Written by one of the leading authorities in the field, the Second Edition of this successful book: Situates students in the expanding field of development theoryProvides an unrivalled guide to the strengths and weaknesses of competing theoretical approachesExplains key conceptsExamines the shifts in theoryOffers an agenda for the futureIn this book, the author brings a huge range of experience and knowledge about the relationship between the economically advanced and the emerging, developing nations.