What to do when climate change renders old-style development theory obsolete? In this very timely book, Mohamed Salih draws on his four decades of leading-edge reflections to chart a path from old paradigms to new. -- Jan Aart Scholte, Leiden University, the Netherlands Development Theory and Climate Change is an exciting and timely book that brings together vital debates that inform key discourses on climate change. Mohamed Salih brings his breadth of experience as a development scholar who has thought deeply about both the theory and practice of climate change from a critical development and climate justice perspective. It is a crucial guide to understanding the vast ecological dilemmas we are facing today. -- Wendy Harcourt, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands Development Theory and Climate Change is a thought-provoking exploration of how development theories intersect with the climate crisis. By bridging ecological modernisation, dependency, and feminist perspectives, it critiques neoliberal policies and offers fresh insights into global inequities and sustainability. A compelling contribution to understanding and addressing our most pressing challenges. -- Carlos Lopes, Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, South Africa A book to read. Mohamed Salih extracts and unpacks from literature and experience, complex development and climate change related concepts, ranging from the nexus of grand development theories, new development concepts and climate change discourses. While there are many debates in the book, ecofeminism, feminist political ecology and post development are given special attention. The book concludes that the three approaches are the most prominent counter-currents to neo-liberal global capital oriented climate change policy. -- Winnie V. Mitullah, University of Nairobi, Kenya
