Socio-Economic Development, Economic Sociology,
Abstracts, Bibliography, Syllabus, Journals, Social Economy
An overview of existing empirical insights on the interrelationship between the
socio-cultural dimension and economic development.
Why do some immigrant ethnic groups have more successful entrepreneurs than
others? Has the Chinese family been an engine or an obstacle to economic development? What
happens to socioeconomic development if traditional legal arrangements in less developed
countries are confronted with the Western legal system? How do informal networks affect
entrepreneurship and the working of markets? What all these questions have in common is
that they point towards potential cultural or social determinants of economic development.
Whether and how modern theories in cultural anthropology, sociology,
and social psychology can contribute to the proper analysis of processes of development?
Can the state of socio-economic development be assessed in relation
to the questions of unemployment and its consequences, the educational condition, the
health and nutritional status of the people and the housing condition in the country?
Can native administered socio-economic development initiatives
overcome the inherent conflict in the need to access wider economic opportunities and at
the same time guard and enhance their own social traditions and cultural identities?
How concepts like global culture, organizational
culture, gender culture help in the analysis of economic development?
Which are the theoretical instruments necessary to analyze processes
of economic development in a social and cultural context?
What are the links between population growth and economic
How issues of the environment affect human development and economic
What are the causes and socio-economic effects of foreign direct
investment and whether the inflow of of foreign capital has both "desirable" and
"undesirable" socio-economic effects?
What are the inter-relations between the major factors of
developmental performance and their effects on sustained societal development?
Why, in spite of the progress since the fall of Communism, do
countries in Central and Eastern Europe still fall short of having been transformed into
propulsive, "vibrant" societies, with intellectually open-minded, socially and
technologically innovative environments?
How capitalism contributes to the development and underdevelopment of
the Third World?
Books On Socio-Economic Development
Health Capital and Sustainable Socioeconomic Development
(Public Administration and Public Policy) by Patricia A. Cholewka and Mitra M. Motlagh
development and land-use change: Analysis of rural housing land transition in the Transect
of the Yangtse River, China by H. Long, G.K. Heilig, X. Li, and M. Zhang )
Dynamics of Socio-Economic Development : An Introduction Book by Adam Szirmai
Capacity and Economic Behavior (Political Economy of Global Interdependence)
Book by Marina Arbetman (Editor), Jacek Kugler (Editor)
The relation between political capacity, domestic conflict, and patterns of socioeconomic
and demographic change that are instrumental in the process of political development.
Eurasia In Global Politics: Conflict, Security, And Development (International ... in
Sociology and Social Anthropology, V. 92)
Book by Mehdi Parvizi Amineh (Editor), Henk Houweling (Editor)
This anthology brings together studies of post-colonial, post-Cold War Central Eurasia.
Earthscan Reader In Environment, Development And Rural Livelihoods
Book by Samantha Jones (Editor), Grace Carswell (Editor)
from Below: A Namibian Case Study
Book by Reinhart Kossler, Henning Melber, Per Strand
This paper deals with aspects of rebuilding societies from below firstly in a general
development studies discourse on a more theoretical level, considering aspects of the
current debate on globalization.
Sociology of Post-Colonial Societies : Economic Disparity, Cultural Diversity and
Development Book by J. E. Goldthorpe
This is the completely revised and updated version of the immensely successful Sociology
of the Third World. This book is about the division of the world into rich and poor
countries, and the disparities between rich and poor people, especially in poor countries.
It analyzes economic conditions and living standards in poor countries.
State and Market : A Guide to Competing Theories of Development
Book by John Martinussen
This major new textbook has been specifically written for students in Development Studies.
It provides a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary picture of development research over
the past generation. Organised around four major themes, it is the only textbook in this
field to present critically the full range of theoretical approaches and current debates.
and Development: A Practical Guide Book by Lise Ostergaard (Editor)
Gender relations most often work toward the subordination of women. Thus, the advantages
of development - increased earnings or labor-saving techniques - go to men, while for
women development can mean an increased and unremunerated workload. Gender and Development
examines the importance of gender relations in crucial areas of development - agriculture,
employment, housing, transport, health, household management - and underlines the
necessity of having statistical materials that realistically reflect gender differentials.
World in the First: Development and Indigenous Peoples
Book by E. A. Young, Elspeth Young
"Young's work compares contemporary Canada and Australia vis-a-vis remote area
economic development and its impact on aboriginal peoples..."
James Waldram, University Saskatchewan, Journal of Political Ecology
Modernization and the New Middle Class in Malaysia (International Political Economy)
Book by Abdul Rahman Embong
Rich in detail and lucidly written, this is the first comprehensive study of the new
middle class in Malaysia. Abdul Rhaman Embong examines the emergence and role of the new
Malay middle class, particularly with regard to democratization and evolution of civil
society in Malaysia.
Urban Caribbean: Transition to the New Global Economy
Book by Alejandro Portes, Carlos Dore-Cabral, Patricia Landolt
"The authors employ an innovative small numbers comparative design to examine and
distinguish trends in urban primacy, spatial polarization of social classes in cities,
forms of political participation, and the potential of informal enterprises for growth and
capital accumulation."-- Population and Development Review
Regional Development Paradigms: Volume 4, Environmental Management, Poverty Reduction, and
Sustainable Regional Development (Contributions in Economics and Economic History)
Book by James E. Nickum (Editor), Kenji Oya (Editor)
In the past half century, heroic efforts have been made to extend the benefits of economic
development to impoverished multitudes, but human security--a concept the UN suggested in
1994--remains elusive for too many. Like sustainable development, human security brings
together issues and factors often thought to be opposites and in conflict--development and
environment, core and periphery, market and state.
of Socio-economic Development Theory: (Hardcover-Second Edition)
Book by David Jaffee
Advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and social scientists interested in a
wide-ranging but concise review of contemporary theories of social and economic
development will find this second edition invaluable. The coverage spans the disciplines
of sociology, psychology, economics, political science, political economy, geography, and
and Society in Korea: Interest, Institution and the Textile Industry (Routledge
Advances in Korean Studies)
Book by Dennis L. McNamara
Drawing insights from the New Economic Sociology, this study sheds new light on social
systems of production in the South Korean Miracle.Assessing the roles of capital, labour,
and state, McNamara discovers a distinctive style of interest bargaining to bridge
uncertainties and foster entrepreneurship. The textile industry serves as a microcosm of
the broader social changes of the past five decades.
Century India: Population, Economy, Human Development, and the Environment Book by Tim
Dyson (Editor), Robert Cassen (Editor), Leela Visaria (Editor)
This book is the culmination of a large research project led by a distinguished team of
researchers. It explores the links between population growth and economic development in
India, with particular reference to issues of the environment and human development.
Investment and Socio-Economic Development in China : The Case of Dongguan (Studies on
the Chinese Economy) (Hardcover) Book by Godfrey Yeung
This book investigates the causes and socio-economic effects of foreign direct investment
in the Dongguan municipality of southern China during the 1990s. Based on comprehensive
quantitative and qualitative research, it illustrates that the inflow of of foreign
capital has both "desirable" and "undesirable" socio-economic effects.
Yeung proposes a new "dynamic symbiosis" paradigm of foreign direct investment
in order to illuminate the complex political and socio-economic relationships of the area.
Challenges of Sustained Development: The Role of Socio-Cultural Factors in East-Central
Book by Frane Adam (Editor), Matej Makarovic, Borut Roncevic, Matevz Tomsic (Editors)
This book addresses these questions in a comprehensive way. It delves into the
inter-relations between the major factors of developmental performance and looks at their
effects on sustained societal development. A vast amount of statistical data on social and
economic factors in selected European countries is grouped into 31 easy-to-handle tables
and analyzed along the following constructs: civilizational competence; social capital;
cognitive mobilization; quality of governance; entrepreneurial spirit; social cohesion;
and openness to the international environment.
and Socio-Economic Development
Book by S. Macdonald, G. Madden
Telecommunications systems are central to the development of a global economy, and are
fundamental to the means by which most business is conducted, organised and managed.
Supported by recent sophisticated econometric analyses, the International
Telecommunications Union considers the link between telecommunications and economic
development to be axiomatic.
and Development: Immanuel Wallerstein and Development Studies
Book by Leslie Sklair (Editor)
This collection draws together a distinguished group of authors to explore how capitalism
contributes to the development and underdevelopment of the Third World.
and Integrated Area Development in European Cities (Oxford Geographical and
Environmental Studies Series) Book by Frank Moulaert
Contrary to common beliefs, economic globalization does not imply the end of social urban
policy. This book argues that urban society and policy-makers have sufficient degrees of
freedom available to decide on the social and economic future of deprived neighborhoods.
Communication Revolution : From Bullock Carts to Cyber Marts
Book by Arvind Singhal, Everett M. Rogers
This book explores the recent social changes in Indian society, resulting from the
applications of new communication technologies such as satellites, cable television and
the Internet. Though far from becoming an information society, it shows how India is
making remarkable progress in that direction through an informatization strategy: the
process through which communication technologies are used for furthering socio-economic
Pragmatism: The Culture of Singapore's Economics Development Board
Book by Edgar C. Schein - Foreword by Lester Thurow
Per capita income in Singapore has gone from $500 to more than $20,000 in a little over
twenty-five years. Edgar Schein, a social psychologist with a long and celebrated research
interest in organizational studies, examines the cultural history of the key intstitution
that spawned this economic miracle.
of Development: On the Primacy of Politics in Development
Book by Adrian Leftwich
The spectre of poverty, disease and ignorance still haunts much of the developing world
today. But not everywhere. Some societies, such as Botswana, Mauritius, Malaysia and
Korea, are successfully transforming the material life of the majority of their citizens,
though not always without costs in terms of human rights. Others, such as Peru, Zaire,
India and the Philippines, appear incapable of doing so. In this widely comparative study,
Adrian Leftwich examines why this has happened.
Indian Policy and Development Planning Theory (Native Americans: Interdisciplinary
Perspectives) (Library Binding)
Book by Alain Cunningham
This book explains the failures of Canadian Indian policy in terms of underlying
deficiencies in development theories. The author shows how seemingly diverse theories in
economics, sociology, planning and other disciplines can all be reduced to a fundamental
dichotomy between liberal assimilationist doctrine, which "blames the victim"
for their own problems, and the nationalist autonomist doctrine, which contrarily
externalizes all blame for Indian "underdevelopment" on the state.