The many faces of socioeconomic change /

Development is not a purely economic phenomenon; it also has a strong sociological element. This work surveys narratives of how development occurs, starting with early evolutionary models and moving on to recent types of development theory, outlining the main long term changes in how socioeconomic d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Toye, J. F. J. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Social change. Progress. Economic development. Progrès. Développement économique. economic development. SOCIAL SCIENCE > General. Economic development Progress Social change Sozioökonomischer Wandel Wirtschaftsentwicklung Wirtschaftssoziologie Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction to ideas of development
Evolutionary social progress, 1762-1848
Development within the limits of order, 1820-1870
Development by imitation, 1839-1947
Liberal development, 1925-1946
Colonial development by intersector labour transfer, 1950-1969
Development as take-off, 1950-1975
Development as economic growth, 1956-
Development as doctrines doubted, 1951-1977
Development with a human face, 1980-
Double-edged development, 1767-
The last grand narrative of development, 1938-