The New Regional Politics of Development

MARK BEESON Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Queensland, Australia SHAUN BRESLIN Professor of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, UK SIMON BROMLEY Senior Lecturer in Government and Politics, The Open University, UK GRAHAM HARRISON Lecturer in Politics, University of Sheffield, UK NICOLA PHILLIPS Hallsworth Research Fellow, University of Manchester, UK NEIL ROBINSON Head of the Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick, Ireland BEN ROSAMOND Reader in Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, UK ANDREW WYATT Lecturer in Politics, University of Bristol, UK

The New Regional Politics of Development assesses the various development strategies being pursued in each of the major regions of the world.The New Regional Politics of Development assesses the various development strategies being pursued in each of the major regions of the world. While huge inequalities in wealth and capacity remain a hallmark of the twenty-first century world order, the contributors argue that hard and fast distinctions between developed and developing states are outdated and inhibit our understanding of the real relationships and dynamics at work.