Contributors from linguistics and education and from economics and development examine the nature and implications of the relationship between English and development. They appraise the language's role in the socio-economic development of various countries around the world, and the degree to which promoting the English language fits within the wider agenda of development. The topics include English versus national and local languages in developing countries, grassroots attitudes to English as a language for international development in Bangladesh, a sub-Sahara African case study showing how English-medium instruction and examining are related to social and economic development, constructing local voices through English as a lingua franca, and language policy in Singapore. Distributed in the US by UTP Distribution. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)