Globalization, the Third World state and poverty-alleviation in the twenty-first century

Bringing together an inspiring mix of US and African contributors, this book explores the dynamics of the unfolding globalized economic, political, socio-cultural and environmental systems.

Featuring incisive international commentary on the causes and consequences of poverty in the Third World it presents a powerful study of the strategies by which Third World governments and civil society can overcome poverty by insinuating themselves more creatively into the global order.

The result is one of the defining works so far produced on the tensions between globalization and development.