The Ethics of Development: From Economism to Human Development

by Des Gasper

A self-contained introduction to the field of ethics and development for students, practitioners and the general reader.The Ethics of Development asks what is good 'development', of societies and for people. It looks at how equating development with economic growth has been challenged, examining whom that growth benefits or harms and which aspects of life it values or excludes and can favour or damage. It goes on to explore an alternative conception...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748610588
• ISBN13: 9780748610587
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher