Introduction to International Development

Introduction to International Development is a collection of contributed chapters comprised of original essays by leading experts from a variety of disciplines. With ten new chapters and a new part on the practice of international development, this fully revised edition continues to give students a foundational overview to the field as well as in-depth coverage of issues at the heart of today's most pressing international debates.

“"[Introduction to International Development is a] well-researched and documented book that addresses the key concerns of international development in this era of globalization. . . . This book will appeal to undergraduate students tremendously." --Guna Kulasegaram, University of New Brunswick”

"[Introduction to International Development is a] well-researched and documented book that addresses the key concerns of international development in this era of globalization. . . . This book will appeal to undergraduate students tremendously." --Guna Kulasegaram, University of New Brunswick "[This text is] particularly strong in terms of the breadth of themes covered, and in the inclusion of highly visible, well-respected, and critically oriented scholars, who provide well-researched articles." --Kate Ervine, Saint Mary's University

Paul Haslam is associate professor in the International Development and Globalization program at the University of Ottawa.

Jessica Schafer was assistant professor at the International Development and Globalization program at the University of Ottawa from 2006-2008. She is currently assistant manager of performance audit at the Office of the Auditor General of British Columbia.

Pierre Beaudet is associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Ottawa.

Introduction to International Development integrates the work of leading experts from disciplines as varied as geography, history, sociology, political science, economics, gender studies, and anthropology. Contributed chapters present foundational overviews as well as in-depth coverage of issues at the heart of today's most pressing international debates. In addition to a new part focussed exclusively on the practice of international development with six newchapters on measuring poverty, planning projects, development ethics, humanitarian assistance, and global poverty reduction, this edition has new chapters on alternatives to development, gender and development, China and the emerging economies, and climate change.

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