Download or read book Reconstructing Development Theory written by E.A. Brett and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2009-07-08 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides a systematic assessment of the evolution of development theory, its relationship to orthodox social science analysis and the liberal pluralistic orthodoxy that now dominates the mainstream approach to international development, showing how we can transcend its failure to address some key problems of late and uneven development