"This informed overview focuses on globalization, governance... and god(s). It identifies and examines the proliferating range of increasingly controversial "development" issues towards the end of the first decade of the new millennium."
____Tim Shaw, University of the West Indies, University of London, University Business School of Uganda.

"Only recently have world leaders and commentators had to admit that after four decades of development the world is more unequal than ever. In this balanced and comprehensive account of , Jeffrey Haynes sets out the principal issues involved in ongoing debates about current developments, while remaining clear and accessible throughout."
_____Peter Calvert University of Southampton.

"This highly recommended book brings clarity into the field of , particularly for beginners. It covers most relevant issues, from globalization and international political economy to environment and religion. The author handles the essentially contested nature of the subject in an impressively balanced fashion."
_____Bjorn Hettne, Goteborg University.

"Development" first emerged as a subject area in the second half of the twentieth century. After the Second World War, scholars and practitioners sought to study the causes of poverty and so-called "underdevelopment" in a more systematic and sustained way.

These days, the substance of - especially in relation to the developing world- focuses mainly on poverty reduction and improving "human development". It is a dynamic field whose importance cannot be understated as the gap between rich and poor grows seemingly ever wider. In this short overview of the field, Jeffrey Haynes adopts a chronological and conceptual approach to introduce students to the central themes and theoretical perspectives in the study of development.

In particular, he examines the emergence and consolidation of development theory and explores the internal and external factors which influence development in poorer regions of the world. Haynes also looks at key "impact upon the success of development including globalization, environment, gender and human rights."

This book will appeal not only to students of , but interested in the politics, economics and sociology of the developing w Jeffrey Haynes is Professor of Politics at London Metropolitan University.