Cover -- Contents -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Preface -- Part I: Preliminaries and Principles -- 1. The World Bank, Neo-Liberalism and Development Research (Elisa Van Waeyenberge, Ben Fine and Kate Bayliss) -- 2. A Knowledge Bank? (Elisa Van Waeyenberge and Ben Fine) -- Part II: Research in...

The most comprehensive introduction to international development, with chapters by leading experts who explore the field's most pressing issues and debates. Introduction to International Development is a collection of contributed chapters comprised of original essays by leading experts from a...

... Van Waeyenberge, Elisa: Understanding aid at the bank. - S. 49-72. Bayliss, Kate: A cup half full: the World Bank's assessment of water privatisation. - S. 73-98. Fine, Ben: Social capital and health. - S. 99-127. Johnston, Deborah: World Bank research HIV/AIDS: praise where it's due?. - S....

This paper explores how the concept of resilience has been used in development studies. Set amidst the rise of resilience in sustainable development, it offers insights for scholars and policy-makers, alike. Sampling 419 resilience-oriented journal articles from 2017-22, it uses Kuhnian...