Nearly all development theories, economic and non-economic, are based on a scientific-technological view of the world, which ignores the question of whether similar underlying social values and customs can be presupposed in other cultures. This is probably one of the key causes of the crisis in...

The following article outlines the theories of development strategy which approach the subject from the theory of growth and discusses their practical applicability to planning activities in developing countries.

"Good governance" has become a central term in the international discussion on development co-operation. What is actually meant by "good governance"? By which yardstick can it be measured? How is governance related to development, political participation and democracy? What implications does...

An increasing number of voices have recently been claiming that an economic system based more strongly on the market should be introduced in Third World countries for reasons of efficiency. What conditions need to be met in the developing countries for this to be possible? What specific measures...

Both free trade and protectionism have been proffered as prescriptions for Third World development but neither has carried universal conviction. Neither import substitution nor export promotion strategies have come up to expectations. The author advocates a limited measure of delinking from the...