Development Studies

Critical postcolonial theorists ask why Africa is failing to extricate itself from poverty and underdevelopment. This book fills a large and long-standing gap in the study of African development, taking on a critical postcolonial approach to examine, investigate and discuss challenges faced by Afric..

This book is the first full-length historical study of the attitudes of the British Colonial Office towards industrialisation in the colonial Empire...

A comprehensive introduction to industrialization in developing countries. Focuses on the influence of historical forces, the current level and structure of industrialization, geographical variations, and the role played by governments...

This book presents a critical analysis of the experience of industrialization in Malaysia, examining the role, impact and efficacy of post-independence industrialization policies...

Through an international range of research, this volume examines how informal urban street markets facilitate the informal and formal economy not merely in terms of the traditional concerns of labor and consumption, but also in regards to cultural and spatial contingencies. In many places, street ma..

Through an international range of research, this volume examines how informal urban street markets facilitate the informal and formal economy not merely in terms of the traditional concerns of labor and consumption, but also in regards to cultural and spatial contingencies. In many places, street ma..

This book argues that that access to Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) can play a role in a whole host of development goals, and in the effective realization of many human rights for low-income citizens in developing countries. This book will interest researchers of development and commu..

First Published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Looking at global restructurings, migration, household organization, changing gender roles and technological innovation, this book examines the effect of rapid globalization in the Third World village...

Rather than being a book about ‘development’ per se, this work, first published in 1975, is instead a book about ideas about development, designed for those drawn by a concern over social injustice into the development field. _x000D_ _x000D_ In a selective review of theory, which gives particular em..

Rather than being a book about ‘development’ per se, this work, first published in 1975, is instead a book about ideas about development, designed for those drawn by a concern over social injustice into the development field. _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ In a selective review of theory, which gives p..

This book examines what happens when we try to improve people’s lives in far-away countries and warns how self-deception may construct obstacles to the very change desired. It considers the challenge to traditional aid practices posed by new donors like Brazil, China and India who speak of history, ..