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The Political Economy of Imperialism
From the British Empire to the WTO, imperialism and its political economy have turned the world upside down. This volume of original essays by internationally noted scholars traces …
Contemporary Latin America
Fully updated for the third edition, Contemporary Latin America provides an accessible concise introduction to the region. Historical context, the countries and their peoples …
Water and Development
Water has always been a crucial catalyst for human development. In Africa, competition among different sectors for this scarce resource remains a critical challenge to water …
Globalisation and Migration
This book critically examines the new issues and new politics regarding migration in the era of globalisation from a majority world perspective. It examines the current shifts in …
Globalisation and Labour
Intellectual fashion currently focuses on us as consumers, but the world of production and services still needs us as workers. While globalisation has, in part, been driven over …
Social Movements in Latin America
Social movements play a significant role in the political and social landscape of Latin America. They emanate from different sections of society and are motivated by many different …
Rethinking Development
Development and underdevelopment are the main determinants of life-chances worldwide, arguably more so than social class. Marxism, as the underlying theory for social revolution, …
Globalization and Social Exclusion
We inhabit a world of consequences and butterfly effects. When global economies integrate, what disintegrates as a result? The answer, Ronaldo Munck contends, is social equality. …
Globalization and Contestation
Addresses the contestation of globalization by the anti - or counter-globalization movement. This book shows how globalization and its contestation are inextricably bound up with …
Reframing Latin American Development
Since the year 2000 Latin America has been at the forefront of a series of diverse experiments with alternative forms, pathways and models of economic development and at the …
Critical Development Theory
In the late 20th century, there has been a rethinking of the whole concept of development, including a growing awareness of its gender, cultural and environmental dimensions, and …