International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Introduction: Shifting Perspectives on Development

Rita Jalali

Of the 5.3 billion people in the world, 4 billion live in the low and middle income economies. About 1.5 billion people still lack basic health care and more than 1…

NAFTAs Future? — The Logic of Puerto Rico's Export‐Led Development

José Antonio Padín

East Asian industrializations and the crisis of Latin American developmentalism in the 1970s and 1980s have been at the center of disputes over the conditions leading to a…

Aid Dependence and The Structure Of Corruption: The Case of Post‐Korean War South Korea

John Lie

From 1953 to 1961, the South Korean economy grew slowly; the average per capita GNP growth was a mere percent, amounting to less than $100 in 1961. Few people, therefore…

Development Sociology As We Approach the 21st Century

Glenn Firebaugh

One of the striking features of our historical era is the degree of global inequality. In some nations the average person lives on less than $200 per year. In other…

The Organization of Labor Resources in Juárez Families: A Focus on Working Women's Households During Economic Restructuring

Gay Young, Heather Alderman

In 1995, Mexico again slid into economic and social crisis without full recovery from the crisis of 1982. When the Mexican peso plunged in value right before Christmas…

The Impact of Development, the Commercialization of Agriculture, and Economic Dependency on Women's Participation in Agricultural Production

Beth Vanfossen, Frances Rothstein

The post‐World War ? period has been one of intense development activity throughout the world. Lesser developed countries have showed significant economic growth…

Gender and the Paradoxes Of Development

Patricia Fernandez Kelly

The two chapters in this section present an invaluable opportunity to reflect upon the advances made, and challenges still to be surmounted in the study of gender and…