The companion to development studies

de Vandana Desai, Robert B. Potter

"'The Companion to Development Studies' is a reference for anyone with an interest in development studies. The editors of this new volume have brought together a range of international experts in the field to present an interdisciplinary and comprehensive overview of contemporary development studies." "With more than one hundred chapters dealing with both theory and practice, 'The Companion' is an accessible guide for students and a direct route into the key issues of development studies. Divided into ten sections covering all the important areas in the field, including gender, violence and insecurity, environment, and agents of development, this timely new text provides easy-to-use summaries of all the major issues encountered in this fast-changing area." "Key Features: brings together 100 authoritative, concise overviews of the most important issues in the field; wide-ranging coverage of subjects from globalisation to refugees, from gender issues to development theory; fully referenced throughout and includes guides to further reading." "Readership: students of development studies at all levels, from undergraduate to postgraduate and beyond, in departments of development studies, geography, politics, international relations, sociology and economics."--Jacket.