Reconstructing Development Theory

The book provides a systematic assessment of the evolution of development theory, its relationship to orthodox social science analysis and the liberal pluralistic orthodoxy that now dominates the mainstream approach to international development, showing how we can transcend its failure to address some key problems of late and uneven development

ISBN 0230229816   Pages 368 ISBN13 9780230229815 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Palgrave Macmillan   Weight (grammes) 560 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan   Published in Basingstoke Format Paperback   Height (mm) 233 Publication date 08 Jul 2009   Width (mm) 157 DEWEY 338.90091724   Spine width (mm) 20 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level Tertiary education

Preface Introduction Reconstructing Development Theory for the 21st Century PART I: THE NATURE OF DEVELOPMENT THEORY The Crisis in Development Theory The Analytical Assumptions of Development Theory Evolutionary Institutional Change and Developmental Transitions PART II: THE LIBERAL INSTITUTIONAL PLURALIST CONSENSUS Market Societies, Open Systems and Institutional Pluralism State Regulation, Democratic Politics and Accountable Governance Politics and Public Management The Nature and Organisation of Capitalist Firms The Nature and Role of Solidaristic Organizations PART III: BEYOND LIBERAL PLURALISM: RECONSTRUCTING DEVELOPMENT THEORY The Political Economy of Structural Change Developmental Transitions: Learning from History Explaining Blocked Development The Social Theory of Developmental Transformations Building Strong States Building Capitalist Economies Conclusion: Theory, Agency and Developmental Transitions

'This work is a remarkable intellectual achievement, synthesizing sociological, economic and political grand theory with global history over the last couple of centuries, and applying the result to a persuasive reconstruction of development analysis.' - M. Crawford Young, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA 'By reasserting the centrality of development theory to understanding and, more importantly, countering the current dismal realities of global poverty and inequality, this breathtakingly erudite book constitutes a much-needed antidote to the superficiality of much that is currently written about development policy and practice.' -- David Lewis, London School of Economics. 'In this ambitious and persuasive tour de force, Teddy Brett offers a new synthetic paradigm that transcends the limits of both structuralist and neo-liberal theory. It gives new life to development theory and is an important contribution to the revitalization of development studies.' Edward Webster, University of the Witwatersrand '[C]lear, insightful, and innovative -- [this book] will certainly spark several debates! [and] will surely appeal to Latin American audiences.' -- Francisco Gutierrez Sanin, Universidad Nacional de Colombia 'Since its inception, development theory has constantly searched for one 'master' concept to explain both development and underdevelopment. Such concepts have, however, flattened out the historically shaped experiences of different countries. This work, focussing as it does on specific contexts and trajectories, makes an invaluable contribution to the debate, and guides it in another direction.' -- Neera Chandhoke, University of Delhi

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