follows. In recognizing that poverty is “multi-dimensionalâ€, today’s dominant policy discourses have actually made … important, if often under-appreciated, steps to incorporate insights from social and political theory, but that these (hard …

author's earlier research on a number of other influential ideas in development policy, such as 'social capital', and …The idea of human development, and the related index, has been developed and promoted by the United Nations Development … perspective associated with the Bretton Woods Institutions. Since then, the policies and perspectives of both the UNDP and the …

upset only after consideration and when a political consensus exists. …This book finds that political and procedural mechanisms needed to ensuresettled, investment-backed expectations are …

This book sheds light on environmental and other issues, including global warming, that will deeply affect the future …

This book is a study of legal doctrines that hinder the development of efficient, economically sound policies for …

upset only after consideration and when a political consensus exists. …This book finds that political and procedural mechanisms needed to ensuresettled, investment-backed expectations are …

perennial vulnerability, unlike other branches of economics, to the ideological stakes over the cold war at the global level. …

to value, addressing these failures requires not only significant policy rethinking by the government, but also a clearer … political system, with multiple parties, freedom of speech, and extensive political rights. The famines of the British era … achievable goal for India. In An Uncertain Glory, two of India's leading economists argue that the country's main problems lie in …