Defines the economic dimension of discourse around controversial issues in international development accessible to 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate students working towards degrees in development studies. This book outlines the connections between development economics and development studies. It...

Introduction: Economic neoliberalism and international development / Michael Tribe -- How did economic neoliberalism become mainstream? / Bernard Walters -- Privatisation in developing countries : an evolving relationship between state and markets / Colin Kirkpatrick -- Neoliberalism,...

The book follows a first edition published in 1989, which focused on the severe economic crisis Ghana faced during the late 1970s and the early 1980s. In this second edition, the authors extend the review up to the mid-2010s, covering the entire period since independence, with a special focus on...

Aid [Official Development Assistance (ODA)] is under pressure as fiscal constraints mount in OECD countries following the 2008–2009 global financial and economic crisis. The arguments in favour of ODA commitments from donor countries have been articulated by several writers over the years but...

Books reviewed: Edited by C. Kirkpatrick, R. Clarke and C. Polidano - Handbook on Development Policy and Management Jane A. Pryer - Poverty and Vulnerability in Dhaka Slums: The Urban Livelihoods Study Richard Lynn and Tatu Vanhanen - IQ and the Wealth of Nations Edited by Sara Oldfield - The...