Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Tables and Figures ix
4. Introduction: A Manifesto for the Sociology of Development 1
5. I. Explaining Development: Sociological Insights
6. 1. Engendering Development: The Evolution of a Field of Research 21
7. 2. Population and Development 48
8. 3. Strengthening the Ties between Environmental Sociology and Sociology of Development 69
9. 4. The Sources of Socioeconomic Development 95
10. II. Human Capabilities: Institutions And Development
11. 5. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Global North and Global South 129
12. 6. Magic Potion/Poison Potion: The Impact of Women’s Economic Empowerment versus Disempowerment for Development in a Globalized World 153
13. 7. Land Use and the Great Acceleration in Human Activities: Political and Economic Dynamics 190
14. 8. Age Structure and Development: Beyond Malthus 207
15. 9. Development, Demographic Processes, and Public Health 224
16. 10. Education and Development 241
17. III. Development Dynamics: Spatial And Temporal Accounts
18. 11. The Sociology of Subnational Development: Conceptual and Empirical Foundations 265
19. 12. Sociological Perspectives on Uneven Development: The Making of Regions 293
20. 13. Migration and Development: Virtuous and Vicious Cycles 311
21. 14. Tertiary Education and Development: Strategies of Global South Countries to Meet Growing Tertiary Demand 340
22. 15. Migrant Networks, Immigrant and Ethnic Economies, and Destination Development 362
23. IV. Building States And Failing States: Development Triumphs And Disasters
24. 16. The State and Development 393
25. 17. Women, Democracy, and the State 414
26. 18. War and Development: Questions, Answers, and Prospects for the Twenty-first Century 440
27. 19. Neoliberalism, the Origins of the Global Crisis, and the Future of States 463
28. 20. Crisis and the Rise of China 485
29. 21. Conflict and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa 505
30. 22. Social Movements and Economic Development 528
31. V. Global Complexities And Local Contexts: New Paradigms For Explaining Development
32. 23. Globalization and Development 553
33. 24. Transitions to Capitalisms: Past and Present 577
34. 25. Quantitative Growth and Economic Development through History 597
35. 26. The Great Divergence: Why Did Industrial Capitalism Emerge in Europe, Not China? 620
36. 27. Global Commodity Chains and Development 645
37. List of Contributors 667
38. Index 677