Poverty and development in the 1990s

Alan Thomas and Tim Allen: Introduction Section 1: A World of Problems?: Ben Crow: Hunger and Famine Gordon Wilson: A Picture of Health? David Wield: Unemployment Tom Hewitt and Ines Smyth: Is the World Overpopulated? Phil Woodhouse: Environmental Degradation and Sustainability Alan Thomas and David Potter: Development and Lack of Development Section 2: The Making of the Third World: Janet Bujra: Diversity in Pre-capitalist Societies Henry Bernstein: Capitalism and the Expansion of Europe Labour Regimes and Social Change under Colonialism David Potter: Colonial Rule Tom Hewitt: Decolonization, the `Golden Age', and the Crisis of the Eighties Andy Kilminster: Socialist Development Section 3: Understanding Contemporary Third World Development: Tony McGrew: The `New' Global Order: Historical Transition or Transformation? David Potter: Third World Politics: Changing State Forms? Ruth Pearson: Gender Matters in Development Gordon Wilson: Technology in the Third World Tim Allen: Taking Culture Seriously Janet Bujra: Class Struggles and the Ideology of `Race' in East Africa Richard Middleton: Music and Cultural Expressions David Wield and Gavin Kitching: Development Options in the Context of Industrialization Alan Thomas and Tim Allen: Conclusion