Veltmeyer, Henry
Critical Development Studies: An Introduction (Critical Development Studies)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781788530057
- author:
- Veltmeyer, Henry
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Practical Action Publishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 140
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 13.9 centimetres
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Third World Development
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Critical Development Studies: An Introduction by Henry Veltmeyer and Raúl Delgado Wise provides a critical perspective on key issues in development studies. This volume offers an analysis of the global capitalist system, the dynamics of the development process, and the emergence of powerful resistance movements. Veltmeyer and Delgado Wise challenge conventional views of development, instead seeing capitalism as the problem rather than the solution. The book explores topics such as the agrarian question, outmigration and urbanization, and the formation of a global working class. By examining these issues from a critical perspective, this introductory volume offers readers a nuanced understanding of the complexities of development studies.
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