Achieving Development Success

. Ed(s): Fosu, Augustin K.

ISBN 10: 0199671559 / ISBN 13: 9780199671557

Published by Oxford University Press, 2013

About this Item

This book presents a global sample of country cases of successful development strategies, and seeks to delineate the root causes of success: initial conditions, local and international factors, relative contributions by domestic and external agents, as well as the prognosis of challenges for the future. Editor(s): Fosu, Augustin K. Series: Wider Studies in Development Economics. Num Pages: 560 pages, 83 Figures, 78 Tables. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 970. . . Hardback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Achieving Development Success
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199671559
• ISBN 13: 9780199671557
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book presents development strategies and lessons based on a large range of 'success' countries across the developing world. In addition to the country cases, it presents regional and overall syntheses that cover orthodox vs. heterodox policies; the importance of capability, primary exports, diversification and financing; managing diversity; the role of institutions and governance; and human development.

The book reveals much diversity in successful development strategies offered by the various select countries: for example, the 'disinterested-government' political economy of China; the democratically supported, high-service-sector development approach of India; the 'Washington-Consensus-based' reforms of Ghana and China; the diversification strategies of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Oman; the dynamic orthodox-heterodox strategy of Malaysia and Vietnam; the effective natural-resource management of Botswana, Oman, Bahrain and the UAE; the social-sector underpinnings of development in Costa Rica and Tunisia; and the democratic political system of managing diversity in India. This refreshing approach to studying development will interest researchers, teachers, students, development practitioners and policymakers alike.

About the Author

Augustin K. Fosu is also Visiting Scholar at the University of Ghana-Legon and honorary Research Associate at Oxford University (CSAE) and the University of Manchester (BWPI). Previous positions include: Director (Economic and Social Policy Division) and Senior Policy Advisor /Chief Economist at the UN Economic Commission for Africa and Director of Research at the African Economic Research Consortium. He holds a PhD in economics from Northwestern University. Professor Fosu is co-editor of the Journal of African Economies (Oxford) and serves on the editorial boards of many other journals, including: African Development Review, Journal of Development Studies, Oxford Development Studies, World Bank Economic Review, and World Development.