Rethinking development geographies [electronic resource] / Marcus Power.

By: Power, Marcus, 1971-Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2003. Description: xii, 273 p. : illISBN: 9780203006184 (e-book : PDF)Subject(s): Economic geography | Economic development | Globalization | Economic history | Developing countries -- Economic conditionsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleOnline resources: Click here to access online Also available in print edition. CRC Press (http://www.crcpress.com)

Contents:

Introduction -- Illuminating the dark side of development -- Geographers and the 'Tropics' -- Development thinking : where is the magical 'Kingdom of abundance'? -- Thirdworldism and the imagination of global development -- Post-colonial geographies of development -- Globalisation, government and power -- The dissemination of development -- 'Theorising back' : views from the South and the globalisation of resistance -- Conclusions : resisting the temptations of remedies, mirages and fairy-tales.

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Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-257) and index.

Also available in print edition. CRC Press (http://www.crcpress.com)

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