Development and the State in the 21st Century: Tackling the Challenges Facing the Developing World

ISBN-13: 9781137407122 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 368 str.

Erica Frantz; Natasha Ezrow; Andrea Kendall-Taylor

Opis

An introduction to the contemporary challenges states in the developing world face, and to the ways in which they can build capacity to handle them. It examines the key institutions of the state, the challenges of institutional reform, and the importance of institutional reform in achieving development.

Spis treści

1. Setting the Stage: What is Development? 2. Theories of Development 3. Debates on the State and Development 4. Institutions and Development 5. Poverty Traps 6. Intractable Instability 7. Corruption 8. Colonialism and Geography 9. Debt and Financial Crises 10. Natural Disastrs and Natural Resources 11. Disease Vulnerabilities 12. Globalization 13. Foreign Aid and NGOs 14. Conclusion.

O autorze

Natasha Ezrow is Senior Lecturer at the University of Essex, UK, where she also serves as the Director of the International Development Studies Programme.

Erica Frantz is Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, USA. She was previously a political analyst at the Institute for Physical Sciences, an intelligence-oriented think-tank in McLean, USA.

Andrea Kendall-Taylor is an Analyst for the United States Government. She specializes in the political dynamics of autocracy, democratization, and political instability.