Power, Marcus,

Rethinking development geographies / Marcus Power. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2003. - 273 p. : ill.

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.

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. HKBU library

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Economic geography.
Economic development.
Globalization.
Economic history.


Developing countries--Economic conditions.

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