Handbook on the Politics of International Development

DECIANCIO, MELISA; NEMIÑA, PABLO; TUSSIE, DIANA

Edward Elgar Publishing Limited

Lugar: Cheltenham, Glos; Año: 2022 p. 512

9781839101908

This timelyHandbook considers the increasing struggles facing international development inlight of the COVID-19 pandemic. It investigates the role global co-operationmust play in resolving the multiple crises of the pandemic, resultant economicdevastation and existing climate changes and external-debt concerns.Contributions identify the need to question current assumptions and approachesto international development in the context of how markets are constructed,states reformed and resources distributed.Splitacross four thematic parts, this thought-provoking Handbook explores theconcept and politics of development, development and contested globalization,the politics of development agendas and global actors in the politics ofdevelopment. Chapters examine the politics of: developmental regionalism,crime, law and development in historical perspective, international monetaryrelations, food, global health, the global gender agenda, the sustainabledevelopment goals, development in the WTO, and private foundations.Engagingand accessible, the Handbook on the Politics of International Development willbe a key resource for students and scholars of international politics andrelations, public policy, geopolitics and development studies.