Theories of Underdevelopment
Theories of Underdevelopment

Author: Ian Roxborough

Publisher: Palgrave

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 9780333211908

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Monograph on development theories of underdevelopment and social theory of social change in developing countries, particularly Latin America - examines sociological coverage of Third World social development issues, obstacles to implementation of ECLAC's economic development policies, imperialism and dependence, social structures and rural area social class relations, political systems, role of the state and armed forces, etc., and describes peasant movements as well as socialist and bourgeois revolutions. Bibliography pp. 164 to 170.

Latin American Theories of Development and Underdevelopment
Latin American Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

Author: Cristóbal Kay

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-11-26

Total Pages: 577

ISBN-13: 1136856293

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Upon its publication in 1989, this was the first systematic and comprehensive analysis of the Latin American School of Development and an invaluable guide to the major Third World contribution to development theory. The four major strands in the work of Latin American Theorists are: structuralism, internal colonialism, marginality and dependency. Exploring all four in detail, and the interconnections between them, Cristobal Kay highlights the developed world’s over-reliance on, and partial knowledge of, dependency theory in its approach to development issues, and analyses the first major challenges to neo-classical and modernisation theories from the Third World.

The Geography of Underdevelopment
The Geography of Underdevelopment

Author: Dean Forbes

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-11-26

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1136866124

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First published in 1984, this title discusses the emergence of both the orthodox and political economy based approaches to underdevelopment in geography , critically assessing their strengths and weaknesses, and showing the relationship between intellectual developments and changing material conditions. The work is primarily concerned with theories, though it does contain much empirical material drawn from throughout the Third World. The book examines the emergence of theories of development historically and considers the various contemporary theoretical ‘schools’, both Marxist and non-Marxist. It goes on to consider four aspects of development which are of particular interest to geographers, namely the world economy, regional imbalances, the human-nature theme and the analysis of urban space, and concludes by suggesting some directions for future research.

Dependency Theory Revisited
Dependency Theory Revisited

Author: B.N. Ghosh

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-07-15

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 135173993X

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This title was first published in 2001. An important critical study of the theories of dependency both past and present. Since the theories of dependency are based on the Marxian notion of exploitation and backwardness, the book starts with the elaboration of the Marxian theory of development and underdevelopment. The book analyses various concepts and precepts of dependency as well as critically discussing the individual theories of Baran, Frank, Amin, Emmanuel, Prebisch and Singer. The contributions of more recent writers including Furtado, Kay, Wallerstein and Marini are also considered. The main focus of the book lies in the thorough analysis of all the important traditional as well as modern theories of dependency. The main message of the present book is that the phenomenology of dependency is still relevant as a methodology of study of development and underdevelopment. The book incorporates some pressing contemporary issues to give fresh flavour to the old dependency debate. A special feature of the book lies in the critical appraisal for each of the theories studied. The book is designed to serve as a valuable compendium for students of economic development and political economy and for those interested in the study of the economic backwardness of the Third World countries.

World Crisis and Underdevelopment
World Crisis and Underdevelopment

Author: David Ingram

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-01-18

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 1108421814

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The book examines the impact of poverty and other global crises in generating forms of structural coercion that cause agential and societal underdevelopment. It draws from discourse ethics and recognition theory in criticizing injustices and pathologies associated with underdevelopment.

Philosophy of Globalization
Philosophy of Globalization

Author: Concha Roldán

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2018-06-11

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 3110492415

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Not so long ago, it seemed the intellectual positions on globalization were clear, with advocates and opponents making their respective cases in decidedly contrasting terms. Recently, however, the fronts have shifted dramatically. The aim of this publication is to contribute philosophical depth to the debates on globalization conducted within various academic fields – principally by working out its normative dimensions. The interdisciplinary nature of this book’s contributors also serves to scientifically ground the ethical-philosophical discourse on global responsibility. Though by no means exhaustive, the expansive scope of the works herein encompasses such other topics as the altering consciousness of space and time, and the phenomenon of globalization as a discourse, as an ideology and as a symbolic form.

Arab Marxism and National Liberation
Arab Marxism and National Liberation

Author: Mahdi Amel

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2020-12-15

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9004444246

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Mahdi Amel (1936–87) was a prominent Arab Marxist thinker and Lebanese Communist Party member. This first-time English translation of his selected writings sheds light on his notable contributions to the study of capitalism in a colonial context.

Introduction to the Sociology of Development
Introduction to the Sociology of Development

Author: Andrew Webster

Publisher: Red Globe Press

Published: 1990-02-16

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 033349508X

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An introduction to the subject, covering key sociological questions such as, the Third World and its poverty, modernization theory, theories of underdevelopment, and critiques of aid and industrialization