Rethinking Uneven Development

‘This book synthesizes a lifetime of scholarly engagement. It moves from classical theories to contemporary dynamics - from the North Atlantic financial crisis to China’s transformative rise. It provides a powerful theoretical toolkit and compelling call to action for scholars, students and practitioners seeking to comprehend the forces shaping uneven development. Highly recommended.’ – Chun Yang, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
‘Uneven geographical development is a lodestone for making sense of our contemporary world, where booms and busts cycle between sectors/regions generating shifting patterns of socio-spatial inequality. This is its first book-length treatment in decades and the most ambitious, combining a wide-ranging assessment of theoretical framings with global- and national-scale empirical studies of uneven development in the wild. Highly original, it is a must-read!’ – Eric Sheppard, University of California, Los Angeles USA
‘Dunford analyses why the world’s polarizing development has not developed along parallel lines by making use of the same common technology and most efficient forms of economic organization. His creative and suggestive book should inspire much discussion about why productivity and wealth have polarized both among and within countries over the past centuries.’ – Michael Hudson, President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET), USA
‘Uneven development shows how we live unequally on a global and local scale, exposing the inherent contradictions of human society. Mick’s Rethinking Uneven Development reveals where we are headed in an era of “unprecedented change”. This is an essential and insightful account of uneven development across geography and history.’ – Myung-Rae Cho, Dankook University, Former Minister of Environment of the Republic of Korea
‘In this era of profound global transformation, Michael Dunford’s work emerges as essential reading for understanding the pathways of global development. By integrating geography, political economy, and historical analysis, the book traces the trajectory of global inequality from Western hegemony to today’s emerging multipolar landscape. Its distinctive contribution lies in placing China’s transformative rise and the Global South’s revival at the core of the narrative, revealing these as pivotal forces reshaping the international landscape. Both learned and accessible, it offers sharp theoretical insights grounded in compelling evidence, making it equally valuable for newcomers and seasoned scholars.’ – Zhouying Song, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
‘Mick Dunford has produced an excellent, incisive, learned yet accessible introduction to global development from an engaged critical perspective with this book. It will appeal to those new to the issues but also those who have followed the debates over the years. It is simply a must-read!’ – Ronaldo Munck, Dublin City University, Ireland

Michael Dunford

Emeritus Professor, School of Global Studies, University of Sussex, UK and Affiliated Scholar, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

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