Reconstructing Development Theory: International Inequality, Institutional Reform and Social Emancipation

'reconstructing Development Theory' Provides An Overview Of The Debate On The Nature And Status Of Development Studies. Introduction : Reconstructing Developmenta Theory For The 21st Century -- Pt. I. The Nature Of Development Theory -- The Crisis In Development Theory -- The Basic Assumptions Of Development Theory -- Evolutionary Institutional Change And Development Transitions -- Pt. Ii. The Institutional Arrangements Of Liberal Democratic Capitalism -- Market Societies, Open Systems And Institutional Pluralism -- State Regulation, Democratic Politics And Accountable Governance -- Politics, Bureaucracy And Hierarchy In Public Management Systems -- Hierarchy, Quasi-markets And Solidarity In Capitalist Firms -- Incentives And Accountability In Solidaristic Organizations -- Pt. Iii. Explaining Blocked Development -- Competing Models And Developmental Transitions -- Learning From History -- Explaining Blocked Development -- A Theory Of Developmental Transformations -- Building Strong States -- Building Capitalist Economies -- Conclusions : Theory, Agency And Developmental Transitions. E.a. Brett. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 308-329) And Index.