For over 35 years, Third World Quarterly has been the pre-eminent journal in the field of development studies. This Reader contains the most important and influential articles in the journal's history and provides a complete overview of the field of development studies from the original debates to current discussions on globalization and securititzation. Subjects covered include: * the Vicissitudes of Third Worldism and the Passing of National Development * neo-Liberalism and the Roots of Globalization * the Cold War and the Third World * the end of The Cold War and the Fate of the Third World * neo-Liberalism Ascendant and the Golden Age of Globalization * the Long War and the Securitization of Globalization. This is essential reading for all students and scholars of development, politics of the third world/global south, geographies of the developing world and global studies.