{"product_id":"key-thinkers-on-development-9781138494282","title":"Key Thinkers on Development","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David Simon\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Development - Economic Development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince its publication in 2006 as \u003ci\u003eFifty Key Thinkers on Development\u003c\/i\u003e, this invaluable reference has established itself as the leading biographical handbook in its field, providing a concise and accessible introduction to the lives and key contributions of development thinkers from across the ideological and disciplinary spectrum. This substantially expanded and fully updated second edition in the relaunched series without the numerical constraint includes an additional 24 essays, filling in many gaps in the original selection, greatly improving the gender balance and diversifying coverage to reflect the evolving landscape of development in theory, policy and practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt presents a unique guide to the lives, ideas and practices of leading contributors to the contested terrain of development studies and development policy and practice. Its thoughtful essays reflect the diversity of development in theory, policy and practice across time, space, disciplines and communities of practice. Accordingly, it challenges Western-centrism, Orientalism and the like, while also demonstrating the enduring appeal of \"development\" in different guises. David Simon has assembled a highly authoritative team of contributors from different backgrounds, regional settings and disciplines to reflect on the lives and contributions of leading authorities on development from around the world. These include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eModernisers like Kindleberger, Perroux and Rostow\u003c\/li\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDependencistas such as Frank, Furtado, Cardoso and Amin\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eProgressives and critical modernists like Hirschman, Prebisch, Helleiner Sen, Streeten and Wang\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ePolitical leaders enunciating radical alternative visions of development, such as Mao, Nkrumah and Nyerere\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eProgenitors of religiously or spiritually inspired development, such as Gandhi, Ariyaratne and Vivekananda\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelopment-environment thinkers like Agarwal, Blaikie, Brookfield, Ostrom and Sachs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eInternational institution builders like Singer, Hammarsköld, Kaul and Ul Haq\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnti- and post-development thinkers and activists like Escobar, Ghosh, Quijano and Roy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Thinkers on Development is therefore the essential handbook on the world's most influential development thinkers and an invaluable guide for students of development and sustainability, policy-makers and practitioners seeking an accessible overview of this diverse field and its leading voices.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45239452074135,"sku":"9781138494282","price":8798.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138494282.webp?v=1769222623","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/key-thinkers-on-development-9781138494282","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}