1. The sovereign order -- 2. Development theory in the sovereign order -- 3. Development institutions in the sovereign order -- 4. Development practice in the sovereign order -- 5. The liberal order -- 6. Development theory in the liberal order -- 7. Development institutions in the liberal order...

1. Liberalism and social transformation -- 2. The World Bank, sovereignty and development -- 3. From structural adjustment to good governance -- 4. Governance, liberalism and social transformation -- 5. Transformation in practice -- 6. Sovereignty, development and the liberal project.

This paper has been inspired by a suggestion made by Margaret Canovan that liberalism should be understood as a 'project to be realized'. It argues that we should follow Canovan by having an expendet account of what 'liberalism' might be that focuses on the connection between liberal theory and...

In recent years western aid agencies have come to embrace the language and practices of "ownership". This signals a shift away from conditionality as the dominant mode of relationship between these agencies and recipient states. The principle concern of this paper is to locate this shift in the...

This article analyzes termination in international joint ventures (IJVs) with a set theoretic approach and fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) to show that parent contribution, ownership, managerial configuration and experience can lead to a successful end of a joint venture. The...