Clark (Institute for Development Policy and Management, U. of Manchester, UK) presents 136 short essays covering key theoretical, ethical, and practical issues in the field of development studies, covering economic, social, cultural, institutional, political, and human aspects. Examples of the range of topics discussed include agriculture and economic growth, child labor, chronic poverty, colonialism, debt crisis, development ethics, gender and development, land reform, modernization theory, participatory research, religion and development, social exclusion, structural adjustment, trade negotiations and protectionism, and the Washington Consensus, as well as a number of individual theoretical models of economic development. Also included among the entries are intellectual biographies of figures important to the development of the field, including Amartya Sen, Michael Kalecki, Karl Marx, Mahbub ul Haq, Gunnar Myrdal, Adam Smith, and Joan Robinson. Each entry lists references and further reading. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)