Levels of Socio-economic Development Theory / Edition 2

by David Jaffee

Overview

Advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and social scientists interested in a wide-ranging but concise review of contemporary theories of social and economic development will find this second edition invaluable. The coverage spans the disciplines of sociology, psychology, economics, political science, political economy, geography, and management. The theories are organized by level of analysis—individual, organizational, societal, and international—to provide the reader with a larger organizational scheme in which to understand the theoretical explanations and arguments and to emphasize the importance of developing linkages among the different levels. Some of the new topics discussed include: globalization, transnational organizational structures, debt, the transition from socialism to capitalism and human development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275956592
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/17/1998
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

DAVID JAFFEE is Associate Professor of Sociology at the State University of New York at New Paltz. /e

Table of Contents

Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Introduction: The Meaning of Development and the Levels of Theory
Individual-Level Theories of Socio-Economic Development
Organizations and Development
Societal-Level Explanations I: Structural Modernization and Economic Growth Models
Societal-Level Explanations II: Comparative Socio-Economic Systems and Strategies
The International System and the World Economy
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index