Development and the State in the 21st Century: Tackling the Challenges facing the Developing World

by Erica Frantz, Natasha M. Ezrow, Andrea Kendall-Taylor

Overview

"An introduction to the contemporary challenges states in the developing world face, and to the ways in which they can build capacity to handle them. It examines the key institutions of the state, the challenges of institutional reform, and the importance of institutional reform in achieving development"--

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137407122
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/27/2015
Edition description:	1st ed. 2015
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

Natasha Ezrow is Senior Lecturer at the University of Essex, UK, where she also serves as the Director of the International Development Studies Programme.

Erica Frantz is Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, USA. She was previously a political analyst at the Institute for Physical Sciences, an intelligence-oriented think-tank in McLean, USA.

Andrea Kendall-Taylor is an Analyst for the United States Government. She specializes in the political dynamics of autocracy, democratization, and political instability.
Natasha Ezrow is Senior Lecturer at the University of Essex, UK, where she also serves as the Director of the International Development Studies Programme.

Erica Frantz is Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, USA. She was previously a political analyst at the Institute for Physical Sciences, an intelligence-oriented think-tank in McLean, USA.

Andrea Kendall-Taylor is an Analyst for the United States Government. She specializes in the political dynamics of autocracy, democratization, and political instability.

Table of Contents

1. Setting the Stage: What is Development?
2. Theories of Development
3. Debates on the State and Development
4. Institutions and Development
5. Poverty Traps
6. Intractable Instability
7. Corruption
8. Colonialism and Geography
9. Debt and Financial Crises
10. Natural Disastrs and Natural Resources
11. Disease Vulnerabilities
12. Globalization
13. Foreign Aid and NGOs
14. Conclusion.