Development in theory and practice
Subtitle: paradigms and paradoxes
By: Jan Knippers Black
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2018
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780429495311
Subjects: Economic development; American Economic assistance; Economic policy; Développement économique
Description: "As wealthy countries focus more attention on the ravages of poverty and maldistribution of the world's resources, the rationales for what is or is not done in the name of?development? have become more elaborate and abstract. And as the literature has proliferated, communication among those who approach development from different perspectives, disciplines, and professions has become more strained. In this innovative text, Jan Black argues that what is missing is?appropriate theory? that can help place the findings of social scientists and seasoned development practitioners at the service of those who would promote a more equitable and empowering approach to development. In the first section, the author presents the differing and even contradictory definitions of development and the various explanatory models and means of measurement associated with them. This is followed by an analysis of the evolution of development strategies and programs both of the First World?donor countries and organizations?and of Third World leaders, movements, and regional organizations. The author highlights key issues in the development debate of the 1990s, including ecology, refugees, debt, the informal sector, and gender roles. In a final section, she addresses the process of development and illustrates, through a number of vignettes and case studies, the sometimes illusory links between motives and consequences. The second edition includes more paradoxes and case studies and increased coverage of refugees and indigenous peoples. More information on the new states in post-Soviet East and Central Europe is also incorporated. At a time when theoreticians and practitioners appear to occupy different worlds and speak different languages, and when a large number of developing countries seem to be falling into an irreversible cycle of debt and dependency, this book is particularly welcome and compelling."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Part, One Development in Theory: Meanings and Models --; title: chapter 1 Introduction: In Pursuit of Appropriate Theory  -- Jan Knippers Black; title: chapter 2 Defining Development and Its Nemesis  -- Jan Knippers Black; title: chapter 3 Explaining Development: Theories and Models  -- Jan Knippers Black; title: chapter 4 Measurements and Findings  -- Jan Knippers Black; title: part, Two Development in Practice: Actors and Strategies --; title: chapter 5 Donor Strategies and Programs  -- Jan Knippers Black; title: chapter 6 Third World Strategies  -- Jan Knippers Black; title: chapter 7 Political Counterparts and Consequences  -- Jan Knippers Black; title: part, Three Development in Focus: Contemporary Issues and Themes --; title: chapter 8 Development and the Gender Gap  -- Jan Knippers Black; title: chapter 9 The Fragile Ecology of Mother Earth  -- Jan Knippers Black; title: chapter 10 Food Insecurity: Cocaine and Other Cash Crops  -- Jan Knippers Black; title: chapter 11 The Homeless, the Stateless, and the Indigenous  -- Jan Knippers Black; title: chapter 12 Macrodebt and Microcredit  -- Jan Knippers Black; title: part, Four The Process and the Protagonists: Paradoxes of Development --; title: chapter 13 The Process: Games Developers Play  -- Jan Knippers Black; title: chapter 14 The Protagonists: Donors, Clients, and Field Agents  -- Jan Knippers Black; title: chapter 15 On Motives and Consequences  -- Jan Knippers Black; title: chapter 16 Conclusion: Leaning on the Limits -- Jan Knippers Black.