Political Economy and the Aid Industry in Asia

"The international aid industry's experimentation with political economy analysis is on the road to nowhere, so long as major assumptions remain unchallenged; namely, that development is a public good and reform comes from experts and enlightened reformers working in partnership on new institutions, whilst development failures are the result of information failures or perverse incentives, as collective action problems.This book provocatively argues that donor efforts to think and work more politically have not adequately addressed, to date, the structural dimensions of power and interests and the political economy of the aid industry itself. The authors address these 'elephants in the room' via a lively critique of technical and agency-focused political economy approaches and the sustained application of an original typology for evaluating the commitments of reform actors and strength of their alliances with donors. Highlighting the need for donors to engage more tactically and opportunistically to achieve incremental improvements in the lives of the poor, this book will be a valuable resource for development practitioners and scholars of international political economy and international development. "--

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction PART I: DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES AND THE REALITY OF POLITICS 2. Realities of Political Economy: The Elephant in the Room 3. Development Agencies and the Political Economy Turn 4. Development as Collective Action Problems PART II: APPLYING STRUCTURAL POLITICAL ECONOMY 5. Understanding the Development Problem 6. Analysing Reform and Reformers 7. Working Politically: Understanding Alliances 8. Conclusion: The Road to Nowhere?

Bericht

"Book is about how particular understandings of political economy have contributed, and continue to contribute, to the unintended outcomes and counter-productive consequences of development efforts and, crucially, what can and should be done instead. It is excellent and, I think, should be read widely by development practitioners and international development scholars alike, as well as by those with a more general interest in developing political strategies that seek to challenge and transform existing sets of power relations." (Stephen Bates, Journal of Contemporary Asia, Vol. 46 (1), 2016)

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Hout, W Hout, W. Hout, Wil Hout, C et al Hughes, C. Hughes, Caroline Hughes, Hutchison, J Hutchison, J. Hutchison, Jane Hutchison, Jane Hout Hutchison, R. Robison, Richard Robison
• Verlag: Palgrave UK
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 21.05.2014
• EAN: 9781137303608
• ISBN: 978-1-137-30360-8
• Seiten: 200
• Serien: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific; Critical Studies of the Asia-P; Critical Studies of the Asia-P; Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; B, Political Science, International Relations, Poverty, Political science & theory, Development Aid, Economic development, Political Economy, International Political Economy, Development Studies, Palgrave Intern. Relations & Development Collection, Development Theory, International Political Economy’