| Description |
viii, 286 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction / Jenny Robinson -- Ch. 2. Forced displacement and the nation-state / David Turton -- Ch. 3. Diaspora and development / Giles Mohann -- Ch. 4. City futures: new territories for development studies / Jenny Robinson -- Ch. 5. Think local, act global: transnational networks and development / Helen Yanacopulos -- Ch. 6. Conclusion / Giles Mohan and Jenny Robinson |
| Summary |
This work draws together a number of emergent challenges to the practices and theories of development in the contemporary world associated with forms of displacement; from headline-grabbing emergencies to more voluntary movements associated with diasporic networks and communities |
| Notes |
"These publications form part of an Open University course U213 International Development: Challenges for a World in Transition"--T.p. prelim |
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Companion volume to: Poverty and development into the 21st century / edited by Tim Allen and Alan Thomas |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography and index |
| Subject |
Forced migration.
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Emigration and immigration.
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Migration, Internal.
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Refugees.
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Economic development.
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| Author |
Robinson, Jennifer, 1963-
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Open University.
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| LC no. |
2002728185 |
| ISBN |
0199255075 paperback |
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