The globalization and development reader: perspectives on development and global change

Core text for students, scholars, and development practitioners on the issues surrounding social change, globalization, and development in the ""Third World"", including a general introduction to the field, and short, insightful section introductions that introduce each reading. Main text and core reference for students and professionals studying the processes of social change and development in "third world" countries.Carefully excerpted materials facilitate the understanding of classic and contemporary writings.

The Globalization and Development Reader: Perspectives on Development and Global Change; Copyright; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Globalization and Development: Recurring Themes; Why Are the Poor Countries Poor? Diverging Opinions; Social Turmoil and the Classical Thinkers; Becoming Modern; Dependency Theory and World-Systems Analysis; From Development to Globalization; Notes; Part I Formative Approaches to Development and Social Change; Introduction; Notes; Chapter 1 Manifesto of the Communist Party (1848) and Alienated Labour (1844); Manifesto of the Communist Party

Alienated LabourChapter 2 The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1905); Chapter 3 The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non-Communist Manifesto (1960); The Five Stages-of-Growth -- A Summary; Notes; Chapter 4 Economic Backwardness in Historical Perspective (1962); The Elements of Backwardness; The Banks; The State; The Gradations of Backwardness; Ideologies of Delayed Industrializations; Conclusions; Note; Chapter 5 A Study of Slum Culture: Backgrounds for La Vida (1968); The Culture of Poverty; Notes; Chapter 6 Political Participation: Modernization and Political Decay (1968)

Modernization and Poli…