Doug Porter: 2 books
Development Beyond Neoliberalism?
Governance, Poverty Reduction and Political Economy
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2006
Development’s current focus – poverty reduction and good governance – signals a turn away from the older neoliberal preoccupation with structural adjustment, privatization and downsizing the state. For some, the new emphases on empowering and securing the poor through basic service delivery,...
Development in Practice (Routledge Revivals)
Paved with good intentions
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
The Magarini Settlement Project in Kenya is typical of many large Third World rural development projects of recent years, not least in its failure to fulfil even minimum goals. First published in 1991, Development in Practice explores the reasons for this projects failure, and looks at the lessons...