Introduction to International Development: Approaches, Actors, Issues, and Practice

Introduction to International Development integrates the work of leading experts from disciplines as varied as geography, history, sociology, political science, economics, gender studies, and anthropology. Contributed chapters present foundational overviews as well as in-depth coverage of issues at the heart of today’s most pressing international debates, providing students with the conceptual tools they need to understand the challenges, successes, and failures of international development within today’s dynamic and changing world.NEW TO THIS EDITIONHeavily updated and includes coverage of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the COVID-19 pandemicNew chapters on economic development theoriesNew chapter on refugeesNew chapter on economic resilience in Indigenous communities.This title is available as an eBook. Please contact your Learning Resource Consultant for more information.