Globalisation, Poverty and Conflict

A Critical 'Development' Reader
2004
ISBN: 978-1-4020-2857-1
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 340 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 1540 g

This state-of-the-art critical ‘development’ reader examines the inter-relationships between globalisation, poverty and conflict. It complements current debates in the field of development studies and, in an era in which development fatigue seems to have become more profound than ever before, it brings the importance of development once again to the forefront.
The contributions represent current thinking on (and practice of) development policy, poverty reduction, the need for multi-level democratic institutions, and the containing and prevention of conflicts.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Spoor, Max

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Globalisierung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Globalisierung, Transformationsprozesse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Globalisation, Inequality and Poverty.- From Exclusive to Inclusive Development.- Collateral Damage or Calculated Default? The Millennium Development Goals and the Politics of Globalisation.- Can Improved Human Development Policies Break the Cycle of Poverty?.- Inequality, Poverty and Conflict in Transition Economies.- Globalisation, Marginalisation and Conflict.- The Slow Progress of International Financial Reform.- The Debt Crisis and the South in an Era of Globalisation.- Resource Degradation, Institutions and Conflict.- Multi-Level Governance and Resilience of Social-Ecological Systems.- In Conclusion.- Knowledge Sharing in Support of Human Development.- Disempowering new Democracies and the Persistence of Poverty.- Local Governance and Rural Poverty in Africa.- Local Governance Hybrids: Enabling Policies and Citizen Approaches to Poverty Reduction.- Civic Engagement, Social Accountability and The Governance Crisis.- Blurring The State-Private Divide: Flex Organisations and The Decline of Accountability.- The Limits of Institutions: Environmental Degradation and Knowledge Framing.- Beyond State-Community Polarisations and Bogus “Joint”Ness: Crafting Institutional Solutions for Resource Management.

Über Autor(innen)

Max Spoor is Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Centre for the Study of Transition and Development (CESTRAD), Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands, and Extraordinary Professor, Centre of International Relations and International Cooperation (CIDOB), Barcelona, Spain.