| Description |
xi, 754 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Public administration and public policy ; 108
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Public administration and public policy ; 108.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part I: Development Discourse: Change Versus Continuity -- Introduction: Development discourse and its challenges and directions / M. Shamsul Haque -- The narrative foundations of international development / Rym A. Kaki -- Managing social change in complex environments: A chaos approach to environmental impacts / Henry Adobor -- Sustainable development: What does sustainability mean to individuals in the conduct of their lives and businesses? / R. Warren Flint -- The myths of economic growth (GNP): Implications for human development / M. Shamsul Haque -- Social scientific knowledge and American interests: An episode in the development of development theory / Zaheer Baber -- -- Part II: Development Domains and Their Significance -- Development as a mulitdimensional concern / Noorjahan Bava -- From development administration to new public management in postcolonial settings: Internal problems, external prescriptions / O.P. Dwivedi and Jorge Nef -- Evaluating indicators for rural women's socioeconomic development: The case of Thailand / Angeline L. Ames and Todd T. Ames -- Fossilization of Chinese customs under colonial rule in Hong Kong: Implications for gender and development / Selina Ching Chan -- Information and communication technologies as tools for development: Between skepticism and optimism / Barbara Fillip -- -- Part III: Development Policy Issues in Major Sectors -- Smallholder response to population pressure and adversity in Rwanda / Cynthia Donovan, Edson Mpyisi, and Scott Loveridge -- Structural adjustment in Bulgarian agriculture / Monica Koubratova Hristova -- Factors affecting sustainable health care management programs in post-soviet transitional economies / Patricia A. Cholewka -- The impact of HIV/AIDS on economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Policy implications / Alex Sekwat and Sangho Moon -- Industrial development policies and strategies: The African case / Desta Mebratu -- Science and technology policies for development: The case of Singapore / Hanibul Haque Khondker -- -- Part IV: Development Institutions: Local and Global -- Organizations, agencies, and other entities that impact the developing world: Internet sources / Thomas S. Chapman -- The role of nongovernmental organizations in rural development / Gedeon M. Mudacumura -- Transforming a large-scale microfinance institution: Strategies and challenges in Bangladesh / Edward T. Jackson and P. Dal Brodhead -- Decentralization and local protectionism in China / Yongshun Cai -- Panchayati Raj: The Indian model of grassroots democracy and decentralized rural development / Noorjahan Bava -- Good governance in Africa: Decentralized planning and means of participation in development in Botswana / Keshav C. Sharma -- -- Part V: Development Dilemmas: How to Resolve? -- The political and institutional dilemmas of sustainable development / Roberto P. Guimarães -- Security, defense, and development in the current age / Ho-Won Jeong and Eleftherios Michael -- Democratization, demilitarization, and development in Africa: Theory and experience / Lloyd J. Dumas -- Transnational labor migration, gender, and development in Southeast Asia / Brenda S. A. Yeoh, Theresa Wong, and Elaine Ho -- Transforming the developmental state in Korea under globalization: The case of IT Industry / Seungjoo Lee -- Understanding the postsocialist transition / Nadia Lisovskaya -- -- Part VI: Development Trends and Challenges -- The growing challenges of globalization to self-reliant development in developing nations / M. Shamsul Haque -- The impact of globalization on the developmental role of local government in South Africa / Heather Nel -- Raising voices: Satellites, the internet, and distributive discourse / Margaret Grieco -- Sustainable development through good governance in India: Challenges and strategies / R.B. Jain -- Citizen participation and development policy studies: The limits of concept transfer / Hindy Lauer Schachter -- Decentralization, democratic centralism, and citizens' exclusion: A case study of Nebbi District in Uganda / Alfred Lakwo -- -- Part VII: Conclusion and Future Direction -- Participatory development policy design: Integrating instrumental and democratic rationality / Gedeon M. Mudacumura -- Decentralized governance and participatory development: The Asian experience / Habib Zafarullah -- Equality and efficiency in international environmental agreements: A case study of the Kyoto Protocol / Kristen Sheeran -- Policy Implementation in poor countries / Jan-Erik Lane and Svante Ersson -- Poverty reduction: The measurement question / Karin Schelzig -- Conclusion: Development agenda for the twenty-first century / Gedeon M. Mudacumura. |
| Subject |
Policy sciences -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Policy sciences. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Subject |
Policy sciences -- Research.
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Policy sciences -- Research. |
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Policy sciences -- Evaluation.
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Policy sciences -- Evaluation. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Added Author |
Mudacumura, Gedeon M.
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Haque, M. Shamsul.
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| Added Title |
Handbook of developmental policy studies |
| ISBN |
0824706021 |
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