Power, Marcus, 1971-

Rethinking development geographies / Marcus Power - London : Routledge, 2003 - xii, 273 p. : ill. ; 25cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction -- Illuminating the dark side of development -- Geographers and the'Tropics' -- Development thinking : where is the magical'Kingdom of abundance'? -- Thirdworldism and the imagination of global development -- Post-colonial geographies of development -- Globalisation, government and power -- The dissemination of development --'Theorising back' : views from the South and the globalisation of resistance -- Conclusions : resisting the temptations of remedies, mirages and fairy-tales

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Economic geography
Economic development
Globalization
Economic history


Developing countries--Economic conditions