The Myth of Development (inbunden)
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Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
176
Utgivningsdatum
2019-09-15
Upplaga
3 ed
Förlag
Zed Books Ltd
Illustrationer
Black & white illustrations
Dimensioner
221 x 145 x 18 mm
Vikt
363 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
47:B&W 5.5 x 8.5 in or 216 x 140 mm (Demy 8vo) Case Laminate on White w/Gloss Lam
ISBN
9781786997609

The Myth of Development

Non-viable Economies and the Crisis of Civilization

av Oswaldo De Rivero
Inbunden,  Engelska, 2019-09-15
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The Myth of Development boldly states that the benefits of development, so long promised over the past sixty years, have not come about for most people. Nor are they going to. State-driven and market-led development models have both failed. Many countries, and their cities in particular, are collapsing into ungovernable chaotic entities. De Rivero shows that the root of this chaos is not simply economic, but stems from a much more profound crisis of our way of life and of our unsustainable global urban civilization. Arguing that the 'wealth of nations' agenda must be replaced by a 'survival of nations' agenda in order to prevent increasing human misery and political disorder, De Riviero explains why many countries must abandon dreams of development and adopt instead a policy of national survival based on providing basic water, food, renewable energy, and stabilizing their populations. Featuring a new introduction by the author, this edition engages with the latest findings on climate change and assesses the prospects for our species in the decades ahead.
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Highly readable, The Development Myth is a useful tool for understanding the enormous problems for survival that will have to be faced by the poverty-stricken, exploding urban populations of the wrongly called "developing countries". * Javier Perez de Cuellar, United Nations * Bristling with new ideas, the author provides us with an intelligent way into understanding better the world's present disorders. * Le Monde Diplomatique * This provocative and well-written book may stimulate discussion and promote sound survival and development policies. * The Choice *

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Oswaldo de Rivero is a Diplomat, Ambassador (retired) with the Foreign Service of Peru. He has served in London, Moscow, Geneva and New York; as Peru's Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO), to the United Nations Offices in Geneva and New York and on the United Nations Security Council. He has written numerous essays and articles in Le Monde Diplomatique, The UNESCO Courier, as well as the written press in Geneva and Latin America.

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Preface to the New Edition Introduction 1. The Twilight of the Nation-State 2. Global Empowerment and National Impoverishment 3. International Darwinism 4. The Search for El Dorado 5. Human and Natural Depredation 6. The Crisis of the California Model Index

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