Introduction to the Sociology of Development

by Andrew Webster

An introduction to the latest debates in the sociology of development, linking theoretical and empirical issues of social change through reference to the Third World. This book covers conceptions of modernisation and underdevelopment and points to new attempts at their synthesis and explores the policy implications of different development models.

224 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1984

About the author

Andrew Webster is Professor of the Sociology of Science & Technology and Director of the Science and Technology Studies Unit at the University of York, UK.