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The History of Development

Hardcover • 1997 • English

The History of Development

By Gilbert Rist

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About the book

This work is an attempt to explain the continuous success of an ideology which has so obviously failed in practice. Despite evidence to the contrary, politicians and the development community still mostly believe that economic growth will create new jobs, that international debts will be repaid, and that through globalization we can achieve prosperity. This history of the concept of development examines the theories and strategies which have held sway during the last 50 years - dependency theory...Show more

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ISBN

9781856494915

Publisher

Zed Books Ltd

Published year

1997

Language

English

Original title

The History of Development

Format

Hardcover

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