Geographies of developing areas : the Global South in a changing world /

Table Of Contents:

List of Plates xiv

List of Figures xvii

List of tables xix

List of boxes xxi

List of concept boxes xxiv
Acknowledgments xxvi

List of acronyms xxix

Introduction 1(26)

Defining the Global South: Real and imagined dividing line 1(8)

The power of representation 9(1)

Geographies of globalization 10(3)

Engaging with the Global south 13(3)

Challenging the position of development 16(2)

Using this book 18(3)

Suggested readings 21(6)

Part 1: Representing the South

Representing the South 27(44)

Introduction 27(2)

Viewing the South from the North 29(15)

Reinterpreting the South from the South 44(8)

Develment as a mode of imagination 52(10)

Conclusions 62(2)

Review questions/activites 64(1)

Suggested readings 64(1)

Websites 64(7)

Part 2: The South in a global world

The South in a changing world order 71(32)

Introduction 71(1)

Forming states and nations in the Global South 72(19)

A changing world order: from empires to global governance? 91(8)

Conclusions 99(1)

Review questions/activities 100(1)

Suggested readings 101(1)

Websites 101(2)

The South in a globalizing economy 103(40)

Introduction 103(1)

Economic exchange and trade: bistorical trends 104(1)

Managing the global economy 105(4)

`Natural resources' and primary commodities 109(8)

Foreign direct investment and the New International Division of Labour 117(9)

Finance, investment and speculation 126(6)

Environmental dimensions of economic globalization 132(1)

Migration, remittances and people trading 133(4)

Tourism 137(1)

Conclusions 138(2)

Review questions/activities 140(1)

Suggested readings 140(1)

Websites 140(3)

Social and cultural change in the South 143(40)

Introduction 143(2)

Health and lifestyle 145(11)

Migration and diaspora 156(9)

Urbanization and city living 165(5)

Religion 170(7)

Conclusions 177(1)

Review questions/activities 177(1)

Suggested readings 177(1)

Websites 178(5)

Part 3: Living in the South

Political lives 183(28)

Introduction 183(2)

Establishing rule 185(6)

Experiencing state power 191(8)

Contesting power 199(8)

Conclusions: reshaping the state 207(2)

Review questions/activities 209(1)

Suggested readings 210(1)

Websites 210(1)

Making a living 211(30)

Introduction 211(1)

Understanding the ways in which people make a living 212(9)

Ways of making s living are historically contingent 221(8)

Inequalities of work 229(6)

Working together? Using collective organization to improve ways of making a living 235(2)

Conclusions 237(2)

Review questions/activities 239(1)

Suggested readings 240(1)

Websites 240(1)

Ways of living 241(36)

Introduction 241(3)

Home-making 244(12)

Food and clothing 256(8)

Leisure and play 264(5)

Conclusions 269(2)

Review questions/activities 271(1)

Suggested readings 271(1)

Websites 272(5)

Part 4: Making a difference

Governing development 277(28)

The state's role within development 277(1)

The rise, fall and return of the developmental state 278(12)

Reforming the state 290(10)

Conclusions 300(2)

Review questions/activities 302(1)

Suggested readings 302(1)

Websites 303(2)

Market-led development 305(30)

Introduction 305(1)

Markets and free trade 306(2)

Colonialism 308(1)

`Development' as an international project in the postwar world 308(3)

Neoliberalism 311(9)

Fair trade, ethical consumerism and corporate social responsibility 320(4)

Poverty reduction 324(3)

Basic service provision 327(5)

Conclusions 332(1)

Review questions/activites 332(1)

Suggested readings 333(1)

Websites 333(2)

Grassroots development 335(26)

Introduction 335(1)

Moral economies and human-scale development 336(5)

Respecting communities and local knowledge 341(8)

From margins to mainstream? Scaling up 349(7)

Conclusions 356(2)

Review questions/activities 358(1)

Suggested readings 358(1)

Websites 359(2)

Conclusion 361(6)

Where next for the Global south? 365(2)
Glossary 367(10)
Bibliography 377(30)
Index 407