Encountering Development in the Age of Global Capitalism: A Case Study

by Kin-Ling Tang

Book Overview

This book proposes an alternative approach to understanding development and discusses the possibilities of alternative development in the age of global capitalism from a socio-cultural perspective. Tracing the development of Mui Wo, a rural town on the outskirts of Hong Kong, for more than a decade, it explores the factors that have allowed it to stand apart from the metropolis and follow a path of development that is distinct from the rest of Hong...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811353247
• ISBN13: 9789811353246
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 171 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"