Development Process
    • 17. The Political Economy of Development
    • 18. State or Market?
    • 19. Development and Security
  • Part V: Civil Society and the Development Process
    • 20. Dimensions of Alternative Development
    • 21. Poverty and Social Development
    • 22. The Political Economy of Civil Society
    • 23. Ethnic Identities, Nationality and Conflict
    • 24. People-Panaged Development
  • Part VI: Theory Construction in Development Research
    • 25. A Critical Assessment of Development Theories

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GOR002181039
9781856494427
185649442X
Society, State and Market: A Guide to Competing Theories of Development by John Martinussen
John Martinussen
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Zed Books Ltd
1997-02-01
400
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