Understanding Development Economics - Its Challenge to Development Studies (Paperback, New)

Important parts of development practice, especially in key institutions such as the World Bank, are dominated by economists. In contrast, Development Studies is largely based upon multidisciplinary work in which anthropologists, human geographers, sociologists, and others play important roles. Hence, a tension has arisen between the claims made by Development Economics to be a scientific, measurable discipline prone to wide usage of mathematical modelling, and the more discursive, practice based approach favoured by Development Studies. The aim of this book is to show how the two disciplines have interacted, as well as how they differ. This is crucial in forming an understanding of development work, and to thinking about why policy recommendations can often lead to severe and continuing problems in developing countries. This book introduces Development Economics to those coming from two different but linked perspectives; economists and students of development who are not economists. In both explaining and critiquing Development Economics, the book is able to suggest the implications of these findings for Development Studies, and more broadly, for development policy and its outcomes.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Economics as Social Theory
Release date:	December 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Adam Fforde
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	354
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-86982-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Business & Economics > Economics > International economics > General Promotions
LSN:	0-415-86982-X
Barcode:	9780415869829

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