Handbook of development policy studies /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
M. Dekker,
[2004], ©2004
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| Series: | Public administration and public policy ;
108 Public administration and public policy ; 108 Public administration and public policy 108 |
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. Development discourse: Change versus continuity
- 1. Introduction: Development discourse and its challenges and directions
- 2. The narrative foundations of international development
- 3. Managing social change in complex environments: A chaos approach to environmental impacts
- 4. Sustainable development: What does sustainability mean to individuals in the conduct of their lives and businesses?
- 5. The myths of economic growth (GNP): Implications for human development
- 6. Social scientific knowledge and American interests: An episode in the development of development theory
- Part II. Development domains and their significance
- 7. Development as a multidimensional concern
- 8. From development administration to new public management in postcolonial settings: Internal problems, external prescriptions
- 9. Evaluating indicators for rural women's socioeconomic development: The case of Thailand
- 10. Fossilization of Chinese customs under colonial rule in Hong Kong: Implications for gender and development
- 11. Information and communication technologies as tools for development: Between skepticism and optimism
- Part III. Development policy issues in major sectors
- 12. Smallholder response to population pressure and adversity in Rwanda
- 13. Structural adjustment in Bulgarian agriculture
- 14. Factors affecting sustainable health care management programs in post-Soviet transitional economics
- 15. The impact of HIV/AIDS on economic development in sub-Saharan Africa: Policy implications
- 16. Industrial development policies and strategies: The African case
- 17. Science and technology policies for development: The case of Singapore
- Part IV. Development institutions: Local and global
- 18. Organizations, agencies, and other entities that impact the developing world: Internet sources
- 19. The role of nongovernmental organizations in rural development
- 20. Transforming a large-scale microfinance institution: Strategies and challenges in Bangladesh
- 21. Decentralization and local protectionism in China
- 22. Panchayati Raj: The Indian model of grassroots democracy and decentralized rural development
- 23. Good governance in Africa: Decentralized planning and means of participation in development in Botswana
- Part V. Development dilemmas: How to resolve?
- 24. The political and institutional dilemmas of sustainable development
- 25. Security, defense, and development in the current age
- 26. Democratization, demilitarization, and development in Africa: Theory and experience
- 27. Transnational labor migration, gender, and development in Southeast Asia
- 28. Transforming the development state in Korea under globalization: The case of IT industry
- 29. Understanding the postsocialist transition
- Part VI. Development trends and challenges
- 30. The growing challenges of globalization to self-reliant development in developing nations
- 31. The impact of globalization on the developmental role of local government in South Africa
- 32. Raising voices: Satellites, the Internet, and distributive discourse
- 33. Sustainable development through good governance in India: Challenges and strategies
- 34. Citizen participation and development policy studies: The limits of concept transfer
- 35. Decentralization, democratic centralism, and citizens' exclusion: A case study of Nebbi District in Uganda
- Part VII. Conclusion and future direction
- 36. Participatory development policy design: Integrating instrumental and democratic rationality
- 37. Decentralized governance and participatory development: The Asian experience
- 38. Equity and efficiency in international environmental agreements: A case study of the Kyoto protocol
- 39. Policy implementation in poor countries
- 40. Poverty reduction: The measurement question
- 41. Conclusion: Development agenda for the twenty-first century
- Pt. I Development discourse : change versus continuity
- 1. Introduction : development discourse and its challenges and directions / M. Shamsul Haque
- 2. The narrative foundations of international development / Rym A. Kaki
- 3. Managing social change in complex environments : a chaos approach to environmental impacts / Henry Adobor
- 4. Sustainable development : what does sustainability mean to individuals in the conduct of their lives and businesses? / R. Warren Flint
- 5. The myths of economic growth (GNP) : implications for human development / M. Shamsul Haque
- 6. Social scientific knowledge and American interests : an episode in the development of development theory / Zaheer Baber
- Pt. II. Development domains and their significance
- 7. Development as a multidimensional concern / Noorjahan Bava
- 8. From development administration to new public management in postcolonial settings : internal problems, external prescriptions / O. P. Dwivedi and Jorge Nef
- 9. Evaluating indicators for rural women's socioeconomic development : the case of Thailand / Angeline L. Ames and Todd T. Ames
- 10. Fossilization of Chinese customs under colonial rule in Hong Kong : implications for gender and development / Selina Ching Chan
- 11. Information and communication technologies as tools for development : between skepticism and optimism / Barbara Fillip
- Pt. III. Development policy issues in major sectors
- 12. Smallholder response to population pressure and adversity in Rwanda / Cynthia Donovan, Edson Mpyisi and Scott Loveridge
- 13. Structural adjustment in Bulgarian agriculture / Monica Koubratova Hristova
- 14. Factors affecting sustainable health care management programs in post-Soviet transitional economies / Patricia A. Cholewka
- 15. The impact of HIV/AIDS on economic development in sub-Saharan Africa : policy implications / Alex Sekwat and Sangho Moon
- 16. Industrial development policies and strategies : the African case / Desta Mebratu
- 17. Science and technology policies for development : the case of Singapore / Habibul Haque Khondker
- Pt. IV. Development institutions : local and global
- 18. Organizations, agencies, and other entities that impact the developing world : internet sources / Thomas S. Chapman
- 19. The role of nongovernmental organizations in rural development / Gedeon M. Mudacumura
- 20. Transforming a large-scale microfinance institution : strategies and challenges in Bangladesh / Edward T. Jackson and P. Dal Brodhead
- 21. Decentralization and local protectionism in China / Yongshun Cai
- 22. Panchayati Raj : the Indian model of grassroots democracy and decentralized rural development / Noorjahan Bava
- 23. Good governance in Africa : decentralized planning and means of participation in development in Botswana / Keshav C. Sherma
- Pt. V. Development dilemmas : how to resolve?
- 24. The political and institutional dilemmas of sustainable development / Roberto P. Guimardes
- 25. Security, defense, and development in the current age / Ho-Won Jeong and Eleftherios Michael
- 26. Democratization, demilitarization, and development in Africa : theory and experience / Lloyd J. Dumas
- 27. Transnational labor migration, gender, and development in Southeast Asia / Brenda S. A. Yeah, Theresa Wong and Elaine Ho
- 28. Transforming the developmental state in Korea under globalization : the case of IT industry / Seungjoo Lee
- 29. Understanding the postsocialist transition / Nadia Lisovskaya
- Pt. VI. Development trends and challenges
- 30. The growing challenges of globalization to self-reliant development in developing nations / M. Shamsul Haque
- 31. The impact of globalization on the developmental role of local government in South Africa / Heather Nel
- 32. Raising voices : satellites, the internet, and distributive discourse / Margaret Grieco
- 33. Sustainable development through good governance in India : challenges and strategies / R. B. Jain
- 34. Citizen participation and development policy studies : the limits of concept transfer / Hindy Lauer Schachter
- 35. Decentralization, democratic centralism, and citizens' exclusion : a case study of Nebbi district in Uganda / Alfred Lakwo
- Pt. VII. Conclusion and future direction
- 36. Participatory development policy design : integrating instrumental and democratic rationality / Gedeon M. Mudacumura
- 37. Decentralized governance and participatory development : the Asian experience / Habib Zafarullah
- 38. Equity and efficiency in international environmental agreements : a case study of the Kyoto protocol / Kristen Sheeran
- 39. Policy implementation in poor countries / Jan-Erik Lane and Svante Ersson
- 40. Poverty reduction : the measurement question / Karin Schelzig
- 41. Conclusion : development agenda for the twenty-first century / Gedeon M. Mudacumura.