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  • Urbanisation, Housing and the Development Process

    by David Drakakis-Smith ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Development
    Initially published in 1981, this book examines the problems of housing provision for the urban poor in developing countries, within the context of the development process as a whole. The investigation concentrates on the political economy of housing investment and illustrates how programmes and policies are often determined by broader development issues.Commencing with a discussion of urban ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Multinational Corporations and the Third World (RLE International Business)

    Edited by David Drakakis-Smith, Chris Dixon, H Watts ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: International Business
    This book is a comprehensive study of the role of multinational corporations in the economies of the Third World. It begins by providing a comprehensive overview of the activities of multinational corporations and the main areas of research and debate. It goes on to discuss specific sociological, developmental and material effects on Third World countries resulting from involvement with ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Pacific Asia

    by David W. Drakakis-Smith ...
    Series series Routledge Introductions to Development
    Pacific Asia - from Burma to Papua New Guinea to Japan - is the most dynamic and productive region in the developing world, the result of an economic explosion fuelled by industrial activity. This is where the Green Revolution began, where more women are employed in factory work than anywhere alse; the region is also the most predominately socialist in the Third World. David W. Smith assesses ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Economic Growth and Urbanization in Developing Areas

    Edited by David Drakakis-Smith ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Urbanization
    Originally published in 1990, Economic Growth and Urbanization in Developing Areas is a wide-ranging collection of research studies focused on urban economic growth at various levels of urban and national development. The contributions range from studies of peripheral Third World states, such as Fiji and Malaysia, to countries of the so-called semi-periphery, such as Spain, South Africa, and ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Urbanisation in the Developing World

    Edited by David Drakakis-Smith ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Development
    First published in 1986, this reissue is concerned with the increased social problems, regional imbalances, and economic dislocation resulting from the alarming growth rate of cities in the developing world. It considers theoretical questions and contains wide-ranging case studies to support the arguments made. It relates urbanisation in the developing world to changes in the broader global ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Uneven Development in South East Asia

    Edited by Chris Dixon, David Drakakis-Smith ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1997, this volume responds to the rapid change in mid-1980s South East Asia, exploring the uneven distribution of development within the region and providing broad coverage of different aspects of this unevenness at both the regional and national levels. Specialists in economics, geography, planning and South East Asian studies contribute on issues including ethnicity and ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Third World Cities

    by the late David W. Drakakis-Smith ...
    Series series Routledge Perspectives on Development
    This imformative book is a thoroughly revised and updated edition of the classic introduction to urbanization in developing areas. Using case studies of cities drawn from around the world, including Bangkok, Delhi, Manila, Mexico City, Singapore and cities in Zimbabwe, this key text confronts three main questions: Is there still a Third World, does it have a common urban form, and what is the ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

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  • Development Geography

    by Rupert Hodder ...
    Development Geography is an informative and vibrant introductory level text, with a wealth of contrasting case-studies and illustrations. Written to stimulate critical thought and discussion about development, it does not assume any clear-cut distinction between 'developed' and 'developing' parts of the world. Case-studies highlight the problems and possible solutions at local, national and ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Human Rights and the Environment

    Conflicts and Norms in a Globalizing World

    Edited by Lyuba Zarsky ...
    The impact of environmental damage on human rights - civil, political or welfare and labour rights - is becoming ever-more widely appreciated and has direct bearing on the behaviour of companies and their norms of conduct. In this volume, contributors draw on the tools and insights of a range of disciplines, including law, anthropology, economics, geography and social science, to analyze the ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Transnational Corporations and Uneven Development (RLE International Business)

    The Internationalization of Capital and the Third World

    by Rhys Jenkins ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: International Business
    Is the transnational coporation (TNC) an engine of growth capable of eliminating international economic inequalities or a major obstacle to development through a massive drain of surplus to advanced countries? This book presents five different perspectives on the role of TNCs:Neo-ClassicalGlobal ReachNeo-ImperialistNeo-FundamentalistInternationalization of capitalThe autho... ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • State Structure, Policy Formation, and Economic Development in Southeast Asia

    The Political Economy of Thailand and the Philippines

    by Antoinette R. Raquiza ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia
    Why do some small, developing countries industrialize and others don’t? What factors account for different economic performance among states that are vulnerable to external shocks, crony capitalism, and political instability? This book argues that the answer lies in the structuring of state power, specifically the way different sets of governing elites – political leaders and economic technocrats ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • Land

    by Derek Hall ...
    Series series Resources
    Land is one of the world's most emotionally resonant resources, and control over it is fundamental to almost all human activity. From the local level to the global, we are often in conflict over the ground beneath our feet. But because human relationships to land are so complex, it can be difficult to think them through in a unified way. This path-breaking book aims to change that by combining ... Read more

    $20.00 USD