Capitalism and Development

Erscheinungsjahr 1994
ISBN: 978-0-415-07546-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 392 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 746 g

This collection draws together a distinguished group of authors to explore how capitalism contributes to the development and underdevelopment of the Third World. It provides a superb overview of key concepts such as "capitalism", "development","modernization" and "dependency".

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sklair, Leslie

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftssysteme, Wirtschaftsstrukturen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Part I Histories and theories of capitalist development 1 DEVELOPMENT: LODESTAR OR ILLUSION? 2 DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT: DECONSTRUCTION AND DEBATES 3 AGRARIAN CLASSES IN CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENT 4 CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENT IN THE NICs 5 CONFUCIANISM AND CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENT IN EAST ASIA 6 ‘GENDER’ AND GLOBAL CAPITALISM 7 DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT: MANAGING THE CONTRADICTIONS? 8 CAPITALISM, GLOBAL HUMANE DEVELOPMENT AND THE OTHER UNDERDEVELOPMENT 9 CAPITALISM AND DEVELOPMENT IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Part II Sectoral studies 10 UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT AND THE TEXTILES AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY 11 CAPITALISM, DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBAL COMMODITY CHAINS 12 TOURISM, CAPITALISM AND DEVELOPMENT IN LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES 13 ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES AND THE DEVELOPING WORLD: UNEVEN CONTRIBUTIONS AND UNCERTAIN PROSPECTS 14 JAPANESE MULTINATIONALS AND EAST ASIAN DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY 15 CAPITALISM, AGRICULTURE AND WORLD ECONOMY 16 GENDER RELATIONS, CAPITALISM AND THIRD WORLD INDUSTRIALIZATION

Über Autor(innen)

Leslie Sklair is Reader in Sociology at the London School of Economics. He has been a consultant for the United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations, the UN Commission on Latin America, the ILO and the Office of Technology Assessment, US Congress.