Development: The Re-Balancing of Economic Powers

by Giovanni Vaggi and Gianni Vaggi

This book provides a brief history of the notion of development and related policies. Readers will find an overview of the main development notions and debates from 1950 to the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals. The author argues that sustainable development is equal to empowerment within a specific historical setting; development is a dialectic relationship between people's empowerment and the existing social and economic structures. The book examines...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319548786
• ISBN13: 9783319548784
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"