The Development Process (Book Review)

Abstract

This book is about development process; it is written from developing countries’ perspective and its author discusses the development process from a spatial viewpoint with a focus on the evolution of the intra-national space-economy. In his book Mabogunje argues that, development is a process and that it requires both a restructuring of human organizations particularly in rural areas and a fundamental spatial re-organization of the underdeveloped countries in question. He argues further that, in order for underdeveloped countries to improve the conditions of life of their populations, they must encourage a kind of urbanization and modernization that does not leave the rural areas and their associated populations aside. It was necessary to review this book in order to assess its applicability in today’s circumstances given socio-economic changes happening globally. The review has established that, the book is still an important resource for university lecturers and students especially those pursuing economic development, development studies and rural development courses.