Globalization, Competitiveness and Human Security

Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-0-7146-4392-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 360 g

This collection explores the connections between globalization, competitiveness and human security and their relevance for development studies. These issues, amongst others, are also explored in a number of case studies taken from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kay, Cristóbal

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Globalisierung, Transformationsprozesse
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction globalisation, competitiveness and human security, Cristobal Kay; globalisation, competitiveness and human security 0 challenges for development policy and institutional change, Helen O'Neill; globalisation and regional integration, Sandro Sideri; development, security and world order - a regionalist approach, Bjorn Hettne; globalisation - the last sky, Zuhair Dibaja; equity and growth revisited - a supply-side approach to social development, Jan Nederveeen Pieterse; the decentralisation discourse - post-Fordist paradigm or neo-liberal cul-de-sac? Frans J. Schuurman; opportunities and insecurities - globalisation, localities an struggle for urban land in Manila, Erhard Berner; institutional contradictions in rural development, Lars Engberg-Pedersen; against all odds -coping with regress in Kinshasa, Zaire, Tom de Herdt, Stefaan Marysse; recuperation in the Peruvian Andes, Fiona Wilson.

Über Autor(innen)

Cristóbal Kay