Description: This volume assembles a leading team of experts to take stock of the development trajectories of an internationally representative array of Third World states in the era of neoliberal globalization.
Brief description: Richard Westra was born in Trieste, Italy and grew up in Canada and the United States. As a young adult he traveled the world before settling in to complete a PH.D. at Queen's University, Canada in 2001. He is currently based in East Asia and does much of his writing at his home in Northeastern Thailand.
Review Quotes: This edited volume provides a very good overview of key debates on contemporary development strategies and alternatives. As a rule, the chapters are devoted to state-based strategies. However, there is also material on relations between states, classes and social movements, and several chapters provide excellent and intriguing critiques of development strategy....." -- Capital & Class, 2012