Westernizing the Third World: The Eurocentricity of Economic Development Theories
Autor Ozay Mehmeten Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 iul 1999
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Westernizing the Third World identifies the mainstream economic theories which have been employed in developing countries. The author examines these and explains why Eurocentric concepts are not suitable for the developing world.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780415205740
ISBN-10: 0415205743
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0415205743
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
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Postgraduate and UndergraduateRecenzii
'This is an enjoyable, intellectual book, not only for economists but also for anyone who is intellectually and academically engaged in development and Third World issues, modernisation and Westernisation as well as economics, development economics, public policy and theory construction and deconstruction'. - Mehmet Asutay, The Muslim World Book Review, 22:4, 2002)
From the first edition:'This book gives a lucid analysis of the dominant theories of economic development grounding these theories solidly in their Eurocentric context. This is a courageous and stimulating book for it helps us rethink our knowledge bases and opens up new dimensions of understanding in these areas of great significance.' - Nancy Hudson-Rodd, Director, Centre for Development Studies, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia
From the first edition:'A useful addition to the literature, this volume is recommended for all students, researchers and practitioners of development economics' - CHOICE
From the first edition:'I recommend this book to development practitioners, because it will give them an understanding of a perspective on ideological biases in economic development theories that is not normally available in development texts ... this is a welcome addition to the literature on the subject.' - Pritam Singh, Oxford Brookes University
From the first edition:'I found Westernizing the Third World to be highly informative and thought-provoking.' - Sujit Raman, Senior Editor, Harvard International Review
From the first edition:'This book gives a lucid analysis of the dominant theories of economic development grounding these theories solidly in their Eurocentric context. This is a courageous and stimulating book for it helps us rethink our knowledge bases and opens up new dimensions of understanding in these areas of great significance.' - Nancy Hudson-Rodd, Director, Centre for Development Studies, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia
From the first edition:'A useful addition to the literature, this volume is recommended for all students, researchers and practitioners of development economics' - CHOICE
From the first edition:'I recommend this book to development practitioners, because it will give them an understanding of a perspective on ideological biases in economic development theories that is not normally available in development texts ... this is a welcome addition to the literature on the subject.' - Pritam Singh, Oxford Brookes University
From the first edition:'I found Westernizing the Third World to be highly informative and thought-provoking.' - Sujit Raman, Senior Editor, Harvard International Review
Cuprins
Preface to the second edition 1 Westernizing the Third World 2 Classical (pre-1914) economic development theories 3Postwar neo-classical theories, 1945–1973 4 Model-building and macro-planning 5 The new economic order: false start 1973 6 The latest state of the art: economic development theorizing since 1980 7 Conclusion and future agenda
Notă biografică
Ozay Mehmet is Professor of International Affairs at Carleton University, Canada. He is the author of Islamic Identity and Development: Studies of the Islamic Periphery, also published by Routledge.
Descriere
The second edition of this successful and popular text has been updated and revised to include recent issues in development economics.