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Elgar Encyclopedia of Development
The Elgar Encyclopedia of Development is a ground-breaking resource that provides a starting point for those wishing to grasp how and why development occurs, while also providing further expansion appropriate for more experienced academics.
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The Elgar Encyclopedia of Development is a ground-breaking resource that provides a starting point for those wishing to grasp how and why development occurs, while also providing further expansion appropriate for more experienced academics.
With concise explorations of over 130 key terms, events, actors, theories, practices, agencies, and policies in the field, this Encyclopedia introduces a broader viewpoint to the ever-evolving discipline of development studies. Entries act as helpful references that clarify key subjects, identify influential literature and highlight correct practitioner procedure.
Key Features:
• Interdisciplinary and international analysis of development
• Succinct and accessible entries that illustrate significant historical shifts
• Authored by experts and emerging leaders in contemporary areas of study such as rising powers and green economies
• Addresses core development issues such as child labour, class, food security, poverty, sustainability and urban development
This essential Encyclopedia will be an important reference for students and scholars pursuing disciplines such as development economics, international politics, development studies and social policy. Development practitioners looking to improve existing practices will additionally benefit from its theoretical foundations and historical trajectories of important events.
With concise explorations of over 130 key terms, events, actors, theories, practices, agencies, and policies in the field, this Encyclopedia introduces a broader viewpoint to the ever-evolving discipline of development studies. Entries act as helpful references that clarify key subjects, identify influential literature and highlight correct practitioner procedure.
Key Features:
• Interdisciplinary and international analysis of development
• Succinct and accessible entries that illustrate significant historical shifts
• Authored by experts and emerging leaders in contemporary areas of study such as rising powers and green economies
• Addresses core development issues such as child labour, class, food security, poverty, sustainability and urban development
This essential Encyclopedia will be an important reference for students and scholars pursuing disciplines such as development economics, international politics, development studies and social policy. Development practitioners looking to improve existing practices will additionally benefit from its theoretical foundations and historical trajectories of important events.
Contributors
Contributors include: Tuomo Alhojärvi, Sabina Alkire, Michael Anderson, Luis Alberto Andres, Sylvia Ang, Samuelson Appau, Karin Arts, Rashmi Arora, Kiran Asher, Samantha Balaton-Chrimes, Elizabeth Barron, Tanja Bastia, Valentina Baú, Lourdes Beneria, Sharon Bessell, Dan Biller, Anne-Emanuelle Birn, Nematullah Bizhan, Tobias Boos, Ulrich Brand, Paul Brenton, Bruno Bonizzi, Iris Borowy, Christopher Chase-Dunn, Sing C. Chew, Yin-wah Chu, Sefa Awaworyi Churchill, Anis Chowdhury, Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, James Cockayne, Community Economies Collective, Gary Craig, Séverine Deneulin, Federico Demaria, Sonia Maria Dias, Mark Diesendorf, David Dollar, Jay Drydyk, Nata Duvvury, Tim Dyson, Chamsy el-Ojeili, Stig Enemark, Deborah Barros Leal Farias, Andrew Farmer, Anne-Meike Fechter, Marina Fischer-Kowalski, Alexandra Fortacz, Nichole Georgeou, Gouthami, Jeannette Graulau, Shaun Grech, Jing Gu, Alison Guzman, Lawrence Hamilton, Paul Haslam, Charles Hawksley, Richard Heeks, Nate Henderson, Ann Hill, Wil Hout, Jude Howell, Bingyu Huangfu, Janet Hunt, Ana Isla, Sandra F. Joireman, Saibal Kar, Cristóbal Kay, Stephan Klingebiel, Paul L. Knox, Ignacio Krell, Narendran Kumarakulasingam, Christina Laskaridis, Jon Harald Sande Lie, Jiajie Lu, Isaac Lyne, Amber Marshall, Corinne L. Mason, Heike Mayer, Mark McGillivray, Simon McGrath, Cathy McIlwaine, Katharine McKinnon,Philip McMichael, John Morton, Elias Mossialos, Thomas Muhr, Laurissa Mühlich, Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, Francesca Musiani, Yamini Narayanan, Rajneesh Narula, Dev Nathan, Melanie Nind, Keith Nurse, Roni Kay O’Dell, Kirstie O'Neill, Naohiko Omata, B. Ouattara, Kamna Patel, Jonathan Pattenden, Marie Juul Petersen, Deborah A. Phillips, André Pineli, Pryor Placino, Kenneth A. Reinert, Chris Roche, Keetie Roelen, Kristina Roepstorff, Dane Rowlands, Kanchana Ruwanpura, Mandira Sarma, Chizu Sato, Susanne Schech, Matthias Schmelzer, Ruhiya Kristine Seward, Xinjie Shi, Kalim Siddiqui, Ronald Skeldon, Kiah Smith, Matthew L. Smith, Russell Smyth, Marcin Wojciech Solarz, David Stern, Polly Stupples, Andy Sumner, C. Peter Timmer, David J. Telfer, Jean-Philippe Thérien, Corinna R. Unger, Margit van Wessel, Dinesh Wadiwel, Anthony Ware, Jeroen Warner, Brad Watson, Dobrosława Wiktor-Mach, Carolyn Whitzman, Bernice Yanful, Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings
