International Development: Strategies and Legacies of Socio-Economic Development examines the multifaceted challenges and strategies underlying socio-economic progress in a globally interconnected world.
International Development: Strategies and Legacies of Socio-Economic Development examines the multifaceted challenges and strategies underlying socio-economic progress in a globally interconnected world.
Anna Lanoszka is Professor of International Economic Relations at the University of Windsor, Canada, specializing in trade and development. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Dalhousie University and a combined undergraduate degree in Political Science and Economics from Carleton University. Previously, she worked in the Accessions Division of the WTO. She has also participated in global consulting projects to support institutional reforms in developing countries.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: development and changing societies I. Conceptualizing development II. Challenges to measuring progress and economic performance III. Classical scholars and critical thinkers IV. Concluding remarks Chapter 1: Theories and strategies of development I. Conceptualizing theories and strategies II. Early theories: from growth models to structural change approaches III. The state as the agent of development: from dependency to state capitalism IV. The state as an obstacle to development: neoliberalism of the past and present V. The state as an enabling environment: institutions and good governance Chapter 2: Colonialism and development I. Conceptualizing historical legacy of colonialism II. Indigenous civilizations and the European powers III. Theoretical explanations of colonialism and imperialism IV. Colonialism and the creation of the Third World V. Decolonialization processes and the post-colony Chapter 3: Developing countries and the global economy I. Conceptualizing the global economy II. Learning to cooperate: the Bretton Woods system III. Attempting to help - debt, aid, and the cartel of good intentions IV. Expanding trade: from GATT to WTO managed globalization V. The fracturing of the global economy in the post-Covid era Chapter 4: State's role and strategies: obstacles and opportunities I. Conceptualizing strategy II. Relying on the state: the politics of foreign aid III. "Fixing" the state: errors of structural reforms IV. Utilizing the state: state-led development V. Institutional framework and good governance Chapter 5: Armed conflicts, violence, and development I. Conceptualizing armed conflict II. Wars in theory and reality: resisting simplification III. Contemplating different explanations of violent conflicts IV. Living and escaping the conflict trap V. Post-conflict reconstruction: scars, fears, and reconciliation Chapter 6: Gender relations and development I. Conceptualizing gender II. Gender and development: feminist interventions III. Gender-based exclusion and discrimination IV. Empowering women: towards equality of all people Chapter 7: Environment, sustainability, and development I. Conceptualizing sustainable development II. The sustainability of economic growth and the scarcity dilemma III. Non-renewable resources and the problem of energy security IV. Deforestation, pollution, and the UN conferences on climate change Chapter 8: Rural development and food security I. Conceptualizing food security II. Global hunger, rural poverty, and tensions in agricultural trade III. IPRs, GMOs, and TRIPS versus Farmers' Rights IV. Access to food and domestic agricultural policies Chapter 9: Urbanization and challenges of unbalanced growth I. Conceptualizing urbanization II. Growing cities as a problematic force of economic progress III. Displacement in the time of migration and economic insecurity IV. The search for a balanced and inclusive urban development model Afterword
Introduction: development and changing societies I. Conceptualizing development II. Challenges to measuring progress and economic performance III. Classical scholars and critical thinkers IV. Concluding remarks Chapter 1: Theories and strategies of development I. Conceptualizing theories and strategies II. Early theories: from growth models to structural change approaches III. The state as the agent of development: from dependency to state capitalism IV. The state as an obstacle to development: neoliberalism of the past and present V. The state as an enabling environment: institutions and good governance Chapter 2: Colonialism and development I. Conceptualizing historical legacy of colonialism II. Indigenous civilizations and the European powers III. Theoretical explanations of colonialism and imperialism IV. Colonialism and the creation of the Third World V. Decolonialization processes and the post-colony Chapter 3: Developing countries and the global economy I. Conceptualizing the global economy II. Learning to cooperate: the Bretton Woods system III. Attempting to help - debt, aid, and the cartel of good intentions IV. Expanding trade: from GATT to WTO managed globalization V. The fracturing of the global economy in the post-Covid era Chapter 4: State's role and strategies: obstacles and opportunities I. Conceptualizing strategy II. Relying on the state: the politics of foreign aid III. "Fixing" the state: errors of structural reforms IV. Utilizing the state: state-led development V. Institutional framework and good governance Chapter 5: Armed conflicts, violence, and development I. Conceptualizing armed conflict II. Wars in theory and reality: resisting simplification III. Contemplating different explanations of violent conflicts IV. Living and escaping the conflict trap V. Post-conflict reconstruction: scars, fears, and reconciliation Chapter 6: Gender relations and development I. Conceptualizing gender II. Gender and development: feminist interventions III. Gender-based exclusion and discrimination IV. Empowering women: towards equality of all people Chapter 7: Environment, sustainability, and development I. Conceptualizing sustainable development II. The sustainability of economic growth and the scarcity dilemma III. Non-renewable resources and the problem of energy security IV. Deforestation, pollution, and the UN conferences on climate change Chapter 8: Rural development and food security I. Conceptualizing food security II. Global hunger, rural poverty, and tensions in agricultural trade III. IPRs, GMOs, and TRIPS versus Farmers' Rights IV. Access to food and domestic agricultural policies Chapter 9: Urbanization and challenges of unbalanced growth I. Conceptualizing urbanization II. Growing cities as a problematic force of economic progress III. Displacement in the time of migration and economic insecurity IV. The search for a balanced and inclusive urban development model Afterword
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