The Constitution of Development: Crafting Capabilities for Self-Governance
Sujai Shivakumar
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Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280.
Examining the foundations of development, Shivakumar describes how societies can reconstitute themselves to improve their developmental well-being. He argues that the unitary state focus in theory and practice limits the creative potential of individuals to improve their mutual well-being through crafting capabilities for self-governance. This is a significant contribution to current discussions on institutional foundations of development, providing practical guidance on what it means to constitute a government that facilitates rather than impedes progress.
Examining the foundations of development, Shivakumar describes how societies can reconstitute themselves to improve their developmental well-being. He argues that the unitary state focus in theory and practice limits the creative potential of individuals to improve their mutual well-being through crafting capabilities for self-governance. This is a significant contribution to current discussions on institutional foundations of development, providing practical guidance on what it means to constitute a government that facilitates rather than impedes progress.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403969866
SKU
V9781403969866
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99-15
About Sujai Shivakumar
SUJAI SHIVAKUMAR is an official of the U.S. National Academies' Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy (STEP). He is co-author with Elinor Ostrom of Aid, Incentives, and Sustainability - An Institutional Analysis of Development Cooperation, a major report for Sida, Sweden's aid agency.
Reviews for The Constitution of Development: Crafting Capabilities for Self-Governance
"If we really are serious about wiping out poverty in the 21st Century, we must re-think "development" so that it is more responsive to the people who need it most. A good place to start is this impassioned and carefully argued brief that the institutions necessary for economic progress cannot be imposed but must come from the bottom-up from the ... Read more