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Against the Odds de Marcus Andre Melo

Against the Odds

Autor Marcus Andre Melo, Njuguna Ng'ethe, James Manor
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2011
This is a case study of how three developing countries, Brazil, Uganda and India, all developed broadly similar political devices to combat poverty. It argues that poverty reduction is politically feasible, even under the most daunting of circumstances.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781849041195
ISBN-10: 1849041199
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 142 x 19 x 213 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: HURST C & CO PUBLISHERS LTD

Notă biografică

Marcus Andre Melo is Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Center for Public Policy at the Federal University of Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil. Njuguna Ng'ethe is Associate Research Professor of Political Science and the former Director of the Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya. James Manor is the Emeka Anyaoku Professor of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, England, and the former V.K.R.V. Rao Professor at the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India.

Recenzii

'The key message of this uplifting and hugely important book is that 'politics matters; politicians matter'. The authors show that political entrepreneurship in the service of the poor is not only possible, but can be made to work, including for the politician. Institutions matter, and so do path dependencies, but not as much as we are often told. That's another message of this book and it's one that is written into the careers of its main protagonists, Yoweri Musaveni, Digvijay Singh and Fernando Henrique Cardoso.' - Stuart Corbridge, professor of Development Studies, London School of Economics 'This is a first-rate exploration of political strategies employed by "reform champions" in the introduction and implementation of policies to combat endemic poverty. It successfully combines analysis of institutions and the agency of reform leaders in finding room to manoeuvre in the promotion of policy change.' - Merilee S. Grindle, Edward S. Mason Professor of International Development, Harvard University 'When we look back we need biographies as well as studies of institutions, politics and economies, but the literature on recent and ongoing development politics and economics typically ignores political leaders, unless to twist them into bogeymen of the liberal imagination, or ossify them as impossible heroes. This book does the rare and hugely needed job of highlighting the role and characters of three remarkable leaders in different continents.' - Christopher Cramer, Professor of the Political Economy of Development, SOAS, and author of Civil War Is Not a Stupid Thing: Accounting for Violence in Developing Countries 'This book makes a strong argument for the potential power of politicians in developing countries to positively influence the poverty reduction agenda, in contrast to the often used "lack of political will" explanation for failures in the struggle against poverty. ... The analysis makes the important argument that pro-poor policies are not only politically feasible, but can also be advantageous for politicians. The authors' conclusion offers an insightful discussion on the conditions under which politicians might pursue poverty reduction agendas, and provide a useful unpacking of the construct of "political will"'. - Dr Bina Fernandez, University of Leeds