Description
Book SynopsisLeading historians and policy advisors explore the implications of incorporating historical sensibilities into key development policy issues. -- .
Trade ReviewHighly recommended. -- .
Table of Contents1. How and why history matters for development policy- Michael Woolcock, Simon Szreter and Vijayendra Rao
2. Indigenous and colonial origins of comparative economic development: The case of colonial India and Africa- C. A. Bayly
Commentary: History, time and temporality in development discourse- Uma Kothari
Historical contributions to contemporary development policy issues
Social Protection
3. Social security as a developmental institution? The relative efficacy of Poor Relief provisions under the English old Poor Law- Richard Smith
4. Historical lessons about contemporary social welfare: Chinese puzzles and global challenges- R. Bing Wong
Commentary: Why might history matter for development policy?- Ravi Kanbur
Public Health
5. Health in India since Independence- Sunil S. Amrith
6. Health care policy for American Indians since the early 20th century- Stephen J. Kunitz
Commentary: Can historians assist development policy-making, or just highlight its faults?-David Hall-Mathews
Public education
7. The end of literacy: The growth and measurement of British public education since the early nineteenth century- David Vincent
8. The tools of transition: Education and development in modern southeast Asian history- Tim Harper
Commentary: Remembering the forgetting in education- Lant Pritchett
Natural resource management
9. Energy and natural resource dependency in Europe, 1600-1900- Paul Warde
10. Special rights in property: Why modern African economies are dependent on mineral resources- Keith Breckenridge
Commentary: Natural resources and development - which histories matter?- Mick Moore
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