1st Edition
Doing Good or Doing Better Development Policies in a Globalising World
378 Pages
by
Routledge
The world is changing, and so is the unquestioning belief that development policies are always right. Instead of focusing on the rather limited notion of poverty, this book aims to deepen our understanding of the broad issue of development. What are the drivers of development? What new issues have arisen due to globalization? And what kind of policies contribute to development in a world that is... Read more
about the authors, preface, 1 towards development policies based on lesson learning: an introduction, 2 twenty-first century globalization, paradigm shifts in development, 3 does foreign aid work?, 4 under-explored treasure troves of development lessons: lessons from the histories of small rich european countries, 5 stagnation in africa: disentangling figures, facts and fiction, 6 including the middle classes? latin american social policies after the washington consensus, 7 imaginary institutions: state-building in afghanistan, 8 beyond development orthodoxy: chinese lessons in pragmatism and institutional change, 9 business and sustainable development: from passive involvement to active partnerships, 10 why ‘philanthrocapitalism’ is not the answer: private initiatives and international development, 11 the trouble with participation: assessing the new aid paradigm
Biography
Monique Kremer is researcher affiliated to the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR). Please switch to the Dutch version of our website for the full Dutch description.
