1st Edition
Globalization, the Third World State and Poverty-Alleviation in the Twenty-First Century
Edited By B. Ikubolajeh Logan
Copyright 2002
212 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
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This title was first published in 2002.Bringing together an inspiring mix of US and African contributors, this book explores the dynamics of the unfolding globalized economic, political, socio-cultural and environmental systems. Featuring incisive international commentary on the causes and consequences of poverty in the Third World it presents a powerful study of the strategies by which Third... Read more
Contents: Introduction: globalization and third world development in the twenty-first century, B. Ikubolajeh Logan; Globalization and poverty: from a poststructural perspective, Lakshman Yapa; Globalization and marginalization in Euro-Africa relations in the twenty-first century, Severine Rugumamu; The liberalization of underdevelopment or the criminalization of the state?: contrasting explanations of Africa's politico-economic crisis under globalization, Padriig Carmody; Does globalization advance or hinder democratization in Africa?, Kidane Mengisteab; Globalization, the state and economic development in Africa, Julius Nyango’ro; Science parks as magnets for global capital: locating high-tech growth engines in metropolitan Shanghai, Susan Walcott; The state and globalization of labour: labour export and import in Taiwan’s economic restructuring and development, Johnathan Walker; Trade liberalization and economic development in Mexico: a case for globalization?, Carlos Rozo; Neoliberalism in South Africa, Richard Peet; From anarchy to renaissance in Africa in the new millennium: new regionalisms as responses to globalizations, Timothy M. Shaw; State, donor and NGO configurations in Milian development 1960-1999: the enactment and contestation of global rationalized myths in an organizational field, Kent Glenzer; Peripheral vision: globalization, sustainable development and the political ecology of cotton production in Mali, William Moseley; Conclusion: from globalization towards universalization in the twenty-first century, Alejandro Ochoa Arias and B. Ikubolajeh Logan; Index.
Biography
B. Ikubolajeh Logan
'...students of development studies in particular, and social sciences in general, will find the book useful for its coverage of a large number of scholars and issues.' Development Policy Review '...the balance of the chapters will appeal most to readers with an interest in discussions of poststructuralism, metanarratives, neo-institutionalism and the like.' The Ethnic Conflict Research Digest
