Books On Socio-Economic Development

Socio-Economic Development

Health Capital and Sustainable Socioeconomic Development (Public Administration and Public Policy) by Patricia A. Cholewka and Mitra M. Motlagh

Socio-economic development and land-use change: Analysis of rural housing land transition in the Transect of the Yangtse River, China by H. Long, G.K. Heilig, X. Li, and M. Zhang

The Dynamics of Socio-Economic Development : An Introduction Book by Adam Szirmai

Political Capacity and Economic Behavior Marina Arbetman (Editor), Jacek Kugler (Editor)

Central Eurasia In Global Politics: Conflict, Security, And Development (International ... in Sociology and Social Anthropology, V. 92) Book by Mehdi Parvizi Amineh, Henk Houweling

The Earthscan Reader In Environment, Development And Rural Livelihoods Book by Samantha Jones (Editor), Grace Carswell (Editor)

Development from Below: A Namibian Case Study by Reinhart Kossler, Henning Melber, Per Strand

The Sociology of Post-Colonial Societies : Economic Disparity, Cultural Diversity and Development Book by J. E. Goldthorpe

Society, State and Market : A Guide to Competing Theories of Development John Martinussen

Gender and Development: A Practical Guide Book by Lise Ostergaard (Editor)

Third World in the First: Development and Indigenous Peoples E. A. Young, Elspeth Young

State-Led Modernization and the New Middle Class in Malaysia (International Political Economy) Book by Abdul Rahman Embong

The Urban Caribbean: Transition to the New Global Economy Book by Alejandro Portes, Carlos Dore-Cabral, Patricia Landolt

New Regional Development Paradigms: Volume 4, Environmental Management, Poverty Reduction, and Sustainable Regional Development (Contributions in Economics and Economic History) Book by James E. Nickum (Editor), Kenji Oya (Editor)

Levels of Socio-economic Development Theory: (Second Edition) Book by David Jaffee

Market and Society in Korea: Interest, Institution and the Textile Industry (Routledge Advances in Korean Studies) Book by Dennis L. McNamara

Twenty-First Century India: Population, Economy, Human Development, and the Environment Book by Tim Dyson (Editor), Robert Cassen (Editor), Leela Visaria (Editor)

Foreign Investment and Socio-Economic Development in China : The Case of Dongguan (Studies on the Chinese Economy) (Hardcover) Book by Godfrey Yeung

The Challenges of Sustained Development: The Role of Socio-Cultural Factors in East-Central Europe Book by Frane Adam (Editor), Matej Makarovic (Editor), Borut Roncevic (Editor), Matevz Tomsic (Editor)

Telecommunications and Socio-Economic Development Book by S. Macdonald, G. Madden

Capitalism and Development: Immanuel Wallerstein and Development Studies
Book by Leslie Sklair (Editor)

Globalization and Integrated Area Development in European Cities (Oxford Geographical and Environmental Studies Series) Book by Frank Moulaert

India's Communication Revolution : From Bullock Carts to Cyber Marts Book by Arvind Singhal, Everett M. Rogers

Strategic Pragmatism: The Culture of Singapore's Economics Development Board
Book by Edgar C. Schein

States of Development: On the Primacy of Politics in Development Book by Adrian Leftwich

Canadian Indian Policy and Development Planning Theory (Native Americans: Interdisciplinary Perspectives) (Library Binding) Book by Alain Cunningham

Reviews:

The Dynamics of Socio-Economic Development : An Introduction Book by Adam Szirmai
All serious scholars and practitioners of economic development will want to have a copy on their shelves. The volume is also ideally suited as a text for a development economics course." --Hal Hill, H.W. Arndt Professor of Southeast Asian Economies, Australian National University
This modern, non-technical introduction to development economics takes a quantitative and comparative approach to contemporary debates, examining historical, institutional, demographic, sociological, political, cultural and ecological factors.

Political Capacity and Economic Behavior (Political Economy of Global Interdependence)
Book by Marina Arbetman (Editor), Jacek Kugler (Editor)
The relation between political capacity, domestic conflict, and patterns of socioeconomic and demographic change that are instrumental in the process of political development.

Central Eurasia In Global Politics: Conflict, Security, And Development (International ... in Sociology and Social Anthropology, V. 92) Book by Mehdi Parvizi Amineh (Editor), Henk Houweling (Editor)
The theoretical framework of the study is called ‘critical geo-politics.’ The objective of the work is to better comprehend the nature of the post-colonial ‘Great Game'. Part I studies US power projection activity in the region. America is extending its World War II trans-oceanic 'defense perimeter into the fossile fuel rich area between integrating Europe, recovering Russia and industrializing China.

Development from Below: A Namibian Case Study Book by Reinhart Kossler, Henning Melber, Per Strand
This paper deals with aspects of rebuilding societies from below firstly in a general development studies discourse on a more theoretical level, considering aspects of the current debate on globalization.

The Sociology of Post-Colonial Societies : Economic Disparity, Cultural Diversity and Development Book by J. E. Goldthorpe
This is the completely revised and updated version of the immensely successful Sociology of the Third World. This book is about the division of the world into rich and poor countries, and the disparities between rich and poor people, especially in poor countries. It analyzes economic conditions and living standards in poor countries. It discusses droughts, famines and environmental concerns, questions about limits to growth and sustainable development and reviews theoretical perspectives on development and underdevelopment.

Society, State and Market : A Guide to Competing Theories of Development
Book by John Martinussen
'This comprehensive introduction to development theory will without doubt provide the baseline for research and teaching in the field well into the next millenium' - Professor BJÖRN HETTNE, University of Gothenburg
Wide-ranging survey of development concepts, theories and strategies. - Professor JOHN TOYE, Director, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex
This major new textbook has been specifically written for students in Development Studies.

Gender and Development: A Practical Guide Book by Lise Ostergaard (Editor)
Gender relations most often work toward the subordination of women. Thus, the advantages of development - increased earnings or labor-saving techniques - go to men, while for women development can mean an increased and unremunerated workload. Gender and Development examines the importance of gender relations in crucial areas of development - agriculture, employment, housing, transport, health, household management - and underlines the necessity of having statistical materials that realistically reflect gender differentials.

Third World in the First: Development and Indigenous Peoples Book by E. A. Young, Elspeth Young
"Young's work compares contemporary Canada and Australia vis-a-vis remote area economic development and its impact on aboriginal peoples..."
James Waldram, University Saskatchewan, Journal of Political Ecology

State-Led Modernization and the New Middle Class in Malaysia (International Political Economy) Book by Abdul Rahman Embong
The first comprehensive study of the new middle class in Malaysia. Abdul Rhaman Embong examines the emergence and role of the new Malay middle class, particularly with regard to democratization and evolution of civil society in Malaysia. The author explores variations within the class across the country, and also draws comparisons with the Malay working class, and the middle classes of China, India, and elsewhere in Asia. Abdul Rahman Embong is Professor in Sociology of Development, Institute of Malaysian and International Studies.

The Urban Caribbean: Transition to the New Global Economy Book by Alejandro Portes, Carlos Dore-Cabral, Patricia Landolt
"The authors employ an innovative small numbers comparative design to examine and distinguish trends in urban primacy, spatial polarization of social classes in cities, forms of political participation, and the potential of informal enterprises for growth and capital accumulation."-- Population and Development Review

New Regional Development Paradigms: Volume 4, Environmental Management, Poverty Reduction, and Sustainable Regional Development (Contributions in Economics and Economic History) Book by James E. Nickum (Editor), Kenji Oya (Editor)
Like sustainable development, human security brings together issues and factors often thought to be opposites and in conflict--development and environment, core and periphery, market and state. Thinking in terms of human security and sustainable development, this volume discards this either-or approach and delineates linkages between regional development and such human security dimensions as poverty and unemployment and access to health and education services. In particular, the volume considers the incorporation of poverty alleviation and environmental management into regional development policy.

Levels of Socio-economic Development Theory: (Second Edition) Book by David Jaffee
Advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and social scientists interested in a wide-ranging but concise review of contemporary theories of social and economic development will find this second edition invaluable.

Market and Society in Korea: Interest, Institution and the Textile Industry (Routledge Advances in Korean Studies) Book by Dennis L. McNamara
Drawing insights from the New Economic Sociology, this study sheds new light on social systems of production in the South Korean Miracle.Assessing the roles of capital, labour, and state, McNamara discovers a distinctive style of interest bargaining to bridge uncertainties and foster entrepreneurship. The textile industry serves as a microcosm of the broader social changes of the past five decades. Dramatic transitions from family firms to professional capitalism, from state direction to regulation, and from company unions to industry federations take centre stage. Moving among executives, labour leaders, and state officials, the author charts development across the crucible of contending interests.

Twenty-First Century India: Population, Economy, Human Development, and the Environment Book by Tim Dyson (Editor), Robert Cassen (Editor), Leela Visaria (Editor)
It explores the links between population growth and economic development in India, with particular reference to issues of the environment and human development.

Foreign Investment and Socio-Economic Development in China : The Case of Dongguan (Studies on the Chinese Economy) (Hardcover) Book by Godfrey Yeung
This book investigates the causes and socio-economic effects of foreign direct investment in the Dongguan municipality of southern China during the 1990s. Based on comprehensive quantitative and qualitative research, it illustrates that the inflow of of foreign capital has both "desirable" and "undesirable" socio-economic effects. Yeung proposes a new "dynamic symbiosis" paradigm of foreign direct investment in order to illuminate the complex political and socio-economic relationships of the area.
Godfrey Yeung is Research Fellow, Sidney Sussex College.

The Challenges of Sustained Development: The Role of Socio-Cultural Factors in East-Central Europe Book by Frane Adam (Editor), Matej Makarovic (Editor), Borut Roncevic (Editor), Matevz Tomsic (Editor)
This book delves into the inter-relations between the major factors of developmental performance and looks at their effects on sustained societal development. A vast amount of statistical data on social and economic factors in selected European countries is grouped into 31 easy-to-handle tables and analyzed along the following constructs: civilizational competence; social capital; cognitive mobilization; quality of governance; entrepreneurial spirit; social cohesion; and openness to the international environment.

Telecommunications and Socio-Economic Development Book by S. Macdonald, G. Madden
Telecommunications systems are central to the development of a global economy, and are fundamental to the means by which most business is conducted, organised and managed. Supported by recent sophisticated econometric analyses, the International Telecommunications Union considers the link between telecommunications and economic development to be axiomatic.

Capitalism and Development: Immanuel Wallerstein and Development Studies
Book by Leslie Sklair (Editor)
This collection draws together a distinguished group of authors to explore how capitalism contributes to the development and underdevelopment of the Third World. It provides a superb overview of key concepts such as "capitalism", "development", "modernization" and "dependency".

Globalization and Integrated Area Development in European Cities (Oxford Geographical and Environmental Studies Series) Book by Frank Moulaert
Contrary to common beliefs, economic globalization does not imply the end of social urban policy. This book argues that urban society and policy-makers have sufficient degrees of freedom available to decide on the social and economic future of deprived neighborhoods.

India's Communication Revolution : From Bullock Carts to Cyber Marts Book by Arvind Singhal, Everett M. Rogers
This book explores the recent social changes in Indian society, resulting from the applications of new communication technologies such as satellites, cable television and the Internet. Though far from becoming an information society, it shows how India is making remarkable progress in that direction through an informatization strategy: the process through which communication technologies are used for furthering socio-economic development.

Strategic Pragmatism: The Culture of Singapore's Economics Development Board
Book by Edgar C. Schein
Foreword by Lester Thurow
Per capita income in Singapore has gone from $500 to more than $20,000 in a little over twenty-five years. Edgar Schein, a social psychologist with a long and celebrated research interest in organizational studies, examines the cultural history of the key intstitution that spawned this economic miracle. Through interviews and full access to Singapore's Economic Development Board (EDB), Schein shows how economic development was successfully promoted. He delves into the individual relationships and the overall structure that contributed to the EDB's effectiveness in propelling Singapore, one of Asia's "little dragons" into the modern era.
Although there are currently studies of comparable Japanese and Korean organizations, this is the first detailed analysis of the internal structure and functioning of the economic development body of Singapore, a key player in the Asian and world markets.
The culture of Singapore's economic development board. Author shows how economic development was successfully promoted. DLC: Singapore. Economic Development Board.

States of Development: On the Primacy of Politics in Development Book by Adrian Leftwich
Focusing on the politics and states of a wide range of developing societies, Leftwich generates a model of the 'developmental state' as a particular sub-type of state in the modern world, and argues the case for the primacy of politics in development. He challenges a number of contemporary orthodoxies in western overseas development policy, especially the current insistence that democracy is a necessary condition for development.
States of Development will be essential reading for students and scholars in developments studies and politics. - Adrian Leftwich is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of York.

Canadian Indian Policy and Development Planning Theory (Native Americans: Interdisciplinary Perspectives) (Library Binding) Book by Alain Cunningham
This book explains the failures of Canadian Indian policy in terms of underlying deficiencies in development theories. The author shows how seemingly diverse theories in economics, sociology, planning and other disciplines can all be reduced to a fundamental dichotomy between liberal assimilationist doctrine, which "blames the victim" for their own problems, and the nationalist autonomist doctrine, which contrarily externalizes all blame for Indian "underdevelopment" on the state.
Rather than viewing Indian development from one polarized viewpoint or the other, the author promotes a new relational approach to explain how development problems are often simultaneously internal and external to Indian communities, and urges local community action to reduce their dependency on the central welfare state.
(Ph.D. dissertation, University of British Columbia, 1996; revised with new preface)

E-Books