Doing Good or Doing Better

The world is changing, and so is the unquestioning belief that development policies are always right. Instead of focusing on the rather limited notion of poverty, this book aims to deepen our understanding of the broad issue of development. What are the drivers of development? What new issues have arisen due to globalization? And what kind of policies contribute to development in a world that is changing rapidly? The articles in this book provide insight into the muddled trajectories of development on various continents and rethink the notion of development in a globalizing, interdependent world. Taken together, the still fuzzy contours of a paradigm shift emerge from the 'Washington Confusion'. Development can no longer be the ambitious, moral project based on a standard model of economic European or American modernization. 'Doing better' means being less moralistic, more modest and pragmatic, and taking seriously the path dependencies and social realities that exist in each country.

Cover -- contents -- About the authors -- Preface -- 1. Towards development policies based on lesson learning: an introduction -- 2. Twenty-first century globalization, paradigm shifts in development -- 3. Does foreign aid work? -- 4. Under-explored treasure troves of development lessons: lessons from the histories of small rich european countries -- 5. Stagnation in africa: disentangling figures, facts and fiction -- 6. Including the middle classes? Latin american social policies after the Washington consensus -- 7. Imaginary institutions: state-building in afghanistan -- 8. Beyond development orthodoxy: chinese lessons in pragmatism and institutional change -- 9. Business and sustainable development: from passive involvement to active partnerships -- 10. Why 8216;philanthrocapitalism is not the answer: private initiatives and international development -- 11. The trouble with participation: assessing the new aid paradigm -- 12. How can sub-saharan africa turn the China-india threat into an opportunity? -- 13. Post-war peace-building: what role for international organizations? -- 14. migration and development: contested consequences -- 15. Global justice and the state -- Rapporten…