... had become obsolete and did more harm than good for the recipients. Proponents of post-development recognized development as "a ruin in the intellectual landscape [that] shows cracks and is starting to crumble." Controversial, however, was the post-development rhetoric to shift from development to alternatives to development, leaving behind the construct of development altogether. Nevertheless, the discourse of post ... ...

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... in the spatial organization of social relations and transactions, expressed in transcontinental or interregional flows and networks of activity, interaction and power. When did globalisation begin? There is no agreed starting point, but understanding of globalisation is helped by considering the following. The first great expansion of European capitalism took place in the 16th century, following the first circumnavigation of the ... ...

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... created abundance and raised standards of living all across the globe. But all nations cannot be wealthy. The countries, which have yet to industrialize and adopt Smith's economic model, are starting the race for capital late, and through this process one can't help but notice how history is repeating itself. What I am referring to is the mass social upheaval that comes ... ...

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