Beschreibung:
Over 5 decades of economic and technical assistance to the countries of Africa and the Middle East have failed to improve the life prospects for over 1.4 billion people who remain vulnerable. Billions of dollars have been spent on such assistance and yet little progress has been made. Persistent hunger and hopelessness threaten more than individuals and families. These conditions foster political alienation that can easily metastasize into hostility and aggression. Recent uprisings in the Middle East are emblematic of this problem. Vulnerable people give rise to vulnerable states.
Part One: The Challenge of Vulnerability 1. From Convergence to Coherence: Redefining the Development Challenge 2. Vulnerable People, Vulnerable States Part Two: Understanding Vulnerability: The Role of Policy Reform 3. The Adaptive Economy: The Role of Institutions 4. Policy Reform as Institutional Innovation 5. The Diagnostic Imperative 6. Vignettes of Vulnerability 7. From Diagnosis to Policy Reform 8. Managing Vulnerability: The New Imperative