About the Book
Thinking on development informs and inspires the actions of people, organizations, and states in their continuous effort to invent a better world. This volume examines the ideas behind development: their origins, how they have changed and spread over time, and how they may evolve over the coming decades. It also examines how the real-life experiences of different countries and organizations have been inspired by, and contributed to, thinking on development. The
extent to which development 'works' depends in part on particular local, historical, or institutional contexts. General policy prescriptions fail when the necessary conditions that make them work are
either absent, ignored, or poorly understood. There is a need to grasp how people understand their own development experience. If the countries of the world are varied in every way, from their initial conditions to the degree of their openness to outside money and influence, and success is not centred in any one group, it stands to reason that there cannot be a single recipe for development.
Each chapter provides an analytical survey of thinking about development that
highlights debates and takes into account critical perspectives. It includes contributions from scholars and practitioners from the global North and the global South, spanning at least two generations and
multiple disciplines. It will be a key reference on the concepts and theories of development - their origins, evolution, and trajectories - and act as a resource for scholars, graduate students, and practitioners.
Table of Contents:
Amartya Sen: Foreword Preface Bruce Currie-Alder, Ravi Kanbur, David M. Malone, and Rohinton Medhora: The State of Development Thought Part 1. Critical Issues 1: David Williams: The Study of Development 2: John Harriss: Development Theories 3: Shahid Yusuf: Fifty Years of Growth Economics 4: Shanta Devarajan and Ravi Kanbur: Development Strategy: Balancing Market and Government Failure 5: David Hulme: Poverty in Development Thought: Symptom or Cause 6: Frances Stewart and Emma Samman: Inequality and Development 7: Irene Tinker and Elaine Zuckerman: Women's Economic Roles and the Development Paradigm 8: Maria Emma Santos and Georgina Santos: Composite Indices of Development 9: Patricia Rogers and Dugan Fraser: Development Evaluation Part 2. Concepts and Theories State and Society 10: Albert Berry: Growth, Inclusion, and Human Satisfaction 11: Armando Barrientos: Social Protection 12: Kevin Davis and Mariana Prado: Law, Regulation, and Development 13: Maivân Clech Lâm: Rooting Change: Indigeneity and Development 14: Huguette Labelle: Corruption Economic 15: Richard Bird and Arindam Das-Gupta: Public Finance in Developing Countries 16: Justin Lin and Célestin Monga: The Evolving Paradigms of Structural Change 17: José Antonio Ocampo: Trade and Finance in Development Thinking 18: Wim Naudé: Entrepreneurship and Economic Development 19: Adekeye Adebajo: Two Prophets of Regional Integration: Prebisch and Adedeji Peace and Security 20: Gilbert Khadiagala and Dimpho Motsamai: The Political Economy of IntraState Conflicts 21: Mats Berdal: Peacebuilding and Development 22: Keith Krause: Violence, Insecurity, and Crime in Development Thought 23: Charles Cater: The Resource Curse and Transparency 24: Pablo de Greiff: Transitional Justice and Development Environment and Health 25: MS Swaminathan, R. Pandya-Lorch, and S. Yosef: Agriculture and Food Security 26: Cecilia Tortajada: Water Resources: An Evolving Landscape 27: Julio Berdegué, Tomas Rosada, and Anthony Bebbington: The Rural Transformation 28: Ben White, Saturnino Borras, and Ruth Hall: Land Reform 29: Fatima Denton: Climate Adaptation 30: Tim Evans: Global Health 31: Nandini Oomman and Farley Cleghorn: Targeting Diseases Innovation and Technology 32: Michele Di Maio: Industrial Policy 33: José E. Cassiolato, Marcelo Matos, and Helena Lastres: Innovation Systems and Development 34: Bo Görannsson, J. Sutz, and R. Arocena: Universities and Higher Education in Development 35: David Brook, Peter Singer, and Caitlyn MacMaster: Innovation for Development 36: Ronaldo Lemos and Joana Ferraz: Information and Communication Technologies for Development Part 3. Experiences Geographic Diversity 37: Simon Tay: The Asian Model of Development: From Crises to Transformation 38: Xue Lan and Ling Chen: China 39: Renato Flores: Brazil 40: Ernesto Ottone and Carlos Vergara: Chile 41: Mthuli Ncube, Abebe Shimeles, and Audrey Verdier-Chouchane: South Africa's Quest for Inclusive Development 42: Devesh Kapur: India's Economic Development 43: David Olusanya Ajakaiye and Afeikhena Jerome: Economic Development: The Experience of sub-Saharan Africa 44: Ahmed Galal and Hoda Selim: Economic Development in the Arab Region: A Tale of Oil and Politics Development Actors 45: Celia and Jacques Kerstenetzky: The State as a Development Actor: State Forms of Social Transformation 46: Kumi Naidoo and Sylvia Borren: Civil Society 47: Carol Adelman and Yulya Spantchak: Foundations and Private Actors 48: Diana Tussie and Cintia Quiliconi: The World Trade Organization and Development 49: Danny Leipziger: The Role and Influence of International Financial Institutions 50: Homi Kharas: Development Assistance 51: Gregory Chin and Jorge Heine: Consultative Forums: State Power and Multilateral Institutions 52: Richard Jolly: Underestimated Influence: UN Contributions to Development Ideas, Leadership, Influence and Impact Bruce Currie-Alder, Ravi Kanbur, David M. Malone, and Rohinton Medhora: Epilogue
About the Author :
Bruce Currie-Alder is Regional Director, Middle East and North Africa, Cairo, Egypt. His work examines the governance of public research funding and scientific cooperation with developing countries. His past position within IDRC was Senior Policy Advisor and Chief of Staff, facilitating corporate strategy and contributing to Canada's foreign policy. Before joining IDRC in 2003, he worked on environmental management in the Mexican oil industry and published on
grassroots natural resource management in Latin America. He holds a Master's in natural resource management from Simon Fraser University and a PhD in public policy from Carleton University.
Ravi Kanbur bridges the worlds of rigorous academic analysis and practical policy making in development economics. He has served at the World Bank in various roles, including resident representative in Ghana, Chief Economist of the African Region, Principal Advisor to the Chief Economist, and Director of the World Development Report. Professor Kanbur has taught at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Essex, Warwick, Princeton, and Columbia. His work spans conceptual, empirical, and policy
analysis, including more than 200 publications, many in leading journals. Kanbur is a graduate of the University of Cambridge and holds a DPhil in economics from the University of Oxford. David M. Malone is Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Rector of the UN University (UNU) headquartered in Tokyo. Previously, he was President of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and prior to that the Canadian High Commissioner to India and non-resident Ambassador to Bhutan and Nepal. He has also been the President of the International Peace Academy (New York) and a Canadian ambassador to the United Nations. He joined Canada's Department of External Affairs in 1975 and
served in Ottawa, Cairo, Amman, and New York. Malone is a graduate of Harvard and Oxford Universities, l'Université de Montréal, and the American University in Cairo. Rohinton Medhora is the President of
the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). Previously Dr Medhora was Vice-President of Programs at Canada's International Development Research Centre, where he undertook a series of leadership roles, including directing the Social and Economic Policy program and heading programs related to international economic relations and economic policy. His publications include 'Financial Reform in Developing Countries and Finance and Competitiveness in Developing Countries'. Prior to
IDRC, Dr Medhora was with the faculty of economics at University of Toronto, where he also earned his PhD.
Review :
Through its richness and depth, the volume addresses a wide audience of students and researchers interested in the issue of development. In particular, it is a useful tool for those scholars looking for a starting point for grasping the fundamental issues presently at stake and an introduction to the main territories explored by the research. The book provides a synthesis, or at least a shared framework, of a debate that appears to have multiplied its perspectives. While this multiplicity may be puzzling at first glance, as suggested by the editors, it is a potential resource for this field of study and action that, in the near future, has to address a conscious diversification of objectives to tackle the issues of each territory. The contribution given by the book is fundamental to meeting this challenge.
The books will be of great interest to students in public policy, governance and area studies in particular.
