From the Local to the Global: Key Issues in Development Studies

by Gerard McCann (Editor), Stephen McCloskey (Editor)

"Think globally, act locally" is a phrase that is often used nowadays to describe the importance of popular activism and an awareness of the issues surrounding globalization. This work is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the key concepts in development which are central to understanding the causes of poverty, inequality and injustice in developing countries. With insightful contributions from development experts and activists from the North and the South, this book questions the capacity of governments to regulate markets and harness them to meet social needs. Critically assessing the role of multilateral organizations - and in particular the trade and debt regulations of the World Trade Organization and the World Bank - the contributors examine crucial international topics such as the environment, sustainability, the arms trade, interdependence, human rights, racism and stereotyping, setting them within the broader context of the global economy.

240 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Gerard McCann grew up in the north of Ireland and currently lives in Lisburn, County Antrim. He is a senior lecturer in International Studies and head of International Activities at St Mary's University College, Queen's University, Belfast. He has been an Erasmus Coordinator for fifteen years and in that capacity has worked in numerous universities across the European Union. He spent the past four summers teaching on courses in Poland and Hungary. He has worked in an advisory capacity at governmental and EU level, and has guest lecturing experience in the USA, Africa and across Europe.
He has published a number of books on regional and international development. In his spare time, he acts as an advocate for the African diaspora in the UK and Ireland. Lustration is his first novel.

Reviews

[Tobi ﾄﾋﾞ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book. I very recommend to people brand new to development studies or people curious about it. But for a more advanced level I’m not sure if it carries much nuance. But nevertheless I’m rating it 4 stars because I know this would’ve been great in my first year of uni