International Development: Strategies and Legacies of Socio-Economic Development [Paperback]

International Development: Strategies and Legacies of Socio-Economic Development?examines the multifaceted challenges and strategies underlying socio-economic progress in a globally interconnected world.

Introduction: development and changing societies I. Conceptualizing development II. Challenges to measuring progress and economic performance III. Classical scholars and critical thinkers IV. Concluding remarks  Chapter 1: Theories and strategies of development I. Conceptualizing theories and strategies II. Early theories: from growth models to structural change approaches III. The state as the agent of development: from dependency to state capitalism IV. The state as an obstacle to development: neoliberalism of the past and present V. The state as an enabling environment: institutions and good governance  Chapter 2: Colonialism and development I. Conceptualizing historical legacy of colonialism II. Indigenous civilizations and the European powers III. Theoretical explanations of colonialism and imperialism IV. Colonialism and the creation of the Third World V. Decolonialization processes and the post-colony  Chapter 3: Developing countries and the global economy I. Conceptualizing the global economy II. Learning to cooperate: the Bretton Woods system III. Attempting to help - debt, aid, and the cartel of good intentions IV. Expanding trade: from GATT to WTO managed globalization V. The fracturing of the global economy in the post-Covid era  Chapter 4: State's role and strategies: obstacles and opportunities I. Conceptualizing strategy II. Relying on the state: the politics of foreign aid III. Fixing the state: errors of structural reforms IV. Utilizing the state: state-led development V. Institutional framework and good governance  Chapter 5: Armed conflicts, violence, and deló.