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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Governance
- economic development
- foreign assistance
- civil society
- non-governmental organizations
- armed forces
- developing countries
- Asia
- Africa
- Latin America
- Developing Countries
- development
- Economic Development
- economic policy
- government
- Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- policy
- development aid
- development theory
About this book
This landmark book offers a comprehensive analysis of how development approaches have evolved since World War II, examining and also evaluating the succession of theories, doctrines, and practices that have been formulated and applied in the Third World and beyond. Covering all developing regions, the book offers an integrated approach for considering the entwined aspects of development: governance, economics, foreign assistance, civil society, and the military. With reference to carefully chosen case studies, the authors offer distinctive explanations for why development approaches fall short and systematically relate the evolution of development thinking to current challenges, identifying the strengths and weaknesses of key institutions and the clashes of institutional interests that have distorted otherwise sound doctrines and negatively affected development practice. In identifying the dynamics that account for shortcomings in past development attempts, and recommending a betterintegration of doctrines across the entire range of inter-connected development fronts, the book points to how development practice may be improved to better advance human dignity.
About the authors
The authors have extensive research and leadership experience in academia, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations; covering the fields of public administration, political science, economic development, education, security studies, social services, education, natural resources, and the environment.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Evolution of Development Thinking
Book Subtitle: Governance, Economics, Assistance, and Security
Authors: William Ascher, Garry D. Brewer, G. Shabbir Cheema, John M. Heffron
Series Title: Politics, Economics, and Inclusive Development
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137560391
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-56038-4Published: 05 January 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-57539-8Published: 13 February 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-56039-1Published: 08 April 2016
Series ISSN: 2945-6436
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6444
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 287
Topics: Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Development Aid, Development Theory, Development Studies, International Relations