The global financial and economic crisis starting in 2007 has provoked the exploration of alternatives to neo-liberalism. Although neo-liberalism has been critiqued from various perspectives, these critiques have not coalesced into a concrete alternative in development economics literature. The...

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Conceptual issues and a new developmentalist agenda -- pt. 3. Neo-liberal constraints on the policy agenda -- pt. 4. Case studies in pro-active government -- pt. 5. Conclusion : moving to alternatives.

pt. 1. Challenging the mainstream on underdevelopment and development -- pt. 2. Heterodox challenges from within the fold -- pt. 3. The neo-classical counter-challenge -- pt. 4. Neo-liberalism challenged.