ABSTRACT

This collection explores the connections between globalization, competitiveness and human security and their relevance for development studies. These issues, amongst others, are also explored in a number of case studies taken from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

Globalisation Competitiveness and Human Security

chapter |31 pages

Globalisation, Competitiveness and Human Security

Challenges for Development Policy and Institutional Change

chapter |24 pages

Development, Security and World Order

A Regionalist Approach

chapter |21 pages

Globalisation

The Last Sky

chapter |22 pages

Equity and Growth Revisited

A Supply-Side Approach to Social Development

chapter |17 pages

The Decentralisation Discourse

Post-Fordist Paradigm or Neo-Liberal Cul-de-Sac?

chapter |16 pages

Opportunities and Insecurities

Globalisation, Localities and the Struggle for Urban Land in Manila