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9780745318127: From the Local to the Global: Key Issues in Development Studies
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ISBN 10 : 0745318126 ISBN 13 : 9780745318127
Editeur : Pluto Press, 2003

Synopsis

"Think globally, act locally" is a phrase that is often used nowadays to describe the importance of popular activism and an awareness of the issues surrounding globalization. This work is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the key concepts in development which are central to understanding the causes of poverty, inequality and injustice in developing countries. With insightful contributions from development experts and activists from the North and the South, this book questions the capacity of governments to regulate markets and harness them to meet social needs. Critically assessing the role of multilateral organizations - and in particular the trade and debt regulations of the World Trade Organization and the World Bank - the contributors examine crucial international topics such as the environment, sustainability, the arms trade, interdependence, human rights, racism and stereotyping, setting them within the broader context of the global economy.

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À propos de l?auteur

Gerard McCann is a Lecturer in European Studies, St Mary's College, Queens University Belfast. He is a founder member of the Ireland-Palestine Cultural Links Project. He is author of Theory and History (Ashgate, 1997) and is the editor of The Rights Debate (WBEF, 2001). Stephen McCloskey is the Director of the Belfast Development Education Centre. He is also Secretary of the East Timor Solidarity Campaign and Chair of Cuba Support Group in Belfast. He is the co-editor of The East Timor Question: The Struggle for Independence from Indonesia (I.B. Tauris, 2000).

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Éditeur
Pluto Press
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0745318126
ISBN 13 
9780745318127
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
240
Éditeur
McCann Gerard, McCloskey Stephen
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0745318134 ISBN 13 :  9780745318134
Editeur : Pluto Press, 2003
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