In this classic text, now in its fourth edition, Gilbert Rist provides a complete and powerful overview of what the idea of development has meant throughout his
This bold and ambitious handbook is the first systematic overview of the history of development ideas, themes, and actors in the twentieth century. Taking stock
With all its hopes of a more just and materially prosperous world, development has fascinated societies in both North and South. Looking at this collective fanc
This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. If history matters for understanding key development ou
This edited volume examines the relationship between economic ideas, economic policies and development institutions, analysing the cases of 11 peripheral countr