Practicing Development : Upending Assumptions for Positive Change /
Practicing Development : Upending Assumptions for Positive Change /
ed. by Marion Howard, Susan H. Holcombe.
- 1 online resource (288 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Practicing Development -- 2. Good Intentions and the Reality of Development Practice -- 3. What Does Lasting Development Look Like? -- Part 1. Reflecting on Development Practice -- 4. The Journey from Practice to Learning -- 5. On Learning and Practicing Development -- 6. The Business of Aid -- 7. Courage Is the Cornerstone of Progress -- 8. Environmentally Conscious Development -- 9. Reimagining Development Practice -- Part 2. Turning Development Around -- 10. Empathy: A Missing Link -- 11. Devolution: An Opportunity for Sustainable Development -- 12. Collective Action and Happy Accidents: Lessons from a Central Mexico Watershed -- 13. African NGOs: Potential to Make Sustainable Change -- 14. National Execution: China’s Approach to Local Development -- 15. Global Frameworks: Using International Law and Civic Action -- 16 From Local to Global: Four Microcases -- Part 3. Preparing Development Practitioners -- 17. Drawing Lessons from Reflection and Practice -- 18. Educating Development Practitioners for Positive Change -- References -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Bridges the gap between academia and the world of practice to address challenges and propose concrete steps toward more equitable, effective, and lasting development.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781685857165
10.1515/9781685857165 doi
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Practicing Development -- 2. Good Intentions and the Reality of Development Practice -- 3. What Does Lasting Development Look Like? -- Part 1. Reflecting on Development Practice -- 4. The Journey from Practice to Learning -- 5. On Learning and Practicing Development -- 6. The Business of Aid -- 7. Courage Is the Cornerstone of Progress -- 8. Environmentally Conscious Development -- 9. Reimagining Development Practice -- Part 2. Turning Development Around -- 10. Empathy: A Missing Link -- 11. Devolution: An Opportunity for Sustainable Development -- 12. Collective Action and Happy Accidents: Lessons from a Central Mexico Watershed -- 13. African NGOs: Potential to Make Sustainable Change -- 14. National Execution: China’s Approach to Local Development -- 15. Global Frameworks: Using International Law and Civic Action -- 16 From Local to Global: Four Microcases -- Part 3. Preparing Development Practitioners -- 17. Drawing Lessons from Reflection and Practice -- 18. Educating Development Practitioners for Positive Change -- References -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Bridges the gap between academia and the world of practice to address challenges and propose concrete steps toward more equitable, effective, and lasting development.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781685857165
10.1515/9781685857165 doi
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics.