Thinking on development informs and inspires the actions of people, organizations, and states in their continuous effort to invent a better world. This volume examines the ideas behind development: their origins, how they have changed and spread over time, and how they may evolve over the coming...

While it is widely presumed that development progress in so-called fragile states is lagging behind, only very limited empirical analysis exists that investigates to what extent the levels and trends in the MDGs differ significantly between fragile and other developing countries, and between...

Introduction -- Evolution of Economic Development Theories and Doctrines -- Economic Policy Practice -- Evolution of Governance and Development Administration Theory -- Evolution of Governance and Development Administration Practice -- Evolving Roles of Non-Governmental Organizations -- The...

In den letzten drei Jahrzehnten haben weitreichende globale Transformationsprozesse den Gegenstandsbereich der Entwicklungsforschung grundlegend verändert und Entwicklungspolitik und -theorie vor neue Herausforderungen gestellt. Das PVS-Sonderheft 2013 nimmt eine Aufarbeitung der neueren...