Clear, accessible and concise, this is an ideal primer for students unfamiliar with the central themes and theoretical perspectives in the study of development.

Development studies textbooks and courses have sometimes tended to avoid significant economic content. However, without an understanding of the economic aspects

′A sure-footed and self-confident book, ambitious in scope, authoritative in execution and practical in its implications′ - Simon Maxwell, Director, Oversea

The Companion to Development Studies contains over a hundred chapters written by leading international experts within the field to provide a concise and authori

This book provides an overview of the key issues of development studies from a critical perspective: the nature of the global capitalist system and the dynamics