Handbook on Development Policy and Management

Edited by Colin Kirkpatrick, former Hallsworth Professor of Development Economics, Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM) and Co-Director, Regulation Research Programme, Centre on Regulation and Competition (CRC), University of Manchester, the late Ron Clarke, Formerly Honorary Senior Fellow and formerly Deputy Director, Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester, UK and Charles Polidano, Director General, Office of the Commissioner for Standards in Public Life, Malta and formerly Lecturer in Public Policy and Management, Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester, UK

'. . . this is a book one would expect to find in all libraries and on all development studies reading lists.'

• Full Contents: Preface 1. Introduction by Ron Clarke Part I: Development Policy 2. The History of Development Policy A. Economic Policy 3. Globalization and Development Policy 4. Economic Planning: Theory, Practice and Experiences 5. Structural Adjustment 6. Structural Adjustment and Sub-Saharan Africa 7. Trade Liberalization 8. Industrialization and Industrial Policy 9. Agricultural Development Policy 10. International Finance for Development 11. Competition and its Regulation in Developing Countries 12. Distribution, Poverty and Economic Growth 13. Employment and Labour Market Policies in an Era of Structural Adjustment 14. Privatization 15. Financial Sector Policies B. Social Policy 16. Education and Public Policy 17. Health and Nutrition Policies in Development 18. Gender and Development 19. Microfinance 20. Social Protection 21. Population and Development: From Population Control to Reproductive Health 22. Urbanization C. Environment Policy 23. Environment, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development: International Issues 24. Environmental Assessment and Management Part II: Development Management: Implementation and Practice 25. From Development Administration to Development Management: An Overview A. The Political Context 26. Aid and Good Governance 27. Democratization 28. Complex Political Emergencies 29. Poverty Reduction and the National Policy Process B. Public Sector Management 30. Bureaucracy and Administrative Reform in Developing Countries 31. The New Public Management in Developing Countries 32. Agencification 33. Capacity Building 34. Controlling Corruption 35. Human Resource Management: The Challenge of Adaptation 36. Financial Management C. Managing Outside the Central State 37. Civil Society and its Role in Development 38. The Rise of Non-governmental Organizations: Issues in Development Management 39. Public–Private Partnerships 40. Decentralization 41. Community Participation and Decision Making D. Managing at the Project Level 42. Project Appraisal and Evaluation: Recent Developments 43. Planning and Managing Development Projects Index