Shaping the developing world : the West, the South, and the natural world /: the West, the South, and the natural world. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Andy Baker.
• Authors: Baker, Andy, 1972-
• Contents: Chapter 6 Foreign Aid and the Bretton Woods Institutions; Part III The South: Domestic Factors; Chapter 7 States, Markets, and Development Models; Chapter 8 Economic Institutions and Informality; Chapter 9 Political Institutions and Governance; Chapter 10 Culture and Identity; Chapter 11 Gender Inequality; Chapter 12 Violence and State Failure; Part IV The Natural World: Physical Geography; Chapter 13 Geography and Development; Chapter 14 Environmental Change and Development; Tables, Figures, and Maps; Preface; About the Authors; Part I Introduction; Chapter 1 Underdevelopment and Diversity in the Global South; Defining the Developing World; Economic, Social, and Political Characteristics of LDCs; A Brief History of Economic Development; Goals and Organization: Who or What Causes Global Poverty?; Key Terms; Active Learning Exercises; Data and Web Resources; Chapter 2 Human Development and Underdevelopment; Defining Human Development; Health Snapshot: Description and Causes of the Developing World’s Deficit; Health Trends: Tracking Improvements in LDCs; Education Snapshot: Description and Causes of the Developing World’s Deficit; Education Trends: Tracking Improvements in LDCs through Time; Key Terms; Active Learning Exercises; Data and Web Resources; Chapter 3 The Costs and Benefits of Economic Development; Income Inequality and Development; The Environment and Development; Culture and Development; Happiness and Development; Conclusion; Key Terms; Active Learning Exercises; Data and Web Resources; Part II The West: International Contexts; Chapter 4 Slavery and Colonialism; The Atlantic Slave Trade; Causes of Underdevelopment: The Long-Term Damage of Slavery; Critique: Questioning the Magnitude of Slavery’s Legacy; Western Colonialism; Causes of Underdevelopment: Western Colonialism’s Consequences; Critique of Colonial Legacy Arguments; Key Terms; Active Learning Exercises; Data and Web Resources; Chapter 5 Globalization and Neocolonialism;
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Washington, D.C : CQ Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 338.90091724; Economic development -- Developing countries; Human security -- Developing countries; Developing countries -- Politics and government; Developing countries -- Economic policy; Developing countries -- Social policy
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781071807095
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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