Recently, it has been suggested that the process of economic development should ideally be viewed as a socioeconomic … aspects have only been inadequately addressed in development theory. This paper argues that social-cognitive vicarious … development trajectory of these regions suggests that a proper understanding of the vicarious learning mechanism provides crucial …

-industrial economic conditions. We hypothesize that if these countries are arrayed on a continuum of pre-industrial development such as …

The evolution of the development doctrine over the last six decades is analysed in some detail in this paper. The … development doctrine is defined as the body of knowledge consisting of four interrelated components: (1) the prevailing … development objectives; (2) the conceptual state of the art relating to development theories, models, techniques and applications …

-industrial economic conditions. We hypothesize that if these countries are arrayed on a continuum of pre-industrial development such as …

which consists in highlighting the critical component of presidential governance to public policy and development. The …This Discussion Paper presents an introductory approach to presidential governance in Brazil. The historical … the finding of eight presidential governance patterns, extracted from the combination of presidential decisions on the …

institutions and capabilities and productivity of their actors; and the role of governance against the backdrop of development …How should local service delivery of public goods and services be improved for desirable development outcomes? This … is that governance - both institutional and democratic - is the key in helping catalyze institutional change and …

(climate change adaptation arena, governance, politics, perception, mental models, weather discourses, risk, blame, travelling …

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 …