This book of essays, written in honour of James Petras, address some of the most critical issues of our time: those of imperialism, crisis and class struggle. These issues allow the authors to identif
This book analyses the progress and failures of capitalist development against the backdrop of an increasingly globalised world economy organised on neoliberal principles. It brings together eminent w
This book of essays is written in honour of James Petras, in recognition of his intellectual achievements and political interventions?his steadfast principles, distinguished scholarship, extraordinary
"This handbook is a guide to 'critical development studies' (CDS)--the study of international development from the standpoint of social change, a critical perspective. As such the handbook provides a
"This handbook is a guide to 'critical development studies' (CDS)--the study of international development from the standpoint of social change, a critical perspective. As such the handbook provides a
Presented by Veltmeyer (St. Mary's U., Canada), this volume's 11 chapters provide critical perspectives on the dynamics of "globalization" and "antiglobalization." Opening chapters review theoretical
In recent years, much mainstream development discourse has sought to co-opt and neutralise key concepts relating to empowerment, participation, gender, sustainability and inclusivity in order to serve
In recent years, much mainstream development discourse has sought to co-opt and neutralise key concepts relating to empowerment, participation, gender, sustainability and inclusivity in order to serve
The Class Struggle in Latin America: Making History Today analyses the political and economic dynamics of development in Latin America through the lens of class struggle. Focusing in particular on Per
The Class Struggle in Latin America: Making History Today analyses the political and economic dynamics of development in Latin America through the lens of class struggle. Focusing in particular on Per
This book concerns the form taken today by US imperialism in Latin-America, analyzing the projection of US state power as a means of both advancing the economic interests of US capital in the region a
This book focuses on US imperialism today in Latin America. It concerns the projection of state power as a means of advancing the economic interests of the US capitalist class and maintaining its hege
The Politics of Agrarian Reform in Brazil examines the interrelationships among peasant mobilization, agrarian reform and co-operativism in contemporary Brazil. Specifically, it addresses the challeng
Recent changes in the global economy, particularly the growing demand for energy and natural resources, have produced a massive and devastating pillage of resources in the developing world by multinat
In a primary commodities boom spurred on by the rise of China, countries the world over are turning to the extraction of natural resources and the export of primary commodities as an antidote to the g
In a primary commodities boom spurred on by the rise of China, countries the world over are turning to the extraction of natural resources and the export of primary commodities as an antidote to the g
Recent decades have witnessed a worldwide change in social and economic relations, accompanied by a multi-dimensional global crisis and major popular uprisings led by sociopolitical movements. While m
The world is at the crossroads of social change, in the vortex of forces that are bringing about a different world, a post-neoliberal state. This groundbreaking book lays out an analysis of the dynami
Veltmeyer, (development studies, Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas) and Rushton, a freelance consultant and former student in Veltmeyer's department, study the Cuban socialist revolution in the contex
Recent decades have witnessed a worldwide change in social and economic relations, accompanied by a multi-dimensional global crisis and major popular uprisings led by sociopolitical movements. While m
Mounting hostility to the hegemony of the United States - as dramatically highlighted by September 11, but existing in far wider circles than simply the Muslim world; stock markets around the world fa
Mounting hostility to the hegemony of the United States - as dramatically highlighted by September 11, but existing in far wider circles than simply the Muslim world; stock markets around the world fa
Perhaps no word today is used and misused more than globalization. It generally serves to refer to worldwide epoch-defining changes in the organization of societies, economies and politics. But as Pet
Perhaps no word today is used and misused more than globalization. It generally serves to refer to worldwide epoch-defining changes in the organization of societies, economies and politics. But as Pet
Development studies is typically used by agencies concerned on improving the living conditions of people across the world by advancing capitalism as the institutional and policy framework of the globa
The focus and concern of Agrarian Change, Migration and Development is the problem of labour migraton. Veltmeyer and Wise explore the dynamics and development implications of the migration processes s
Petras (State U. of New York at Binghamton, US) and Veltmeyer (Saint Mary's U., Canada) would be more sympathetic to recent leftist celebrations of contemporary Latin American political developments a
The editors (both of Nottingham Trent U., UK) present 21 papers resulting out of an eponymous research initiative aiming to place the criminal law of genocide within historical, political, and social
The 2003 electoral victory of Lucio Gutiérrez in Ecuador was met with the same sense of optimism that greeted the election of Ignacio 'Lula' da Silva in Brazil, and Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. Gut
Published Under the Garamond ImprintGlobalization appears inevitable and inescapable in its effects, all countries and people having to adjust to an irresistible force the best way they can—to insert
Co-operativism and Local Development in Cuba consists of a series of pathbreaking essays on the role of co-operativism, and the new co-operatives, in the democratic transformation of Cuba and the gove
