The Politics of Development

UNDERSTANDING THE POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT1 Why is development political? - Claire Mcloughlin, David Hudson, Nic Cheeseman, Sameen Ali, and Kailing Xie2 Whose knowledge counts? Global inequalities, knowledge production and the need for decolonisation - Zenobia IsmailFOUNDATIONS: INSTITUTIONS, INTERESTS, AND IDEAS3 Do institutions rule? Order, incentives, and norms - Jasmine Burnley, Niheer Dasandi, and David Hudson4 Development in whose interest? Elites, power, and collective action - Sameen Ali, David Hudson, and Claire Mcloughlin5 What's the big idea? Ideology, beliefs, and discourse - Nic Cheeseman, Claire Mcloughlin, and Kate PruceCHANGE-MAKERS: GOVERNMENT, MARKET, PEOPLE, DONORS6 Are some governments better than others? Democracy, authoritarianism, and development states - Nic Cheeseman7 Should markets rule? Economic policy, international financial institutions, and free trade - Bizuneh Yimenu8 Power to the people? Social movements, popular participation, and deepening democracy - Chris Lyon and Ellie Chowns9 Follow the money? Global and local aid, donor influence, and reparations - Emily ScottCHALLENGES: THE POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT FROM THE GROUND UP10 How does my identity matter? Intersectionality, positionality, and power relations - Kailing Xie, Emeka Njoku, and Merisa Thompson11 Why doesn't everyone get the same? Inequality, exclusion, and inclusion - Soomin Oh and David Hudson12 How can I jump this queue? Petty corruption, clientelism, and other games within the rules - Claire Mcloughlin and Sameen Ali13 Can the planet cope with development? Sustainability, justice, and transformational political change - Fiona Nunan, Harriet Croome, and Chukwumerije Okereke14 When do people accept authority? Legitimacy, coercion, and the social contract - Jonathan Fisher and Claire Mcloughlin15 When does contestation turn violent? Conflict and peacebuilding - Jonathan Fisher and Paul Jackson