Introduction to International Development: Approaches, Actors, Issues, and Practice - Softcover

"[Introduction to International Development is a] well-researched and documented book that addresses the key concerns of international development in this era of globalization. . . . This book will appeal to undergraduate students tremendously." --Guna Kulasegaram, University of New Brunswick "[This text is] particularly strong in terms of the breadth of themes covered, and in the inclusion of highly visible, well-respected, and critically oriented scholars, who provide well-researched articles." --Kate Ervine, Saint Mary's University

Introduction to International Development integrates the work of leading experts from disciplines as varied as geography, history, sociology, political science, economics, gender studies, and anthropology. Contributed chapters present foundational overviews as well as in-depth coverage of issues at the heart of today's most pressing international debates. In addition to a new part focussed exclusively on the practice of international development with six new chapters on measuring poverty, planning projects, development ethics, humanitarian assistance, and global poverty reduction, this edition has new chapters on alternatives to development, gender and development, China and the emerging economies, and climate change.