Westernizing the Third World

The Eurocentricity of Economic Development Theories
2. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-415-20573-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 141 mm x 201 mm, Gewicht: 381 g

The second edition of this successful and popular text has been updated and revised to include recent issues in development economics.
Significant new additions include:

* Asian values and development
* democracy, human rights and good governance
* globalization and development
* boxed summaries of key arguments and glossary.
Westernizing the Third World identifies the mainstream economic theories which have been employed in developing countries. The author examines these and explains why Eurocentric concepts are not suitable for the developing world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mehmet, Ozay

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the second edition 1 Westernizing the Third World 2 Classical (pre-1914) economic development theories 3Postwar neo-classical theories, 1945–1973 4 Model-building and macro-planning 5 The new economic order: false start 1973 6 The latest state of the art: economic development theorizing since 1980 7 Conclusion and future agenda

Über Autor(innen)

Ozay Mehmet is Professor of International Affairs at Carleton University, Canada. He is the author of Islamic Identity and Development: Studies of the Islamic Periphery, also published by Routledge.