Challenging Global Inequality - Development Theory and Practice in the 21st Century

This major new text on development theory and practice takes as its starting point the challenge of overcoming global poverty and inequality. It traces the origins of the idea of Development Studies and introduces the main methodologies and theories of development, and examines the challenges of the twenty-first century.

Introduction: The Story So Far... The Nature of of Inequality and Poverty Measuring Development The Roots of the Development Project The Post-War Development Project The Framework of Early Twenty-First Century Development The Millennium Development Challenge Globalization and Inequality Modernity, Development and their Discontents Development, Politics and Participation Conclusion: The Ends of Development and the End of Inequality