The West and the Third World: Trade, Colonialism, Dependence and Development (History of the Contemporary World) Papeback -
by David Fieldhouse
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- Title The West and the Third World: Trade, Colonialism, Dependence and Development (History of the Contemporary World)
- Author David Fieldhouse
- Binding Papeback
- Edition First edition.
- Condition New
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Blackwell Publishing , Williston, Vermont, U.S.A.
- Date pp. 396
- Features Bibliography
- Bookseller's Inventory # 6368423
- ISBN 9780631194392 / 0631194398
- Weight 1.39 lbs (0.63 kg)
- Dimensions 8.95 x 5.96 x 1.17 in (22.73 x 15.14 x 2.97 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: Developing World
- Library of Congress subjects International economic relations, Imperialism
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98034507
- Dewey Decimal Code 337
From the rear cover
The book is divided into four parts. The first section surveys the debate that began in the eighteenth century over the question of whether Third World countries benefited or suffered from gradual integration into a single world economic system. The book examines the position adopted by "optimists" from Adam Smith to the World Bank, and that of "pessimists" from early critics of colonialism to present-day dependency theorists.
Parts Two and Three concentrate on the nature and effects of colonialism before the 1960s. Part Four concentrates on the post-colonial era. The author examines the importance of major post-World War II developments - aid and investment - for Third World countries and provides case studies to demonstrate their effects in Africa, South, South-East and East Asia.
The book offers a stimulating introduction for all students of the economic and political relationship between the West and the Third World in the modern era.
