Introduction Meanings of development Measuring development Space and development Defining and measuring poverty The Millenium Development goals Theory and Practice of Development Modernity, modernisation, postmodernity and post-structuralism Radical approaches to development Neoliberalism and globalisation The development programmes of global institutions Sustainable development and environmental sustainability Work, Employment and Development Rural livelihoods and sustainable communities Industrialisation and the New International Division of Labour Decent work, risk and the informal sector The digital economy and new spaces of work Global trade, aid and regulation People, Culture and Development Gender, households and development Children, youth and development Health, disability and development Sexualities and development Ageing and development Contemporary Issues in Development Culture and human rights Civil society, social capital and Non-Governmental Organisations Tobin-type taxes Migration, transnationalism and development

IntroductionUnderstanding Development IntroductionMeanings of DevelopmentMeasuring DevelopmentSpace and DevelopmentDefining and Measuring PovertyThe Millennium Development GoalsTheory and Practice of DevelopmentIntroductionModernity, Modernization, Postmodernism and Post-StructuralismRadical Approaches to DevelopmentNeo-Liberalism and GlobalizationThe Development Programmes of Global InstitutionsSustainable Development and Environmental SustainabilityWork, Employment and DevelopmentIntroductionRural Livelihoods and Sustainable CommunitiesIndustrialization and the New International Division of LabourDecent Work, Risk and the Informal SectorThe Digital Economy and New Spaces of WorkGlobal Trade, Aid and RegulationPeople, Culture and DevelopmentIntroductionGender, Households and DevelopmentChildren, Youth and DevelopmentHealth, Disability and DevelopmentSexualities and DevelopmentAgeing and DevelopmentContemporary Issues in DevelopmentIntroductionCulture and Human RightsCivil Society, Social Capital and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)Migration, Transnationalism and DevelopmentTobin-Type Taxes

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