Description |
xviii, 361 pages : illustrations, charts ; 23 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-346) and index. |
Contents |
Understanding the "Global South" : poverty, wealth, and change -- Exploring North-South relationships : from the East India Company to East Timor -- Politics and the state : concepts, political realities, and challenges -- Conflict, human rights, and the politics of refugees -- The shape of the global economy -- Economic realities and local perspectives : rural livelihoods, debt and drugs, and globalizing industries -- The dynamics of population, development, and environment -- Food, security, rural change, and global politics -- New voices and new agendas. |
Summary |
Calling increasing poverty and inequality in the Global South (sometimes known as the third world) as "among our most urgent problems today," Thomas-Slayter seeks to explore the problems of globalization from the perspective of ordinary non-elite people of the South. After offering a brief history of imperialism and colonialism, she presents chapters looking at issues of globalization and the nation-state; human rights and international refugees; the role of international economic organizations in creating inequality; the links between population, the environment, and development; food security and global politics; and the rise of "anti-globalization" movements. |
Subject |
Economic development.
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Globalization.
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Developing countries -- Politics and government.
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Developing countries -- Economic conditions.
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Economic development. (OCoLC)fst00901785
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Economic history. (OCoLC)fst00901974
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Globalization. (OCoLC)fst00943532
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Developing countries. (OCoLC)fst01242969
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Pauvreté.
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Relations économiques.
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Mondialisation.
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Développement économique.
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Développement international.
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Politique.
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Condition économique.
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Globalisierung.
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Entwicklungsländer.
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Nord-syd-dialogen.
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Ekonomisk utveckling.
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U-länder -- ekonomiska förhållanden.
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U-länder -- politik och förvaltning.
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Added Title |
International development and the global south in the twenty-first century |
Other Form: |
Online version: Thomas-Slayter, Barbara P. Southern exposure. Bloomfield, CT : Kumarian Press, 2003 (OCoLC)606992753 |
ISBN |
1565491742 (paper) |
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9781565491748 (paper) |
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1565491750 (cloth) |
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9781565491755 (cloth) |
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