This text provides a critical interdisciplinary introduction to the theory, practice and study of development. The thoroughly revised and updated new edition takes account of the impact of the global financial crisis, the economic rise of China and India and the further ramifications of global...

This book provides analytical insights into if and how the targets adopted by the international community are likely to be achieved. A key feature of the analysis is the recognition that most of the MDG targets are endogenously related. These inter-dependencies are crucial not only in analysing...

This paper examines inter-country inequalities in human well-being evident from PPP GDP per capita and three composite indicators of development levels proposed and reported by the United Nation's Devel opment Program (UNDP): the Human Development Index (HDI), the Gender-related Development...