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AbstractPost‐development theorists have reminded us that 'development' is a cultural construct—a set of organising assumptions through which we order the world and understand our place in it. As such, notions of development are not singular but vary between different groups of people. This paper seeks to bring further nuance to these understandings. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork on Siquijor Island in the Philippines, it explores contending ideals of the good life—one based on material accumulation, the other on austerity—at once valued by most residents. It shows that notions of development vary not only between groups but that individuals can simultaneously hold multiple ideals of development. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Games in Economic Development examines the roots of poverty and prosperity through the lens of elementary game theory, illustrating how patterns of human interaction can lead to vicious cycles of poverty as well as virtuous cycles of prosperity. This book shows how both social norms and carefully designed institutions can help shape the 'rules of the game', making better outcomes in a game possible for everyone involved. The book is entertaining to read, it can be accessed with little background in development economics or game theory. Its chapters explore games in natural resource use; education; coping with risk; borrowing and lending; technology adoption; governance and corruption; civil conflict; international trade; and the importance of networks, religion, and identity, illustrating concepts with numerous anecdotes from recent world events. Comes complete with an appendix, explaining the basic ideas in game theory used in the book

The Regional Development Planning Agency as a regional technical institution in the field of development planning is demanded for its technical capabilities in accommodating and accommodating the aspirations of the community in order to realize community welfare. This study aims to find out the organizational Ability of the Regional Development Planning Agency in absorbing the aspirations of the community in development planning and factors support and hinder the Organizational Ability of the Regional Development Planning Agency to absorb the aspirations of the community in Regional Development Planning. This research uses qualitative research by taking the setting or research location in Gorontalo District. The data collection technique is done by using interview, observation and documentation methods. Data analysis in this study used an interactive pattern analysis technique. Data collection, data condensation, data presentation, drawing conclusions or verification. The results showed that the Development Planning Agency Organization is still having difficulties in accommodating and accommodating people's aspirations through the development planning system so that the results have not been able to fulfill all existing aspirations, this is triggered by the ability of the apparatus owned by the Regional Development Planning, Research and Development Agency (BAPPEDA) either Technically, administrative, conceptual and communication have not been able to support the management of community aspirations running well. As for the supporting and inhibiting factors of the Regional Development Planning Agency in absorbing the aspirations of the community, namely as a Supporting Factor, there is extensive authority owned by Bappeda in coordinating, the availability of information technology, the presence of stakeholder participation, while the Inhibiting Factors are the ability and skills of officials, political intervention from authorities, as well as the low ability of Bappeda to identify quality proposals.

Indonesia's manufacturing sector and its export performance are overviewed. The project's objective is to strengthen Indonesia's efforts to increase non-oil exports by increasing the availability of long-term credit for export-oriented investments, by strengthening the policy and institutional framework needed for export development and by assisting individual export firms with technical assistance and training. The project will cover both direct and indirect exporters. Project costs and financing. Procurement. Statistics, 1981-1991. (Econom. Voorlichtingsdienst)

World Development Indicators 2015 World Development Indicators 2015 provides a compilation of relevant, highquality, and internationally comparable statistics about global development and the fight against poverty. It is intended to help policymakers, students, analysts, professors, program managers, and citizens find and use data related to all aspects of development, including those that help monitor progress toward the World Bank Group's two goals of ending poverty and promoting shared prosperity. Six themes are used to organize indicators-world view, people, environment, economy, states an

The establishment of good governance is a major challenge for the developing world, along with the need to sustain the progress resulting from developmental efforts. Although there are numerous studies on the development and governance of emerging nations, few volumes make a serious effort to bring together these two critical concepts.International Development Governance combines the two concepts - development and governance - by examining the issues and problems faced by nations in their attempts to establish sustainable governance. This textbook also initiates discussions on the concept of development governance in an international context.The book fills the gap in existing literature by drawing upon the experience and expertise of scholars from a broad spectrum of knowledge. Their views explain the issues and problems with reference to a number of tools that could establish "development governance" and sustain it. The text offers in-depth examinations of developmental sectors, resulting in a textbook that will inspire future public officials, policy makers, and consultants to contribute to the betterment of life for citizens of developing countries.

In the second of two review papers on the World Bank's series of World Development Reports (WDRs; 1978 to 2000/2001) we track some key themes and issues: North and South; state, market and civil society; and people, participation and values. Identifying clear trajectories in the series is made difficult by their characteristically mixed, and sometimes contradictory, messages. However, over time we identify a gradual weakening in the view that development is a global responsibility, with increasing emphasis placed on the choices (and shortcomings) of national governments. This is particularly evident in their very partial assessments of global regulatory institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization. In relation to the emergence of the post-Washington consensus, we note that the WDRs have always paid some attention to institutions and the role of the state -although before the late 1990s this position was much less evident in other World Bank publications and indeed policy. Finally, we suggest that the substantial shift towards more participa-tory language and approaches, while welcome, is still underpinned by utilitarian values, in which a depoliticized version of 'empowerment' is valued primarily for its contribution to the main goal of economic growth.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Fifty Years of Development -- Building a Climate for Investment, Growth, and Poverty Reduction in India -- Globalization, Reform, and Poverty Reduction: The Challenge and Implications for Indonesia -- Investing in Education and Institutions: The Path to Growth and Poverty Reduction in Pakistan -- Reform, Poverty Reduction, and the New Agenda in China -- A Strategy for Development -- Investment and Poverty: The Role of the International Financial Institutions -- References.

Since the Asian Financial Crisis in the late 1990s and through the Global Financial Crisis of the last decade, commendable progress has been made by the member states of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in improving economic and human development outcomes both within each country and across countries. Since 1997, the economies of the poorest countries in the ASEAN, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam, have generally grown faster than the richer economies, which has reduced gaps in per capita incomes. Overall, child mortality rates have been cut by two-thirds across the ASEAN. And significant reductions have occurred even in some of the poorer member countries such as Cambodia and Lao PDR. However, this report The ASEAN Equitable Development Monitor (henceforth referred to as The Monitor), also shows that much remains to be done to ensure that the poorest members of the ASEAN community, within countries and across countries, are not left behind as the countries of the ASEAN integrate further. In both policies and development outcomes, differences across the countries of the ASEAN remain large. In this context, the monitor is designed to facilitate further discussion on policies and programs that can promote inclusive growth within ASEAN member countries and across the ASEAN community. It presents a number of indicators that are intended to provide a summary of development outcomes across and within the ten ASEAN countries and over time. On this basis, the monitor is intended to help policymakers in ASEAN member states to identify areas of concerns and prioritize national and regional interventions. The monitor tracks indicators across two broad sets of development outcomes and policies: (i) economic development; and (ii) human development.

Geopolitics and Development examines the historical emergence of development as a form of governmentality, from the end of empire to the Cold War and the War on Terror. It illustrates the various ways in which the meanings and relations of development as a discourse, an apparatus and an aspiration, have been geopolitically imagined and enframed. The book traces some of the multiple historical associations between development and diplomacy and seeks to underline the centrality of questions of territory, security, statehood and sovereignty to the pursuit of development, along with its enrolment in various (b)ordering practices. In making a case for greater attention to the evolving nexus between geopolitics and development and with particular reference to Africa, the book explores the historical and contemporary geopolitics of foreign aid, the interconnections between development and counterinsurgency, the role of the state and social movements in (re)imagining development, the rise of (re)emerging donors like China, India and Brazil, and the growing significance of South-South flows of investment, trade and development cooperation. Drawing on post-colonial and postdevelopment approaches and on some of the author's own original empirical research, this is an essential, critical and interdisciplinary analysis of the complex and dynamic political geographies of global development. Primarily intended for scholars and post-graduate students in development studies, human geography, African studies and international relations, this book provides an engaging, invaluable and up-to-date resource for making sense of the complex entanglement between geopolitics and development, past and present.

A professorial address at the U of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) in 1981 summarizes general & particular notions about witchcraft & sorcery: (1) Witchcraft is ascribed, sorcery achieved; this division assigns witchcraft to Fs, sorcery to Ms, to demonstrate superior M intelligence. (2) Where ancestral spirits are believed to discipline their descendants, the power used is identical to that utilized by witches; elders use this power licitly, witches illicitly. (3) The general assignment of witchlike qualities to women arises from the birth trauma, weaning, various childrearing practices, & womb envy by Ms. (4) There is a universal belief that witches' behavior is opposite from that of the normally socialized person; this belief in the power of reversal may arise from the child's observation that the omnipotent parent can change from affection to anger. (5) By believing in witches & behaving accordingly, people create conditions that will be diagnosed as witchcraft. (6) In Tanzania, the government policy of moving people forcibly into villages inevitably results in increased fears of witchcraft & in witch-finding movements. (7) Fears of witchcraft are a major hindrance to development schemes because of the concept of "limited good." (8) Witch beliefs do not occur in hunting-gathering societies nor in modern industrial societies, but all agricultural societies fear witchcraft. The crucial difference appears to be mobility rather than education. Nomadic-pastoral societies represent an intermediate condition where such beliefs are rarely serious. AA.