This book is a study of Third World economic development and the factors which have made development so elusive. It discusses the policy reform necessary to spu
This book addresses the broader questions of how both the content and the context of public policy affect its implementation. Through a series of case studies f
Praise for the first edition: "... this masterful and concise volume overviews the range of approaches social scientists have applied to explain events in the T
Isbister (economics, U. of California-Santa Cruz) draws from political theory, economics, and history to describe the forces and structures responsible for pove
