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1 online resource (x, 711 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
"This handbook brings together essays by leading contributors to development sociology by addressing intellectual challenges: internal and international migration, transformation of political regimes, globalization, changes in household and family formations, gender dynamics, technological change, population and economic growth, environmental sustainability, peace and war, and the production and reproduction of social and economic inequality. The Sociology of Development Handbook includes essays that reflect the range of debates in development sociology and in the interdisciplinary study and practice of development"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: A Manifesto for the Sociology of Development ; I. EXPLAINING DEVELOPMENT: SOCIOLOGICAL INSIGHTS ; 1. Engendering Development: The Evolution of a Field of Research ; 2. Population and Development. |
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3. Strengthening the Ties between Environmental Sociology and Sociology of Development 4. The Sources of Socioeconomic Development ; II. HUMAN CAPABILITIES: INSTITUTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT ; 5. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Global North and Global South. |
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6. Magic Potion/Poison Potion: The Impact of Women's Economic Empowerment versus Disempowerment for Development in a Globalized World 7. Land Use and the Great Acceleration in Human Activities: Political and Economic Dynamics ; 8. Age Structure and Development: Beyond Malthus. |
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9. Development, Demographic Processes, and Public Health 10. Education and Development ; III. DEVELOPMENT DYNAMICS: SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL ACCOUNTS ; 11. The Sociology of Subnational Development: Conceptual and Empirical Foundations. |
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12. Sociological Perspectives on Uneven Development: The Making of Regions 13. Migration and Development: Virtuous and Vicious Cycles ; 14. Tertiary Education and Development: Strategies of Global South Countries to Meet Growing Tertiary Demand. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Economic development -- Sociological aspects.
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Economic development -- Sociological aspects. |
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Civilization, Modern -- 21st century.
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Civilization, Modern. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
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2000-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Hooks, Gregory (Gregory Michael), 1953- editor.
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Makaryan, Shushanik, editor.
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Almeida, Paul, 1968- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sociology of development handbook. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016] 9780520277786 (DLC) 2016004218 (OCoLC)936433273 |
| ISBN |
9780520963474 (electronic book) |
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0520963474 (electronic book) |
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9780520277786 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0520277783 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780520277793 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0520277791 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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