{"product_id":"pathways-to-development-9780198872566","title":"Pathways to Development","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-BC-ND 4.0 International License. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.The puzzle of why some countries are wealthier and more developed than others continues to confound students and practitioners of development alike. Whereas earlier grand explanations focused on issues of ''geography'' or ''institutions'', the second decade of the 21st century finally saw ''politics'' arrive centre-stage within international development. This catalyzed a search to answer the key question: under what conditions do governments become committed to and capable of delivering development? How can these processes be conceptualized and researched? And what (if anything) can be done to ''get the politics right'' for development?Pathways to Development draws on a major comparative research effort to present new answers to the question of how politics shapes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePathways to Development reveals an insightful response to a critical question: Why do some countries make choices that lead to economic and social development while others fall behind time and again? Challenging current responses emphasizing the role of institutions and democratic governance, Hickey, Sen, and their colleagues demonstrate convincingly that the nature of elite coalitions, and the ideas they embrace, condition development outcomes. In this incisive study of how several African countries have chosen to exploit their natural resources, deliver social services, and build state capacity, these scholars explain how the politics of elite bargains contribute to or diminish development potential. * Merilee S. Grindle, Edward S. Mason Professor of International Development, emerita Harvard Kennedy School *\u003cbr\u003eWhat explains differences in performance among states in the developing world? This landmark volume contains the best synthesis yet of what rigorous social science - as opposed to amateur speculation and academic dogma - has to say on this important perennial question. The answer turns out to be complicated but, in Hickey and Sen's lucid treatment, not at all obscure. Action-oriented professionals who have been demanding usable guidance on the subject should not be disappointed. Nor should scholars in mainstream economics and political science fields so long as they engage with its arguments seriously. The book not only challenges some standard assumptions that should have been consigned to the intellectual junk-yard long ago but provides a richly referenced discussion on the basis of an ample evidence-base that will be new to many. * David Booth, Senior Research Fellow, ODI *\u003cbr\u003eThis book builds a powerful framework to illustrate how underdevelopment is a political problem. Utterly convincingly and fantastically erudite. If, like me, you believe that you can't solve the problem of development without understanding its causes, then read this book. * James A. Robinson, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: Pathways to Development: Introduction 2: Reconceptualizing the politics of development: the power domains approach 3: Political economy puzzles: how do countries grow and how can they avoid the natural resource curse? 4: Rights and recognition puzzles: when do elites commit to protecting vulnerable citizens? 5: Social provisioning puzzles: how can countries move from providing access to providing high-quality social services? 6: The politics of governance and state capacity 7: Conclusions and implications","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732825223511,"sku":"9780198872566","price":35.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198872566.jpg?v=1719998563","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/pathways-to-development-9780198872566","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}