Author: Frans J SchuurmanEditor: Frans J SchuurmanPublisher: Sage PublicationsYear: 2002Language: EnglishPages: 0ISBN/UPC (if available): 8178290774 DescriptionThis text provides a comprehensive introduction to the concept of globalization and its challenge to the contemporary study of development.This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the concept of globalization and its challenge to the contemporary study of development.Part 1 introduces the theoretical issues and debates surrounding globalization, illustrates the often contested nature of the concept, and considers the implications for the future of development studies.Part 2 reviews more specific theory and policy implications by assessing the impact of globalization on a number of key areas of study in development studies. These included the environment, gender, human right, multinationals, and urban development.A key underlying theme is whether a seeming transition from development studies to global studies is offering anything new and fruitful for our future understanding and study of development.‘Globalization and Development Studies’ is essential reading for all students and academics of development and globalization across development studies, politics and international relations, geography, and sociology.ContentsPrefaceGlobalization and Development Studies; Introducing the ChallengesPART IThe Challenges and their limits: Introduction Part I Globalization after Modernization: A New Paradigm for Development StudiesGlobalization: A Challenge to the Social SciencesVicious and Benign UniversalismThe Nation-State, Emancipatory Spaces and Development Studies in the Global Era PART IIGlobalization and central issues in Development studies: Introduction to the Contributions in Part IIGlobalization and Human Rights: Some Developmental ReflectionsMultinationals and Development: Revisiting the DebateGlobalization, Sustainable Development, and Environment: A Balancing ActFeminist Sightings of Global Restructuring: Conceptualizations and ReconceptualizationsGlobalization and Gender: Beyond DichotomiesCities and the Globalization of Urban Development Policy
