Written by one of the leading authorities in the field, the Second Edition of this successful book:

• Situates students in the expanding field of development theory
• Provides an unrivalled guide to the strengths and weaknesses of competing theoretical approaches
• Explains key concepts
• Examines the shifts in theory
• Offers an agenda for the future

In this book, the author brings a huge range of experience and knowledge about the relationship between the economically advanced and the emerging, developing nations.