Development Theory

First published in 1983, François Perroux’s A New Concept of Development analyses the major paradox of our era: the desire for progress and the mistrust of its consequences. The author argues that the approach to the question of development may be the key to understanding both the present and what t..

This book challenges and critques human development as practiced since the end of World War II. Nepal can be viewed as a kind of laboratory for studying the effectiveness and success of global human developments, with nearly all theories and practices attempted here since 1945. As such, it constitut..

The theme of this work, first published in 1985, is the exchange between issues of development and problems of social theory. They provide preliminary analysis of the multiplicity of social-theoretic arguments in development theory and their implications for social theory in general...

This book, originally published in 1983, demonstrates the importance of seaports in the growth of less-developed countries. The author focuses on the character of port activity within the context of transport systems and regional economic planning. General principles of port development are illustra..

First Published in 2014. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This book is a unique attempt to provide a more holistic and interdisciplinary picture of the resource curse and its multi-scale effects. It was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Development Studies. _x005F_x000D_..