Reflexivity and development economics
Subtitle: methodology, policy and practice
By: Daniel Gay.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780230220164
Subjects: Development economics; Vanuatu -- Economic policy; Singapore -- Economic policy
Description: "This book outlines a taxonomy of development practice using the notion of reflexivity, and examines it in the case of two countries at opposite ends of the development spectrum: Vanuatu and Singapore. The methodological approach, which gives greater voice to people in developing countries, has practical benefits for economic policy"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements * Contents * List of Tables and Figures * Introduction * PART I * Beyond Modernism and Postmodernism * Theories of reflexivity * Reflexivity and Development Economics* PART II * Introduction to the case-studies * Vanuatu: The Anti-Crusoe Economy * Singapore: The Lionized City * Comparisons * Conclusions * Bibliogrpahy Acknowledgements * Contents * List of Tables and Figures * Introduction * PART I * Beyond Modernism and Postmodernism * Theories of reflexivity * Reflexivity and Development Economics* PART II * Introduction to the case-studies * Vanuatu: The Anti-Crusoe Economy * Singapore: The Lionized City * Comparisons * Conclusions * Bibliogrpahy.