The new development economics after the Washington Consensus [electronic resource]
edited by Jomo K.S., Ben Fine.
- New Delhi London Tulika Books ; Zed Books 2006.
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 304 p.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The economics of development and the development of economics ; The new development economics / From Washington to post-Washington consensus: illusions of development / Kicking away the logic: f ree trade is neither the question nor the answer for development / New growth theory: more problem than solution ; Financial programming and the IMF ; The developmental state and the political economy of development / Analysis of technology and development: a critical review / Privatization theory and practice: a critical analysis of policy evolution in the development context / From Washington to post-Washington consensus: the triumph of human capital / Corruption and governance / Agriculture and development: towards a critique of the 'new neoclassical development economics' and of 'neoclassical neo-populism' / Development and geography: current debates in historical perspective / Pioneers of economic history / Ben Fine -- Elisa Van Waeyenberge -- Sonali Deraniyagala, Ben Fine -- Ben Fine -- Sonali Deraniyagala -- Kate Bayliss -- John Harriss -- Mushtaq Husain Khan -- Terrence J. Byres -- Hugh Goodacre -- Dimitris Milonakis. Introduction:
This volume provides an original and thought-provoking critique of the post-Washington Concensus in neoliberal economics. Aimed at academics and postgraduates, and policy-makers, in development economics, the text clearly presents current trends in th eory and policy within mainstream development economics.