Development Theory by Jan Nederveen Pieterse

Development Theory by Jan Nederveen Pieterse

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Summary

The thoughts and works of one of the leading commentators on the theory and policy of development are contained in this volume. The book looks widely over issues of Eurocentricism, critical globalism, intercultural transaction, delinking and post-development theory and presents ideas for the future

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Development Theory by Jan Nederveen Pieterse

'Pieterse has provided a sound overview of current development theory and trends. The book highlights important discourse in current Development Theory and each chapter can be used as a starting block for initiating further insight into current controversy and trends' - Dr Samantha Leonard, Department of Development Studies, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Jan Nederveen Pieterse is Mellichamp Professor of Global Studies and Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He specializes in globalization, development studies and cultural anthropology. He was previously at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, and the University of Amsterdam. He holds a part-time chair at Maastricht University. He currently focuses on new trends in twenty-first-century globalization and the implications of economic crisis. He has been visiting a professor in Argentina, Brazil, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, and Thailand. He is on the editorial board of Clarity Press, the Journal of Global Studies and e-global, and is associate editor of the European Journal of Social Theory, Ethnicities, Third Text and the Journal of Social Affairs.
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ISBN 13 9780761952930
ISBN 10 0761952934
Title Development Theory
Author Jan Nederveen Pieterse
Series Published In Association With Theory Culture And Society Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher SAGE Publications Inc
Year published 2001-01-16
Number of pages 208
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.