Michael Dunford, Emeritus Professor, School of Global Studies, University of Sussex, UK and Affiliated Scholar, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

• ContentsIntroduction to Rethinking uneven development 1 Concepts and drivers of uneven (and combined) developmentin space (synchrony) and time (diachrony) 2 Government, money, imperialism and uneven development 3 Modes of production, the world in which capitalism emergedand the assets on which it drew 4 Division of labour, industrial organisation and unevendevelopment: from Smith to Kaldor 5 Geography and uneven development 6 Structuralist, dependency and world systems theories 7 World development: the ‘Little’ and ‘Great’ global divergences 8 From the Golden Age to the North Atlantic financial crisisand after 9 Uneven regional and national development: Italy, the UK andChina 10 The rise and fall of great powers: macroeconomicgeographies and historiesBibliography Index

‘This book synthesizes a lifetime of scholarly engagement. It moves from classical theories to contemporary dynamics - from the North Atlantic financial crisis to China’s transformative rise. It provides a powerful theoretical toolkit and compelling call to action for scholars, students and practitioners seeking to comprehend the forces shaping uneven development. Highly recommended.’