International Development: Issues and Challenges

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Damien Kingsbury (Deakin University, Australia) John McKay (Analysis International and Honorary Professor, School of Humanities and Social Science, Deakin University)

International Development

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Issues and Challenges

Damien Kingsbury (Deakin University, Australia), John McKay (Analysis International and Honorary Professor, School of Humanities and Social Science, Deakin University), Dr Matthew Clarke , Kyoko Kusakabe

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Bloomsbury Academic
14 May 2026

Development studies

How can a country industrialise without causing environmental damage? How do development professionals ensure they act in the interests of recipients, rather than their own donor country? And how is the humanitarian project of development complicated by ideological objectives?

The fourth edition of this renowned textbook covers the most urgent issues facing the field of development. With the return of Russia as a global actor, renewed conflict in the Middle East, and global inequality exacerbated by climate change and global health crises, the questions underpinning international development are increasingly fraught. For most of its history, international development was shaped by Cold War competition; at the turn of the twenty-first century, the paradigm shifted as China assumed a greater role, and post-9/11 US development initiatives were intended to reduce militancy in the Middle East. As these tensions return to the world stage, it is ever more important for students to ask what development is – or should be – and what it can achieve. With increased attention to gender and postcolonial perspectives and strong coverage of security, economics and global order, this book is essential reading for students of international development.

By: Damien Kingsbury (Deakin University Australia), John McKay (Analysis International and Honorary Professor, School of Humanities and Social Science, Deakin University), Dr Matthew Clarke, Kyoko Kusakabe
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 4th edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781350446526
ISBN 10: 1350446521
Pages: 456
Publication Date: 14 May 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. What is Development 2. Reassessing Development Theory: John McKay 3. The Economics of Development 4. The Developing World in a Changing Global Order 5. Politics, Governance and Development 6. Aid and Development 7. Poverty Alleviation 8. Community Development 9. Gender and Development 10. Environment and Development 11. Security and Development

Damien Kingsbury is Emeritus Professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Deakin University, Australia. Matthew Clarke is Head of School for the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Deakin University, Australia. John McKay is Partner with Analysis International in Melbourne and an Honorary Professor of the School of Humanities and Social Science at Deakin University, Australia. Kyoko Kusakabe is Professor of Gender and Development studies at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.

Reviews for International Development: Issues and Challenges

An intellectually stimulating and wide-ranging approach to development, very useful as an introduction to development studies and its core themes. * Johan Modée, Malmö university, Sweden * An excellent and comprehensive overview of international development practice and theory. * Jennifer Hobbs, University of Leicester, UK *