International Development
A Global Perspective on Theory and Practice
First Edition
Paul Battersby
- RMIT University, Australia
Ravi K Roy
- Southern Utah University, USA
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How can we lay the foundation for a more just and peaceful world? How can we prevent communications from fracturing and societies from tearing themselves apart? How should we prioritize economic, social, and cultural demands for resources and opportunities?
International Development answers these questions and presents a view of development "in practice." Written by experts in the field, this book covers a range of contemporary developments, as well as providing coverage of the theory and practice of international development. The book:
International Development answers these questions and presents a view of development "in practice." Written by experts in the field, this book covers a range of contemporary developments, as well as providing coverage of the theory and practice of international development. The book:
- Covers a range of contemporary topics such as global security, new technologies, ethics and learning, and participation
- Has chapters on Global Health and Development in Practice, Environmentally Sustainable Development in Practice and Corruption and Development
- Features learning objectives, summaries, reading lists and questions for discussion
- Works as a practice-driven text packed with case studies
Global in perspective, this is your go-to book for your studies in international development.
Contents
Globalization and Global Development Practice
Globalization and Global Development Practice
Shared Mental Models and International Development:
Shared Mental Models and International Development:
Models of Governance
- Mental Models of Economic Development
- Governance, Power and Participation
- Globalization, Gender and Development
- Rethinking Practices of Security in an Age of Globalization
Models of Justice
- Global Justice, International Law and Development
- Moral Dilemmas: Ethics and Development Practice
- Religion and International Development
- Corruption and Development
New Models of Practice
- Environmentally Sustainable Development in Practice
- Situating the Practitioner as Co-Learner and Co-Participant in Global Development
- Navigating Dualities: A Case Study of Organizational Governance in Cambodian Civil Society
- Communicating Development: Towards Strategic, Inclusive and Creative Approaches
- Financial Inclusion as Practice: Microfinance and Mobile Money
- When Adaptation Fails: Planned Relocation as a Rights-Based Response to Climate Displacement
- Global Health and Development Practice
Conclusion
- Development Theory and Beyond
Additional materials
Description
How can we lay the foundation for a more just and peaceful world? How can we prevent communications from fracturing and societies from tearing themselves apart? How should we prioritize economic, social, and cultural demands for resources and opportunities?
International Development answers these questions and presents a view of development "in practice." Written by experts in the field, this book covers a range of contemporary developments, as well as providing coverage of the theory and practice of international development. The book:
International Development answers these questions and presents a view of development "in practice." Written by experts in the field, this book covers a range of contemporary developments, as well as providing coverage of the theory and practice of international development. The book:
- Covers a range of contemporary topics such as global security, new technologies, ethics and learning, and participation
- Has chapters on Global Health and Development in Practice, Environmentally Sustainable Development in Practice and Corruption and Development
- Features learning objectives, summaries, reading lists and questions for discussion
- Works as a practice-driven text packed with case studies
Global in perspective, this is your go-to book for your studies in international development.
Contents
Globalization and Global Development Practice
Globalization and Global Development Practice
Shared Mental Models and International Development:
Shared Mental Models and International Development:
Models of Governance
- Mental Models of Economic Development
- Governance, Power and Participation
- Globalization, Gender and Development
- Rethinking Practices of Security in an Age of Globalization
Models of Justice
- Global Justice, International Law and Development
- Moral Dilemmas: Ethics and Development Practice
- Religion and International Development
- Corruption and Development
New Models of Practice
- Environmentally Sustainable Development in Practice
- Situating the Practitioner as Co-Learner and Co-Participant in Global Development
- Navigating Dualities: A Case Study of Organizational Governance in Cambodian Civil Society
- Communicating Development: Towards Strategic, Inclusive and Creative Approaches
- Financial Inclusion as Practice: Microfinance and Mobile Money
- When Adaptation Fails: Planned Relocation as a Rights-Based Response to Climate Displacement
- Global Health and Development Practice
Conclusion
- Development Theory and Beyond
Additional materials
Reviews
International Development
A Global Perspective on Theory and Practice
April 2017 | 320 pages | Sage UK
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How can we lay the foundation for a more just and peaceful world? How can we prevent communications from fracturing and societies from tearing themselves apart? How should we prioritize economic, social, and cultural demands for resources and opportunities?
International Development answers these questions and presents a view of development "in practice." Written by experts in the field, this book covers a range of contemporary developments, as well as providing coverage of the theory and practice of international development. The book:
International Development answers these questions and presents a view of development "in practice." Written by experts in the field, this book covers a range of contemporary developments, as well as providing coverage of the theory and practice of international development. The book:
- Covers a range of contemporary topics such as global security, new technologies, ethics and learning, and participation
- Has chapters on Global Health and Development in Practice, Environmentally Sustainable Development in Practice and Corruption and Development
- Features learning objectives, summaries, reading lists and questions for discussion
- Works as a practice-driven text packed with case studies
Global in perspective, this is your go-to book for your studies in international development.
Table Of Contents:
- Globalization and Global Development Practice
- Shared Mental Models and International Development:
- Models of Governance
- Mental Models of Economic Development
- Governance, Power and Participation
- Globalization, Gender and Development
- Rethinking Practices of Security in an Age of Globalization
- Models of Justice
- Global Justice, International Law and Development
- Moral Dilemmas: Ethics and Development Practice
- Religion and International Development
- Corruption and Development
- New Models of Practice
- Environmentally Sustainable Development in Practice
- Situating the Practitioner as Co-Learner and Co-Participant in Global Development
- Navigating Dualities: A Case Study of Organizational Governance in Cambodian Civil Society
- Communicating Development: Towards Strategic, Inclusive and Creative Approaches
- Financial Inclusion as Practice: Microfinance and Mobile Money
- When Adaptation Fails: Planned Relocation as a Rights-Based Response to Climate Displacement
- Global Health and Development Practice
- Conclusion
- Development Theory and Beyond
Recent Product Reviews:
This important book offers a fresh new perspective on globalization and development and is a must-read for academics, policy-makers and practitioners alike. In drawing together some of the most recent research on global change and the contested nature of international development, this book offers a unique ‘practitioners’ perspective on some of the greatest challenges of our time. In doing so, the collection of chapters makes a fluent and stimulating contribution to debates concerning the relationship between structure and agency, in the context of how different actors negotiate more sustainable pathways to development. This book is sure to be of considerable interest to a wide readership in development studies, economics, politics, law and related disciplines.
Roy Maconachie, University of Bath