Meanings of development -- Modernization, Keynesianism and neoliberalism -- Structuralism, neo-Marxism and socialism -- Politics and development -- Grassroots development -- Social and cultural dimensions of development -- Environment and development -- Conclusions.

"Challenges of the Developing World is a lively, up-to-date, and highly readable introduction to the key dynamics and issues of political, economic and social development in the "developing countries" of Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America."