TY  - BOOK
AU  - Peet,Richard
AU  - Hartwick,Elaine R.
TI  - Theories of development: contentions, arguments, alternatives 
SN  - 9781462519606
AV  - HD75 .P44 2015eb
U1  - 338.9 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Guilford Press
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Dependency
KW  - Capitalism
KW  - Marxian economics
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction: Growth versus Development -- Part I. Conventional Theories of Development -- 2. Classical and Neoclassical Economics -- 3. From Keynesian Economics to Neoliberalism -- 4. Development as Modernization -- Part II. Nonconventional, Critical Theories of Development -- 5. Marxism, Socialism, and Development -- 6. Poststructuralism, Postcolonialism, and Postdevelopmentism -- 7. Feminist Theories of Development -- Part III. Critical Modernism -- 8. Critical Modernism and Democratic Development -- References -- Index
N2  - This widely adopted text starts with the fundamentals--what is economic growth, what is development, and what is the relationship between these two concepts? The authors examine orthodox theories of growth grounded in different schools of economics (classical, neoclassical, Keynesian, neoliberal) before considering critical alternatives (Marxist, socialist, poststructuralist, and feminist). The book elucidates the basic ideas that underpin contemporary controversies and debates surrounding economic growth, environmental crisis, and global inequality. It highlights points of contention among the various theories and links them to historical and current world events. New to This Edition •Reflects the latest data and global development trends, such as the effects on economies of extreme weather events and climate change. •New discussions throughout the chapters, including the work of Thomas Piketty, Richard Florida, William Easterly, Niall Ferguson, and Arturo Escobar. •Responds to current crises, including the global financial meltdown and its consequences and the rise of finance capitalism
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