Essential guide to critical development studies

Contents

CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES: AN INTRODUCTION　

1. Introduction to Critical Development Studies: Four Characteristics with Illustrations from Seven Decades　

Paul Bowles and Henry Veltmeyer　　

PART 1: HISTORY AS DEVELOPMENT

2. Unravelling the Canvas of History　　　

Kari Polanyi Levitt　　　

PART 2: THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT DEVELOPMENT　

3. Critical Development Theory: Results and Prospects　

Ronaldo Munck　

4. Race in/and Development　　　

Robtel Neajai Pailey　

5. Development Theory: The Latin American Pivot　　

Cristóbal Kay　

6. Postdevelopment and Other Critiques of Development　

Eduardo Gudynas　

7. Feminist Contributions to Critical Development Studies　

Fernanda Wanderley　

PART 3: SYSTEM DYNAMICS: CAPITALISM, IMPERIALISM, DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION　

8. Capitalism and Crises　　

Radhika Desai　

9. Development, Capitalism, Imperialism, Globalisation: A Tale of Four Concepts　　

Henry Veltmeyer　

10. Globalisation Versus Development: Beyond Dualism　

S.A. Hamed Hosseini and Barry K. Gills　

11. Philanthrocapitalism and Development　

Andrew Mushita and Carol Thompson

12. The Migration-Development Nexus in the Neoliberal Era　

Raúl Delgado Wise　　

PART 4: POLICY CONFIGURATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT　

13. The Post-Washington Consensus　　　

Elisa Van Waeyenberge　

14. International Cooperation for Development　　

Peter Kragelund　

15. The Developmental State, Globalisation and Structural Transformation　

Paul Bowles　

16. Local Economic Development, Microcredit and Financial Inclusion　

Milford Bateman　

PART 5: INSIDE THE BRICS　　

17. Brazil: Development Strategies and Peripheral Conditions　

Ana Garcia and Miguel Borba de Sá　

18. India: Critical Issues of a ‘Tortuous Transition’　

John Harriss　

19. Interrogating the China Model of Development　　

Yin-Wah Chu and Alvin Y. So　

20. South Africa: An Economy of Extremes　

Sam Ashman　

PART 6: POVERTY, INEQUALITIES AND DEVELOPMENT DYNAMICS　

21. Development: Class Matters　

Henry Veltmeyer　

22. The Dynamics of Poverty Production: A Political Economy Perspective for the SDGs Era　　

Alberto D. Cimadamore　

23. Poverty Analysis through a Gender Lens　

Naila Kabeer　　

24. Women, Work and Gender Inequalities: With Illustrations from Cambodia and China　　

Fiona MacPhail　

25. Health Inequalities and Development in a Global Context　

Ted Schrecker　

PART 7: CAPITALISM, LABOUR AND THE STATE　

26. Labour and Development　　

Benjamin Selwyn　

27. The Triangle of Underdevelopment: Technology, Patents and Monopoly　

Edgar Záyago Lau　

28. The Making of the New Chinese Working Class　

Pun Ngai　

29. Labour and Development in Latin America　

Susan Spronk　

30. Class and State Formation in the Gulf Arab States　　

Adam Hanieh　

PART 8: DYNAMICS OF AGRARIAN CHANGE AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT　

31. Contemporary Dynamics of Agrarian Change　　

Cristóbal Kay　

32. Food Regimes and Agrarian Questions　　

Haroon Akram-Lodhi　

33. Urban Development in the Global South　　

Charmain Levy and Alice Moura　

34. Peasant Alternatives to Neoliberalism　　

Leandro Vergara-Camus　

PART 9: DEVELOPMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT　　

35. Eco-Marxist Lenses for Viewing Human-Nature Relations　　

Darcy Tetreault　

36. Climate Change and Development　

Marcus Taylor　

37. The Energy Transition and the Global South　

Leandro Vergara-Camus　

38. The Political Economy of Extractivism in North Africa　　

Hamza Hamouchene　

PART 10: RESISTANCES AND ALTERNATIVES　

39. Understanding the Rise of the Far Right, and what to do about it　　

Walden Bello　

40. Rural Dispossession and Resistance in Asia and Africa　

Dip Kapoor　

41. Extractive Capitalism and the Resistance in Latin America　

Raúl Zibechi　

42. Colonialism’s Miasmas: Indigenous Resistance and Resilience

Makere Stewart-Harawira　　

43. Workers’ Control and Self-Management　

Dario Azzellini　

44. Communitarian Revolutions: Ecological Economics from Below　

David Barkin　

CONCLUSION 　

45. Moving towards Another World: Possibilities and Pitfalls　

Henry Veltmeyer　

The Essential Guide to Critical Development Studies provides an up-to-date and authoritative introduction to the field, challenging mainstream development discourse and the assumptions that underlie it.

Critical development studies lays bare the economic, political, social, and environmental crises that characterise the current global capitalist system, proposing instead systemic change and different pathways for moving beyond capitalism into a new world of genuine progress where economic and social justice and ecological integrity prevail. In this book, the authors challenge market-driven, neoliberal development agendas, incorporating analyses of class, gender, race, and the dynamics of uneven capitalist development. This thoroughly revised and expanded second edition includes:

• 18 new chapters, including on topics such as philanthrocapitalism, race, the energy transition, Indigenous resistance and resilience, and global health　　　　　　　　

• Expanded global coverage, including new chapters on South Africa, North Africa, and the Gulf Arab states

• A new section on resistance and alternatives

• Additional pedagogical features, including a glossary of key terms, discussion questions, and expanded guides for further reading.

This textbook will be essential reading for students of global development, political science, sociology, economics, gender studies, geography, history, anthropology, agrarian studies, international political economy, and area studies. It will also be an important resource for development researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.