Most rich countries developed without aid, and this 'self-development' has some intrinsic advantages. In today …'s massively unequal world, however, such an approach would imply very low levels of human development for several generations for …

conclusion relates to the contribution of aid to capacity development in education - on the one hand an issue of central … reproducing yet more successful, but individual projects. Perversely, development agencies which focus only on demonstrable short … deepening development, to whose progress they are trying to contribute. …

Rapid urbanization, and particularly the associated problems of urban poverty, unsustainable development and … diverted to urbanization and green city development. This paper studies aid's implementation strategies and effectiveness by … combines concerns related to poverty, environment and governance both at policy and implementation level is needed in order for …

Various development objectives are worthy, but to my mind, one objective dominates all others: reducing the scourge of …

Botswana, Ghana, Mauritius and South Africa are sub-Saharan African countries that stand out for their development …, governance and good economic policies. …

Leadership' is not a common topic for research in international development. In recent years, however, prominent … studies like the 2008 Growth Commission Report noted the importance of leadership in development. This and other studies … focused on individual leaders - or heroes - when examining 'who leads development'. The current article asks if heroes really …

and public administration, public financial management, revenue management, procurement, and anti-corruption) - that laws …