1. Facing fragilities : the socially embedded nature of socio-economic recovery / Dorothea Hilhorst, Gemma van der Haar and Bart Weijs -- 2. Recovering from conflict : what matters for livelihoods, economic activity and growth? / Rachel Slater and Richard Mallett -- 3. International policies in...

This book is about the evolution of developing countries in the world economy situated in its wider historical context, spanning centuries, but with a focus on the period since the mid-twentieth century. It traces the rise and 'catch up' of the developing world and the shift in the balance of...

Part I: General Background and Governing Issues -- Chapter 1: Why history is important in Africa’s economic development narrative -- Chapter 2: Economic development: Facts, theories and evidence -- Chapter 3: Case studies of development approaches -- Part II: European Growth and Development...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Whatever happened to the Third World -- Chapter 3: What preceded development economics -- Chapter 4: The first generation of development economists -- Chapter 5: The second generation of development economists -- Chapter 6: Main components of the third...