What Works in Development?: Thinking Big and Thinking Small

by Jessica Cohen

Book Overview

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What Works in Development? brings together leading experts to address one of the most basic yet vexing issues in development: what do we really know about what works-- and what doesn't--in fighting global poverty?

The contributors, including many of the world's most respected economic development analysts, focus on the ongoing debate over which paths to development truly maximize results. Should we emphasize a big-picture approach--focusing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815702825
• ISBN13: 9780815702825
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"