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Routledge (Manohar) Fifty Key Thinkers on Development by David Simon
The essential guide to the world’s most influential development thinkers, this authoritative text presents a unique guide to the lives and ideas of leading contributors to the contested terrain of development studies.Reflecting the diverse, interdisciplinary nature of the area, the book includes entries on:* modernisers like Hirshman, Kindleberger and Rostow* dependencistas such as Frank, Cardoso and Amin* progressives like Prebisch, Helleiner and Streeten* political leaders enunciating radical alternative visions of development, such as Mao, Nkrumah and Nyerere* progenitors of religiously or spiritually inspired development, such as Gandhi and Ariyaratne* development-environment thinkers like Blaikie, Brookfield and Shiva.This is a fascinating and readable introduction to the major figures that have shaped the field, ideal for anyone studying or working in the area.