New Paths of Development - Perspectives from the Global South

This book discusses the geopolitics of development from the point of view of the Global South. Written by scholars and development experts from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, this volume presents reflections on various historical, current, and future trajectories of development in the contemporary Global South.
The book is divided into five parts. Part I focuses on the relationship of development in the Global South to globalization, discussing the diversity of situations across countries in structural terms. Part II critiques and analyzes the concept and paradigms of development, emphasizing alternative discourses and policy models. Part III focuses on the analysis of the relationship between environment and development, showing how environmental conditions have become a key factor in the renewal of development thinking. Part IV examines different cultural strategies and conceptions constituting the basis of development thinking and policy in different fields. Part V addresses the construction of knowledge pertaining to the Global South, revisiting the theoretical trajectory of development models and advocating for the construction of new ideas around the region.


Providing a multidimensional look at development in the Global South, this volume will benefit academics, development experts, and postgraduate students interested in having a global vision of the ideas of development in different territorial and cultural fields.

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

Chapter 1: A kaleidoscope of ideas for rethinking development in the Global South.- Part I: Globalization, dependencies and new geopolitical scenarios for thinking about development.- Chapter 2: African perspectives on development in the context of a changing international system.- Chapter 3: African Economic Autonomy and International Development Cooperation.- Chapter 4: Deindustrialization, Natural Resources, and New Developmentism: The Case of Brazil.- Chapter 5: What can be the position of Africa in the contemporary globalisation? A few thoughts in the matter.- Part II: Critique and renewal of development thinking.- Chapter 6: Development Economics from the bubble burst to the search for a new paradigm. A few Historical milestones and theoretical approaches.- Chapter 7: Dead-ends of a development process imposed from above: Deconstruction of the concept of "partnership".- Chapter 8: New Discourses on Development.- Part III: The ecological transition as key factors for cha nge and renewal of development models.- Chapter 9: The Environment and Development Debate in India: The "Greening" of Developmental Discourse.- Chapter 10: The 2030 Agenda, the development of Brazilian territorial dimension and transition vectors for sustainability.- Chapter 11: Nature and alternatives to development in Latin America: contributions for a dialogue.- Part IV: The Role of Culture in New Pathway construction and Sense of Development.- Chapter 12: Culture, resilience and geopolitics of development in Sub-Saharan Africa.- Chapter 13: He and Tianxia, vectors of a new dynamic of China's development.- Chapter 14: Bhutan & Gross National Happiness.- Chapter 15: The community and the paths of critical thinking in the global periphery: the cases of sumak kawsay/suma qamaña and Ubuntu.- Chapter 16: A women's imaginaries regarding Development and Well-being.- Part V: Knowledges and ideas to build a new sense for development in the Global South.- Chapter 17: Alternative knowledg e on the global South.- Chapter 18: Peripheral thought: intellectualities beyond the center.- Conclusion: Paths for rethinking development. Perspectives from the Global South.