{"product_id":"9781780932439","title":"New Perspectives in International Development","description":"\u003ch1\u003eNew Perspectives in International Development\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMelissa Butcher | Theo Papaioannou\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ International Relations \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Perspectives in International Development\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the latest thinking in the field, moving the debate into areas such as the connection between security, conflict, and development, managing energy crises, the impact of environmental and climate change, and the role that technology can play in alleviating these challenges. The book explores the theme of development as a process of change; as historical transformation in relation to contested sites of power; it considers how human agency can affect change and the different scales, from the local to the transnational, at which change can occur. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe interaction between these threads highlights the complex processes involved in international development that cannot be understood in isolation.  Writers bring their own theoretical and empirical tools from social sciences including geography, politics, economics and environmental science.  Chapters move from the theoretical to include case studies, placing theory in the context of the deliberate actions of people to improve their lives. The book concludes by suggesting possible ways forward to link development theories, models and practices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Perspectives in International Development \u003c\/i\u003eis the second of two books in The Open University's International Development series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa Butcher\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in the Department of Geography, The Open University, UK. Her previous books include \u003ci\u003eManaging Cultural Change: Reclaiming Synchronicity in a Mobile World\u003c\/i\u003e (2011). \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheo Papaioannou \u003c\/b\u003eis Senior Lecturer in the Development Policy and Practice Group, The Open University, UK. His previous books include (with Catherine Lyall and James Smith) \u003ci\u003eThe Limits to Governance\u003c\/i\u003e (2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31 January 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781780932439\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e33.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331722084492,"sku":"9781780932439","price":171.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781780932439","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}