• International coverage gives students a balanced and accurate look at international development.
• Written by experts from a variety of disciplines-including political science, economics, sociology, gender studies, and geography-address the breadth and interdisciplinary nature of the field.
• Historically grounded coverage of key development theories and the contexts from which they emerged helps students grasp the fundamentals of the discipline.
• Accessible yet critical approach distills complex theories for students from diverse academic backgrounds while also being challenging enough to engage them with thought-provoking topics and issues.
• Engaging pedagogy includes learning objectives, chapter summaries, and questions for critical thought to encourage students to identify and synthesize key points in each chapter.
• Thought-provoking boxes explore major concepts and issues, helping students make connections between developmental theories and real-world situations.
• - Important Concepts boxes highlight various theoretical perspectives and contributions from influential scholars, activists, and institutions.
• - Critical Issues boxes present cases from around the world for students to analyze using theories discussed in the text.

New to this Edition

• New coverage of the COVID-19 crisis includes discussion of the impact of the pandemic on global supply chains (Ch. 12), on global debt (Ch. 15), and on vulnerable groups and front-line occupations (Ch. 27).
• Four new chapters provide coverage of key topics such as theories of development economics (Ch. 3), the critical political economy of development (Ch. 4), refugees and international development (Ch. 23), and economic resilience in Indigenous communities within Canada (Ch. 24).
• New coverage of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals throughout the text helps students understand the global call to action to end extreme poverty while engaging in strategies that improve health and education, foster economic growth, and tackle climate change.
• New part introductions explain the goals of the chapter groupings and the links between them.

     
The most comprehensive introduction to international development, with chapters by leading experts who explore the field's most pressing issues and debates.
     
Introduction to International Development is a collection of contributed chapters comprised of original essays by leading experts from a variety of disciplines. With four new chapters and the most up-to-date content on the global COVID-19 pandemic, this fully revised edition continues to give students a foundational overview to the field as well as in-depth coverage of issues at the heart of today's most pressing international debates.
   
 A core text for undergraduate International Development Studies courses at universities.