This major work maps the concepts and theories currently used to explain development, where they came from, and where they may be going. It shows how real-life experiences of different countries and organizations have been inspired by, and contributed to, thinking on development.

Foreword ; Preface ; The State of Development Thought ; PART 1. CRITICAL ISSUES ; 1. The Study of Development ; 2. Development Theories ; 3. Fifty Years of Growth Economics ; 4. Development Strategy: Balancing Market and Government Failure ; 5. Poverty in Development Thought: Symptom or Cause ; 6. Inequality and Development ; 7. Women's Economic Roles and the Development Paradigm ; 8. Composite Indices of Development ; 9. Development Evaluation ; PART 2. CONCEPTS AND THEORIES ; STATE AND SOCIETY ; 10. Growth, Inclusion, and Human Satisfaction ; 11. Social Protection ; 12. Law, Regulation, and Development ; 13. Rooting Change: Indigeneity and Development ; 14. Corruption ; ECONOMIC ; 15. Public Finance in Developing Countries ; 16. The Evolving Paradigms of Structural Change ; 17. Trade and Finance in Development Thinking ; 18. Entrepreneurship and Economic Development ; 19. Two Prophets of Regional Integration: Prebisch and Adedeji ; PEACE AND SECURITY ; 20. The Political Economy of IntraState Conflicts ; 21. Peacebuilding and Development ; 22. Violence, Insecurity, and Crime in Development Thought ; 23. The Resource Curse and Transparency ; 24. Transitional Justice and Development ; ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH ; 25. Agriculture and Food Security ; 26. Water Resources: An Evolving Landscape ; 27. The Rural Transformation ; 28. Land Reform ; 29. Climate Adaptation ; 30. Global Health ; 31. Targeting Diseases ; INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY ; 32. Industrial Policy ; 33. Innovation Systems and Development ; 34. Universities and Higher Education in Development ; 35. Innovation for Development ; 36. Information and Communication Technologies for Development ; PART 3. EXPERIENCES ; GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY ; 37. The Asian Model of Development: From Crises to Transformation ; 38. China ; 39. Brazil ; 40. Chile ; 41. South Africa's Quest for Inclusive Development ; 42. India's Economic Development ; 43. Economic Development: The Experience of sub-Saharan Africa ; 44. Economic Development in the Arab Region: A Tale of Oil and Politics ; DEVELOPMENT ACTORS ; 45. The State as a Development Actor: State Forms of Social Transformation ; 46. Civil Society ; 47. Foundations and Private Actors ; 48. The World Trade Organization and Development ; 49. The Role and Influence of International Financial Institutions ; 50. Development Assistance ; 51. Consultative Forums: State Power and Multilateral Institutions ; 52. Underestimated Influence: UN Contributions to Development Ideas, Leadership, Influence and Impact ; Epilogue

Includes a Foreword by Amartya Sen A key reference and resource for scholars, graduate students, practitioners, and policy-makers Addresses questions of state, society, economy, security, sustainability, and the real-life experiences of particular countries and organizations Multi-disciplinary contributions from leading scholars and practitioners from the global North and the global South Examines how thinking on development has changed over time Chapters outline critical debates rather than a particular argument or school of thought

Bruce Currie-Alder is Regional Director, Middle East and North Africa, Cairo, Egypt. His work examines the governance of public research funding and scientific cooperation with developing countries. His past position within IDRC was Senior Policy Advisor and Chief of Staff, facilitating corporate strategy and contributing to Canada's foreign policy. Before joining IDRC in 2003, he worked on environmental management in the Mexican oil industry and published on grassroots natural resource management in Latin America. He holds a Master's in natural resource management from Simon Fraser University and a PhD in public policy from Carleton University. Ravi Kanbur bridges the worlds of rigorous academic analysis and practical policy making in development economics. He has served at the World Bank in various roles, including resident representative in Ghana, Chief Economist of the African Region, Principal Advisor to the Chief Economist, and Director of the World Development Report. Professor Kanbur has taught at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Essex, Warwick, Princeton, and Columbia. His work spans conceptual, empirical, and policy analysis, including more than 200 publications, many in leading journals. Kanbur is a graduate of the University of Cambridge and holds a DPhil in economics from the University of Oxford. David M. Malone is Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Rector of the UN University (UNU) headquartered in Tokyo. Previously, he was President of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and prior to that the Canadian High Commissioner to India and non-resident Ambassador to Bhutan and Nepal. He has also been the President of the International Peace Academy (New York) and a Canadian ambassador to the United Nations. He joined Canada's Department of External Affairs in 1975 and served in Ottawa, Cairo, Amman, and New York. Malone is a graduate of Harvard and Oxford Universities, l'Université de Montréal, and the American University in Cairo. Rohinton Medhora is the President of the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). Previously Dr Medhora was Vice-President of Programs at Canada's International Development Research Centre, where he undertook a series of leadership roles, including directing the Social and Economic Policy program and heading programs related to international economic relations and economic policy. His publications include 'Financial Reform in Developing Countries and Finance and Competitiveness in Developing Countries'. Prior to IDRC, Dr Medhora was with the faculty of economics at University of Toronto, where he also earned his PhD.

Includes a Foreword by Amartya Sen A key reference and resource for scholars, graduate students, practitioners, and policy-makers Addresses questions of state, society, economy, security, sustainability, and the real-life experiences of particular countries and organizations Multi-disciplinary contributions from leading scholars and practitioners from the global North and the global South Examines how thinking on development has changed over time Chapters outline critical debates rather than a particular argument or school of thought