Globalization and development : rethinking interventions and governance / edited by Arne Bigsten.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bigsten, Arne.

Series:

Routledge studies in development economics ; 102.

Routledge studies in development economics ; 102

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations.

Economic development.

Globalization--Developing countries.

Globalization.

Developing countries--Economic policy.

Developing countries.

Developing countries--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The key challenge for achieving sustained development in developing countries relates to quality of domestic governance, which in turn is strongly affected by external interventions. Domestic governance includes politics, policy formulation, institution building and policy implementation. It is important for both international and domestic agents to understand how the interplay between external interventions and domestic governance affects social and economic outcomes.This volume presents a series of studies analysing the links between external interventions and domestic governance i

Contents:

The governance challenge

Introduction / Arne Bigsten

Impacts of external interventions on domestic governance / Arne Bigsten

Economic policy

Democratization in the aftermath of natural disasters / Pelle Ahlerup

Political decentralization and the effectiveness of aid / Thushyanthan Baskaran, Arne Bigsten and Zohal Hessami

When is aid volatility bad? : and how bad is it? / Sven Tengstam

Social policy

Abstinence, abstinence, and more abstinence : HIV/AIDS in Malawi / Dick Durevall and Annika Lindskog

Indigenous politics and the quest for solidarity / Cristina Rojas and Gustavo Morales

Environmental policy

Payments for environmental services : understanding the determinants of impact and behavioural responses to policy intervention / Anna Nordén, Martin Persson, and Francisco Alpizar

Security policy

"Building peace from the outside" : the role of the EU in the Democratic Republic of Congo / Meike Froitzheim and Fredrik Söderbaum

Willing reformers? : an analysis of defence reform initiatives in the DRC / Maria Eriksson Baaz and Maria Stern

The African Union and the politics of protection : mediating ownership and sovereignty / Jan Bachmann and Linnea Gelot

Conclusion

Concluding remarks / Arne Bigsten.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-203-08867-0

1-299-48080-2

1-136-20172-6

9780203088678

OCLC:

841584935