Since the end of the second world war the economic gap between rich and poor countries has steadily widened. This book examines this disparity and assesses the reasons why some developing countries have been more successful than others

Problem-driven political economy analysis holds considerable promise to help development practitioners identify what policies and strategies are most likely to succeed in addressing difficult and persistent development challenges. This volume is the result of a systematic effort to take stock of...

Front Cover -- Front Flap -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Meeting the Challenge of Development -- The Imperative of Development: A Memo to the Next U.S. President -- Farewell to Development's Old Divides -- Scaling Up...

Examines the emergence, or re-emergence, of a large number of nations as partners and donors in international development, from global powers such as Brazil, China and India, to Gulf states such as Saudi Arabia, to former socialist states such as Poland and Russia

The decision to look at failures for answers is a bold one. Policy makers, planners and implementers have a tendency to look through prisms of success in framing working policies, programs and results when justifying them. Despite this, we still tend to address failures indirectly by looking at...

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Addressing the Challenge -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1A -- Chapter 2: Growth, Productivity, and Income -- Identifying the Comparators -- Relative International Performance -- Domestic Growth over Time -- Investment and...

Cover -- Sage History page -- Halftitle page -- Fulltitle page -- Copyright page -- Marketing page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Contesting Development, Reimagining Democracy -- 3 National Rural Employment Guarantee Act -- 4 Participatory Governance -- 5 Joint...

Cover -- Contents -- SPECIAL REPORT : BEYOND THE MDGs -- Setting the Agenda -- A global conversation is laying the groundwork for a new era in development -- The Birth of SDGs: How one woman's big idea energized the new development agenda -- Asia's Unfinished Agenda: MDG report card visualized...