| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 372 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
1. Development : lodestar or illusion? -- 2. Democracy and development : deconstruction and debates -- 3. Agrarian classes in capitalist development -- 4. Capitalist development in the NICs -- 5. Confucianism and capitalist development in East Asia -- 6. 'Gender' and global capitalism -- 7. Development and the environment ; managing the contradictions? -- 8. Capitalism, global, humane development and the other underdevelopment -- 9. Capitalism and development in global perspective -- 10. Uneven development and the textiles and clothing industry -- 11. Capitalism, development and global commodity chains -- 12. Tourism, capitalism and development in less developed countries -- 13. Electronics industries and the developing world : uneven contributions and uncertain prospects -- 14. Japanese multinationals and East Asian development : the case of the automobile industry -- 15. Capitalism, agriculture and world economy -- 16. Gender relations, capitalism and third world industrialization. |
| Summary |
A distinguished group of authors explore how capitalism contributes to the development and underdevelopment of the Third World. The book provides a superb overview of concepts such as 'capitalism', 'development' and 'dependency'. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Language |
English. |
| Local Note |
EBSCOhost SocINDEX with Full Text |
| Subject |
Capitalism -- History.
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Capitalism -- Developing countries.
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Economic development.
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Industries -- Developing countries.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Free Enterprise.
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Capitalism. (OCoLC)fst00846425
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Economic development. (OCoLC)fst00901785
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Industries. (OCoLC)fst00971852
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Developing countries. (OCoLC)fst01242969
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Capitalismo.
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Desenvolvimento economico.
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| Indexed Term |
Capitalism |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Sklair, Leslie, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Capitalism and development. London ; New York : Routledge, 1994 (DLC) 93049038 |
| ISBN |
0203201965 (electronic bk.) |
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9780203201961 (electronic bk.) |
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9786610325580 |
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6610325588 |
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9780415075466 (Cloth) |
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0415075475 (pbk.) |
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0415075467 (Cloth) |
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