Andrew Schrank

eBook, ePUB

The Economic Sociology of Development (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

Bringing the study of international inequality back into the core of sociological theory, this book offers a user-friendly introduction to development and underdevelopment. In doing so, it places various approaches to the definition, measurement, and understanding of "development" against the backdrop of broader sociological debates. Schrank draws concrete examples from different regions and epochs to explore sociological thinking about development and underdevelopment informed by the latest currents in economic sociology. Across a series of chapters, he identifies relationships between mainstream and Marxist approaches to the study of international inequality; uses classical and contemporary social theory to develop a parsimonious typology of national development outcomes; addresses cross-border learning and diffusion in light of the latest developments in organization theory; considers the roles of religious, racial, and gender identities in the development process in different places and times; and portrays contemporary global challenges such as populism, pandemics, and climate change as distinctly sociological problems in need of multifaceted solutions. Enriched with expository figures, tables, and diagrams, this accessible book simultaneously distills and develops the sociological approach to the study of development and underdevelopment for both undergraduate and graduate students across the social sciences.

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 0.72MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Andrew Schrank is the Olive C. Watson Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs at Brown University

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781509505296
• Artikelnr.: 66898844

Rezensionen

"Conventional economic and sociological explanations portray development as a struggle pitting people and countries against one another. Schrank pushes them aside to craft a fresh analysis of the structure and dynamics of the international economy and national development strategies. This accessible, erudite book stresses that development is both a sociocultural process and an economic and political one, showing students and scholars how future prospects for development can be viewed differently. An exciting contribution."
Woody Powell, Stanford University

"Andrew Schrank surveys a kaleidoscope of influential concepts and theories while persuasively arguing for a distinctive economic sociology of development. This thorough, accessible book will be a valuable addition to both graduate and undergraduate courses, generating many stimulating class discussions."
Sarah Babb, Boston College