The book follows a first edition published in 1989, which focused on the severe economic crisis Ghana faced during the late 1970s and the early 1980s. In this second edition, the authors extend the review up to the mid-2010s, covering the entire period since independence, with a special focus on...

Aid [Official Development Assistance (ODA)] is under pressure as fiscal constraints mount in OECD countries following the 2008–2009 global financial and economic crisis. The arguments in favour of ODA commitments from donor countries have been articulated by several writers over the years but...

Books reviewed: Edited by C. Kirkpatrick, R. Clarke and C. Polidano - Handbook on Development Policy and Management Jane A. Pryer - Poverty and Vulnerability in Dhaka Slums: The Urban Livelihoods Study Richard Lynn and Tatu Vanhanen - IQ and the Wealth of Nations Edited by Sara Oldfield - The...

This introduction reviews some of the issues and controversies within development economics over the last half century. Particular attention is given to the status of development economics as a sub-discipline of economics and to the relationship between theoretical and empirical contributions....