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

by Stephen McCloskey and Gerard McCann

"Think global, act locally" is a phrase often used to describe the importance of popular activism and an awareness of the issues surrounding globalisation and development. This book is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to key concepts in development that are central to understanding the causes of poverty, inequality and injustice in the global North and South.

This second edition of the book contains new chapters on climate change,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745328423
• ISBN13: 9780745328423
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.4"