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.
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The Evolution of Development Thinking
Governance, Economics, Assistance, and Security
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The Evolution of Development Thinking
Governance, Economics, Assistance, and Security
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Evolution of Economic Development Theories and Doctrines since World War II
- Chapter 3 Economic Policy and Program Practice
- Chapter 4 Evolution of Governance and Development Administration Theory
- Chapter 5 Evolution of Governance and Development Administration Practice
- Chapter 6 Evolving Roles of NGOs in Developing Countries
- Chapter 7 Evolution of Foreign Assistance Theories and Doctrines
- Chapter 8 International Development in the American Grain: From Point Four to the Present
- Chapter 9 Evolving Roles of the Military in Developing Countries
- Chapter 10 Complementarity of Security and Development Doctrines: Historical Cases and Aftermaths
- Chapter 11 Conclusion: Linkages and Challenges
- Notes
- References
- Index
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