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Introduction to the Sociology of Development

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  1. Andrew Webster
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. The Sociology of Development

    • Andrew Webster
    Pages 1-14

  3. Measures of Inequality and Development

    • Andrew Webster
    Pages 15-40

  4. Modernisation Theory

    • Andrew Webster
    Pages 41-63

  5. Theories of Underdevelopment

    • Andrew Webster
    Pages 64-93

  6. Population, Urbanisation and Education

    • Andrew Webster
    Pages 94-123

  7. Political Development

    • Andrew Webster
    Pages 124-146

  8. Aid and Development: Who Benefits?

    • Andrew Webster
    Pages 147-168

  9. Critique of Industrialisation

    • Andrew Webster
    Pages 169-187

  10. Conclusion

    • Andrew Webster
    Pages 188-205

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 206-218
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About this book

An introduction to the latest debates in the sociology of development, linking theoretical and empirical issues of social change through reference to the Third World. This book covers conceptions of modernisation and underdevelopment and points to new attempts at their synthesis and explores the policy implications of different development models.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Introduction to the Sociology of Development

  • Authors: Andrew Webster

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17667-0

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Andrew Webster 1984

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 218

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Development Studies

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