Challenging Global Inequality - 9781403948243

Challenging Global InequalityDevelopment Theory and Practice in the 21st Century\nAuthor(s): Alastair Greig, David Hulme, Mark Turner\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Red Globe Press\nISBN-13: 9781403948243, 978-1403948243\nSynopsis\nThis major introductory text written by 3 leading names in the field provides an accessible overview of the challenges faced in overcoming global poverty and inequality in the 21st century. Through an in-depth assessment of development theory and practice, the authors set out to advance two key arguments: the first being the importance of historically contextualizing contemporary developmental problems in order to assess policy proposals; and the second that inequality matters, and how this notion has continually remained a central feature of development debates from colonial times to present day.\n\nIdeal for undergraduate students taking development modules as part of political science and international]