Development Theory and the Three Worlds: Towards an International Political Economy of Development

by Björn Hettne

Book by Hettne, Bjorn

Genres: Politics

336 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1990

Reviews

[ZaRi]

«در جهان اول ایدئولوژی بنیادگرایی حاکم است که معتقد به لغو همه انواع مدیریت های دولتی و سپردن همه تصمیمات به بازار است. این امر دولت رفاهی را تهدید می کند. در جهان دوم که پروژه سوسیالیستی در حال اجراست یک بحران مشروعیت وجود دارد چرا که از طرفی استانداردهای زندگی رو به کاهش است و از سوی دیگر انتظارات مصرفی بسیار بالاست. در جهان سوم دستگاه دولتی در دستان نخبگان غربزده بوده است، و در اکثر موارد در عین حال که به نوعی توسعه هم رخ داده است ولی هیچ گونه مشروعیتی ایجاد نشده است.»

[Scott Goddard · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is certainly about development theory, there's no doubting that. It provides a comprehensive, eclectic perspective of the literature at the time of writing. But that's not all, it also records the historical progression of development theory, with application of actual examples of why particular theories has become antiquated and defunct. I found it extremely difficult to absorb all the information, however, given the fact that it was, by the nature of the book, haphazard and disjointed. It goes from one school of thought, one second, to another, the next; over and over, until the end of the book.

In sum, it is informative and you will definitely learn (or may be temporarily memorise) something new, but it was too diverse and, thus, insufficiently specific to warrant a rating above three stars. This is my opinion, though, and I would encourage others to read it.