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...

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...

This study aims to assess to what extent the institutional environment is responsible for worldwide differences in economic development. To answer this question, a new concept of the institutions-augmented Solow model is constructed. The analysis covers 153 countries and the period 1994-2009....

In the mainstream development debate during recent years, among others, there have been two influential camps opposing each other. The first one identifies the environmental context, the "natural" variable, as the ultimate cause that determines the socio-economic development trajectory of a...