New Paths of Development: Perspectives from the Global South

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Contents
1: A Kaleidoscope of Ideas for Rethinking Development in the Global South
	The Neoclassical Approach
	The Keynesian Approaches and Policies of Intervention
	Marxist Approaches Applied to Development Theory
	The Paradigms of Endogenous Development and Human Development
	The Outcome of Different Policies and Approaches to Development
	The Structure of the World Today
	The Changing Global Context Requires Redefining the Concept of the Global South
	Towards the Construction of a New Development Paradigm in the Global South
	The Aim of This Book
	Part I: Globalization, Dependencies and New Geopolitical Scenario for Thinking About Development
	Part II: Critique and Renewal of Development Thinking
	Part III: The Ecological Transition as Key Factors for Change and Renewal of Development Models
	Part IV: The Role of Culture in Constructing New Development Pathways
	Part V: Knowledge and Ideas to Build a New Sense for Development Strategies in the Global South
	References
Part I: Globalization, Dependencies and New Geopolitical Scenarios for Thinking About Development
	2: African Perspectives on Development in the Context of a Changing International System
		The Historical Process of African Development
			The Post-colonial Phase
			The Impact of African Decolonisation, 1957–1975
			The Impact of the International Economic System, 1974–1985
			The Impact of the Cold War Conflict, 1974–1990
			The Post-Cold War Phase, 1990–2016
		The Current International System: Threats and Opportunities
			China as a Global Economic Power
		Potential Future Scenarios to Consider
			The Growing Threat to Multilateralism and Globalisation
		Potential Future Scenarios to Consider
			Russia’s New International Role
		Potential Future Scenarios to Consider
		Conclusion
		References
	3: African Economic Autonomy and International Development Cooperation
		African Economic Autonomy in Strategy
		African Economic Autonomy in Action
		International Aid System
		Emerging Countries’ Development Assistance: Case of China
		Conflicts Between China and the West in Africa
		Foreign Aid or Development Cooperation?
		References
	4: Deindustrialization, Natural Resources, and New Developmentism: The Case of Brazil
		Deindustrialization as a Phenomenon
		Premature Deindustrialization as a Problem
		Abundance and Curse of Natural Resources
		Brazil: From Growth to Stagnation
		New Developmentism as a Development Strategy
		New Developmentism: Some Criticisms
		Final Considerations
		References
	5: What Can Be the Position of Africa in the Contemporary Globalisation? A Few Thoughts in the Matter…
		The Neoliberal Discourse of the Happy Globalisation
			The Chinese Counter-Example
		What Can be the Space of Africa Within Such Contradictory forms of Globalisation?
		References
Part II: Critique and Renewal of Development Thinking
	6: Development Economics from the Bubble Burst to the Search for a New Paradigm. A Few Historical Milestones and Theoretical Approaches
		Under-Development as an Underachievement of Development
		Under-Development as a Consequence of Development
		The Stage of Adjustments
		The Stage of the Burst of the Paradigm
		The Stage of Renewal of the Paradigm
		The Emergence of Global Coalitions from Civil Societies
		The Emergence of Territories
		The Call to Promote Alternative Forms of Development
		Finally, a World Governance That Is in Tune with Our Time
		References
	7: Dead-Ends of a Development Process Imposed from Above: Deconstruction of the Concept of “Partnership”
		Failed Projects for Our Region
		A Region Trapped in a Euro-centric Perspective
		Disabilities in the Countries of the South-Eastern Mediterranean Basin
		The Project for the Mediterranean: For What and for Whom?
		For a New Model of Solidarity and “Well-Balanced Prosperity”
		References
	8: New Discourses on Development
		Our Common Future: Our Common Sense? (Sustainable Development: SD)
		Techno-cybernetic Innovation, Comparative Advantages and Liberalization (Development in Neoliberalism: DL)
		A Multipolar World of Sovereign States and Blocks (Neo-developmentalism: ND)
		Towards a New Social and Environmental Rationality (Postdevelopment: PD)
		Real Economy and Participatory Democracy (Development in Socialism: DSOC)
		A Sphere Where the Experience Space Can Unexpectedly Expand (Local/Territorial Development: DLT)
		Final Appraisal
		References
Part III: The Ecological Transition as Key Factors for Change and Renewal of Development Models
	9: The Environment and Development Debate in India: The “Greening” of Developmental Discourse
		Environment in the Developmental Discourse of India: A Conceptual Framework
		State Led Environmentalism
		Market Environmentalism
		Community Led Environmentalism
		Conclusion
		References
	10: The 2030 Agenda, the Territorial Dimension of Brazilian Development and the Drivers of Sustainability Transition
		Introduction
		Where Are We?
		Possible Transition Drivers
		Territorial Planning Policy
		Improvement of Programs and Policies that Already Exist or Have Been Tried
		Early Management of Socio-environmental Conflicts
		New Productive Model
		As a Conclusion – Which Social Coalition Forces?
		References
	11: Nature and Alternatives to Development in Latin America: Contributions for a Dialogue
		Emphasizing some Known Facts
		Systematic Critique of the Idea of Development and the Contributions of Environmental Thinking
		New Impulses: Toward Alternatives to Development
		Contributions Toward Dialogue
		Epistemologies from the South to Generate Alternatives to Development
		References
Part IV: The Role of Culture in New Pathway Construction and Sense of Development
	12: Culture, Resilience and Geopolitics of Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
		Introduction
		Drought and Armed Insurrections: Two Recurrent Crises
		Impact of Droughts and Wars on Development
		Cultural Resilience, Mapping and Planning
		Cultural Mapping and Planning in the Approach to Resilience in Disaster Situations
		Conclusion
		References
	13: He and Tianxia, Vectors of a New Dynamic of China’s Development
		Opening-Up Policy, the Miracle of China and the World
		China’s Tradition and Its Development
		China’s Rising Impact
		Final Reflection
		References
	14: Bhutan & Gross National Happiness
		GNH: Four Pillars, Nine Domains (Definition)
		GNH Implementation
		Challenges of GNH
		GNH and the Global Context
		Conclusion
		References
	15: The Community and the Paths of Critical Thinking in the Global Periphery: The Cases of sumak kawsay/suma qamaña and Ubuntu
		Sumak Kawsay/Suma qamaña
		Ubuntu
		Typology Test
		Final Considerations
		References
	16: A Women’s Imaginaries Regarding Development and Well-Being
		Starting Points. Conceptualization of Development, Well-Being and Migration
		Dimensions of Subjective Well-Being
		Figures of the Migration Phenomenon in Michoacán and Its Impact on Social Well-Being
		Social Well-Being and Migration
		The Imaginaries of Women and Migration
		Conclusions
		References
Part V: Knowledges and Ideas to Build a New Sense for Development in the Global South
	17: Alternative Knowledge on the Global South
		The Evolution of Narratives on Development
		Bipolarity or Multiple Development
		The Challenge of the Knowledge Divide
		One More Divide: The Digital
		Is There an Alternative to Development?
		References
	18: Peripheral Thought: Intellectualities Beyond the Center
		References
19: Conclusion: Paths for Rethinking Development. Perspectives from the Global South
Index