Development Sociology
Development Sociology
Résumé
This work covers a variety of key development issues such as commoditisation, small scale enterprise and social capital, knowledge interfaces, networks and power, globalisation and localisation.
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Development Sociology by Norman Long
In this exciting and challenging work, Norman Long brings together years of work and thought in development studies to provide a key text for guiding future development research and practice. Using case studies and empirical material from Africa and Latin America, Development Sociology focuses on the theoretical and methodological foundations of an actor-oriented and social constructionist form of analysis. This style of analysis is opposed to the traditional structuralist/institutional analysis which is often applied in development studies. With an accessible mix of general debate, critical literature reviews and original case study materials this work covers a variety of key development issues. Among many important topics discussed, the author looks at commoditisation, small-scale enterprise and social capital, knowledge interfaces, networks and power, globalisation and localisation as well as policy formulation and planned intervention processes. This book should be read for its desire to pursue a form of analysis that helps us to understand better (and more realistically) the kinds of development interventions and social transformations that have characterised the second half of the twentieth century and will no doubt continue to characterise future development studies."Provides the theoretical & methodological foundations for development research & practice from an actor-oriented perspective" - Sociological Abstracts
'Long provides a fascinating perspective on the complex networks of relationships and credits that make up these webs across the border.' - Social Anthropology Vol 11.
Norman Long works in the Rural Development Sociology Group at Wageningen Agricultural University in the Netherlands. He is the author of An Introduction to the Sociology of Rural Development (Routledge, 1977) and co-editor of Anthropology, Development & Modernities (Routledge, 1999).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415235365 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415235367 |
| Titre | Development Sociology |
| Auteur | Norman Long |
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| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Année de publication | 2001-09-13 |
| Nombre de pages | 312 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
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