Development and Social Change: A Global Perspective

by Philip D. McMichael

In this Third Edition of Development and Social Change: A Global Perspective, author Philip McMichael provides a narrative of how development came to be institutionalized as an international project, pursued by individual nation-states in the post-colonial era. This new edition has been updated and revised to incorporate the treatments of fundamentalism, terrorism, the AIDS crisis, and the commercialization of services via the World Trade Organization.



Development and Social Change is the first book to present students with a coherent explanation of how "globalization" took root in the public discourse and how "globalization" represents a shift away from development as a way to think about non-western societies. This is an ideal text for undergraduate and graduate students studying globalization, social development, and social change in Sociology, Political Science, Anthropology, and International Studies.

Genres: Sociology, Economics, Nonfiction, History, Politics, Textbooks, International Development

400 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Killthehumans Savetheforest · Rating 5 out of 5]

recommended. crash course in NGOs, World Bank, the UN, freemarket, economics with a human face.

These people should read it:
1. Anyone who wants to know what the G20 protests are against.
2. Anyone in business who has or wants a soul.
3. Anthropologists
4. Politicians
5. Middle class white people who feel like "international aid" is the white man's burden to save those pooah pooah POC from their inability to "fend for themselves".
i don't know, everyone.

DEAR PUBLISHER:
please change the cover, it's a turnoff. the version with a photo of the blue skyscrapers is also so boring it brings tears to my eyes. if i didn't have to read this for school, i never would have picked it up because of the way it looks.

[Shane · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is probably the best textbook I've ever used.

[Kristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thorough overview of the effects of "development projects" on poor nations, environment and people.

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

if you need a good reason to buy local and not go to walmart etc. read this book and educate yourself. it's history, economics, development theory all in one

[Paul Peterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was just excellent!

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

very informative, but also very dense. if this weren't for a class I wouldn't have fought my way through it

[Hannah]

wordy wordy wordy- but basically- the "development project" that came from a post wwII world has been good for america- but times change.

If America's modernization strategy isn't seriously revamped within the next 10 years, America will lose global position to china, crash, and burn.

[emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

A totally helpful book for those getting started in the world of global economic development.