This volume examines the dialogue around global public goods and development cooperation. It asks: how will international cooperation and development institutions be changed? How can we make sure that these global initiatives and institutions are innovating for the better?
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" ... Questions the simple notion that modernity is inherently superior and development will benefit everyone. It shows how capitalists' need for market, finance, and profitability often leads to development programs that engender expansionism, dispossession, and repression"--Pa…
" ... a compelling interrogation of the ways in which we have thought about modernity, capitalism, and democracy, and how those ideas inform neoliberal economics, diplomacy, and impact human life. To explicate contemporary theories of development, Quan introduces the concept of …
This book seeks to understand how governance agendas are constructed at both the global and national levels and asks what factors define success and failure in their implementation. It features case studies drawn from Africa, Latin America and Asia.
This text challenges ideas that deeper political and social problems of development, which may be addressed by institutional or governance fixes. It examines the principles and prescriptions of 'good' governance as part of larger conflicts over power and its distribution.
Examines intentions and results of labour market reforms in Europe as viewed by former political leaders. Looks at factors that make labour market policy reforms succeed and fail, showing challenges to designing reforms and establishing conditions under which they can be advocat…
