Thinking on development informs and inspires the actions of people, organizations, and states in their continuous effort to invent a better world. This volume examines the ideas behind development: their origins, how they have changed and spread over time, and how they may evolve over the coming decades. It also examines how the real-life experiences of different countries and organizations have been inspired by, and contributed to, thinking on development. Theextent to which development 'works' depends in part on particular local, historical, or institutional contexts. General policy prescriptions fail when the necessary conditions that make them work are either absent, ignored, or poorly understood. There is a need to grasp how people understand their owndevelopment experience. If the countries of the world are varied in every way, from their initial conditions to the degree of their openness to outside money and influence, and success is not centred in any one group, it stands to reason that there cannot be a single recipe for development.Each chapter provides an analytical survey of thinking about development that highlights debates and takes into account critical perspectives. It includes contributions from scholars and practitioners from the global North and the global South, spanning at least two generations and multiple disciplines. It will be a key reference on the concepts and theories of development - their origins, evolution, and trajectories - and act as a resource for scholars, graduate students, andpractitioners.

Amartya Sen: Foreword; Preface; Bruce Currie-Alder, Ravi Kanbur, David M. Malone, and Rohinton Medhora: The State of Development Thought; Part 1. Critical Issues; 1 David Williams: The Study of Development; 2 John Harriss: Development Theories; 3 Shahid Yusuf: Fifty Years of Growth Economics; 4 Shanta Devarajan and Ravi Kanbur: Development Strategy: Balancing Market and Government Failure; 5 David Hulme: Poverty in Development Thought: Symptom or Cause; 6 Frances Stewart and Emma Samman: Inequality and Development; 7 Irene Tinker and Elaine Zuckerman: Women's Economic Roles and the Development Paradigm; 8 Maria Emma Santos and Georgina Santos: Composite Indices of Development; 9 Patricia Rogers and Dugan Fraser: Development Evaluation; Part 2. Concepts and Theories; State and Society; 10 Albert Berry: Growth, Inclusion, and Human Satisfaction; 11 Armando Barrientos: Social Protection; 12 Kevin Davis and Mariana Prado: Law, Regulation, and Development; 13 Maivan Clech Lam: Rooting Change: Indigeneity and Development; 14 Huguette Labelle: Corruption; Economic; 15 Richard Bird and Arindam Das-Gupta: Public Finance in Developing Countries; 16 Justin Lin and Celestin Monga: The Evolving Paradigms of Structural Change; 17 Jose Antonio Ocampo: Trade and Finance in Development Thinking; 18 Wim Naude: Entrepreneurship and Economic Development; 19 Adekeye Adebajo: Two Prophets of Regional Integration: Prebisch and Adedeji; Peace and Security; 20 Gilbert Khadiagala and Dimpho Motsamai: The Political Economy of IntraState Conflicts; 21 Mats Berdal: Peacebuilding and Development; 22 Keith Krause: Violence, Insecurity, and Crime in Development Thought; 23 Charles Cater: The Resource Curse and Transparency; 24 Pablo de Greiff: Transitional Justice and Development; Environment and Health; 25 MS Swaminathan, R. Pandya-Lorch, and S. Yosef: Agriculture and Food Security; 26 Cecilia Tortajada: Water Resources: An Evolving Landscape; 27 Julio Berdegue, Tomas Rosada, and Anthony Bebbington: The Rural Transformation; 28 Ben White, Saturnino Borras, and Ruth Hall: Land Reform; 29 Fatima Denton: Climate Adaptation; 30 Tim Evans: Global Health; 31 Nandini Oomman and Farley Cleghorn: Targeting Diseases; Innovation and Technology; 32 Michele Di Maio: Industrial Policy; 33 Jose E. Cassiolato, Marcelo Matos, and Helena Lastres: Innovation Systems and Development; 34 Bo Gorannsson, J. Sutz, and R. Arocena: Universities and Higher Education in Development; 35 David Brook, Peter Singer, and Caitlyn MacMaster: Innovation for Development; 36 Ronaldo Lemos and Joana Ferraz: Information and Communication Technologies for Development; Part 3. Experiences; Geographic Diversity; 37 Simon Tay: The Asian Model of Development: From Crises to Transformation; 38 Xue Lan and Ling Chen: China; 39 Renato Flores: Brazil; 40 Ernesto Ottone and Carlos Vergara: Chile; 41 Mthuli Ncube, Abebe Shimeles, and Audrey Verdier-Chouchane: South Africa's Quest for Inclusive Development; 42 Devesh Kapur: India's Economic Development; 43 David Olusanya Ajakaiye and Afeikhena Jerome: Economic Development: The Experience of sub-Saharan Africa; 44 Ahmed Galal and Hoda Selim: Economic Development in the Arab Region: A Tale of Oil and Politics; Development Actors; 45 Celia and Jacques Kerstenetzky: The State as a Development Actor: State Forms of Social Transformation; 46 Kumi Naidoo and Sylvia Borren: Civil Society; 47 Carol Adelman and Yulya Spantchak: Foundations and Private Actors; 48 Diana Tussie and Cintia Quiliconi: The World Trade Organization and Development; 49 Danny Leipziger: The Role and Influence of International Financial Institutions; 50 Homi Kharas: Development Assistance; 51 Gregory Chin and Jorge Heine: Consultative Forums: State Power and Multilateral Institutions; 52 Richard Jolly: Underestimated Influence: UN Contributions to Development Ideas, Leadership, Influence and Impact; Bruce Currie-Alder, Ravi Kanbur, David M. Malone, and Rohinton Medhora: Epilogue