New Paths of Development: Perspectives from the Global South

Book Overview

Chapter 1: A kaleidoscope of ideas for rethinking development in the Global South.- Part I: Globalization, dependencies and new geopolitical scenarios for thinking about development.- Chapter 2: African perspectives on development in the context of a changing international system.- Chapter 3: African Economic Autonomy and International Development Cooperation.- Chapter 4: Deindustrialization, Natural Resources, and New Developmentism: The Case of Brazil.- Chapter 5: What can be the position of Africa in the contemporary globalisation? A few thoughts in the matter.- Part II: Critique and renewal of development thinking.- Chapter 6: Development Economics from the bubble burst to the search for a new paradigm. A few Historical milestones and theoretical approaches.- Chapter 7: Dead-ends of a development process imposed from above: Deconstruction of the concept of "partnership".- Chapter 8: New Discourses on Development.- Part III: The ecological transition as key factors for change and renewal of development models.- Chapter 9: The Environment and Development Debate in India: The "Greening" of Developmental Discourse.- Chapter 10: The 2030 Agenda, the development of Brazilian territorial dimension and transition vectors for sustainability.- Chapter 11: Nature and alternatives to development in Latin America: contributions for a dialogue.- Part IV: The Role of Culture in New Pathway construction and Sense of Development.- Chapter 12: Culture, resilience and geopolitics of development in Sub-Saharan Africa.- Chapter 13: He and Tianxia, vectors of a new dynamic of China's development.- Chapter 14: Bhutan & Gross National Happiness.- Chapter 15: The community and the paths of critical thinking in the global periphery: the cases of sumak kawsay/suma qama?a and Ubuntu.- Chapter 16: A women's imaginaries regarding Development and Well-being.- Part V: Knowledges and ideas to build a new sense for development in the Global South.- Chapter 17: Alternative knowledge on the global South.- Chapter 18: Peripheral thought: intellectualities beyond the center.- Conclusion: Paths for rethinking development. Perspectives from the Global South.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030560953
• ISBN13: 9783030560959
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"