Global crises not only deeply impact the economy and people's livelihoods, they also unsettle basic ideas and assumptions about the meaning and drivers of development. This collection of theoretical and empirical studies explores the substance and politics of policy change following the 2007/8 crisis from the perspective of developing countries.

Overview: The Global Crisis and Transformative Social Change; P.Utting, S.Razavi & R.V.Buchholz Narratives of Crisis and Crisis Response: Perspectives from North and South; B.Jessop The Perils of Paradigm Maintenance in the Face of Crisis; A.M.Fischer Social Reproduction in the Global Crisis: Rapid Recovery or Long-Lasting Depletion?; D.Elson Shifting Global Social Policy Discourse and Governance in Times of Crisis; B.Deacon Financialization and Social Policy; B.Fine Policy Change in Turbulent Times: The Nationalization of Private Pensions in Argentina; C.Arza Rebounding from Crisis: The Role and Limits of Social Policy in China's Recovery; S.Cook The Global Economic Crisis and Labour Markets in the Small States of the Caribbean; A.S.Downes From Agrarian Crisis to Global Economic Crisis: Neoliberalism and the Indian Peasantry; A.Banerjee Restructuring Development to Address the Global Financial Crisis: Lessons from India; I.Hirway & S.Prabhu A Political Economy Analysis of Crisis Response: Reflections on India and Thailand; D.Nathan & G.Kelkar Trade Unions and the Politics of Crisis; B.Beckman Chinese Migrant Workers in the Global Financial Crisis: Government and Stakeholder Interactions; Y.Yu