The companion to development studies / edited by Emil Dauncey, Vandana Desai and Rober B. Potter

Contents

1.Theories and their contentions. Editorial introduction
theories, strategies, and ideologies of development: an overview
the impasse in development studies
dependency theories: from ECLA to Andre Gunder Frank and beyond
the new world group of dependency scholars: and peripheral regions
neoliberalism: different paths within a global project
development as freedom
postcolonialism
postmodernism and development
post-development
clarifying confusion between development as 'change' and 'intention'
culture and development
development ethics
2.Histories and discourses of development. Editorial introduction
development in a global-historical context
heritage and development
the changing language of international development
representing poverty
global north and global south
the shift to global development
enlightenment and the era of modernity
the Washington consensus and the post-Washington consensus
concepts and measures of development: beyond GDP
global economic inequality, the great divergence, and the legacies of colonialism and enslavement
conflict politics as developmentalism
3.Actors and institutions. Editorial introduction
development and nationalism
China-Africa relations in a changing world
civil society and civic space
role of non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
philanthropy, private foundations and global development
for-profit consultants and contractors in development
corporate social responsibility: development on whose terms?
gender, ethical consumerism, and political participation
environmental defenders and social movements: the violent realities of resisting extractivism
religion
social capital and development
is there a legal right to development?
4.Identities and practices. Editorial introduction
children and development
youth: perspectives and paradigms in global development
ageing and poverty
disability
sexualities and development
rethinking gender and empowerment
critique of feminism from the South
identities and intersectionality
a K-shaped crisis: COVID19 and inequalities
5.People and the planet. Editorial introduction
sustainable development
the sustainable development goals (SDGS)
transformations to sustainability
the 4D framework: a holistic approach to countering climate change misinformation
decolonising human-nature relationships: indigenous ontologies and development
water insecurity
the blue economy
fisheries and development
famine
renewable energy and development
climate adaptation
global environmental justice
6.The economics of development. Editorial introduction
growth and development
aid and growth
foreign aid in a changing world
aid conditionality
trade liberalisation and economic development in the developing countries
the knowledge based economy and digital divisions of labor
new institutional economics and development
development and consumption
rethinking 'work' from the cities of the south
rural livelihoods in a context of the global land rush
migration and transnationalism
the measurement of poverty
behavioral economics and development economics
financialisation and development
7.Conflict. violence, and peace. Editorial introduction
fragile states
resources wars
gender and conflict
violence against women and girls
global human exploitation: trafficking, forced labor, and modern slavery
cities, crime and development
policing and development
peace-building partnerships and human security
8.The changing landscape of development. Editorial introduction
urban bias
studies in comparative urbanism
understanding land as fictitious capital in financial capitalism
land grabs
gentrification
'slums and modernity'
urban health: sustainable development and the healthy city
infrastructures for development
9.Approaches to policy and practices. Editorial introduction
how to manage for effective aid? the recent emergence of three management approaches
participatory development
cash transfers and HIV prevention in Africa
Social protection in development context
universal basic income
making social work visible in social development in Nigeria: challenges and interconnections
technological innovation and development
information and communication technology for development (ICT4D)
decolonising global health
navigating the institutional gaps, mismatch, and neglect: exploring the landscape of non-communicable disease in the developing countries
what vocational education and training for what development?