This essential text addresses the growing need for a dedicated
coursebook for students and teachers of world development. As the source
of the most respected international magazine on world development
issues, the publishers have created a highly credible and accessible
text to illuminate this increasingly important subject.
Thematic chapters cover globalization, population, the millennium
development goals, and eleven other vital topics. It distils them down
to their essentials, outlining contending viewpoints and offering
background material and case studies, along with high-quality color
photographs, charts, and graphs.
Barry Baker is a geography teacher in Oxford, United Kingdom.