Sector-level political economy approaches aim to better understand and more effectively influence the political, economic and social structures, institutions, processes and actors determining the political dynamics of sector reforms. While country-level approaches are now well established,...

Alternative strategies of economic development have received little attention in the literature. Academics rarely compare certain strategic features or assess the performance of different strategies in terms of outcomes. This book seeks to address that gap and to provide a theoretical background...

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Introduction -- I. DEVELOPMENTAL STRATEGIES PURSUED OVER THE PAST CENTURY -- Chapter 1. Centrally Planned and Administered Economy and Steep Ascent Strategy: A Complete Failure -- Whence Came the...

This paper advances a dynamic rationale for competitiveness policy that focuses on an economy's ability to evolve in order to achieve high real incomes along with desired qualitative changes in the socio-economic system. It highlights that the ubiquitous 'rationalities of failure,' either of...