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1 online resource (285 pages) |
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Routledge Studies in Development Economics |
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Routledge studies in development economics.
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Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; About the contributors; Part I: Development management: concepts and theories; Chapter 1: Development management: a conceptual and theoretical overview; Introduction; What is development?; Development as a multidimensional concept; What is development management?; Theories of development; Summary and conclusion; Book overview; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2: Development management in the developing world: past pathways and future trajectories; Introduction |
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Development: in search of a universal definitionApproaches to development: dominant theories; Development administration: the incipient stage in development management; The transition from development administration to development management; The balance sheet of development management: implications for future trajectories; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Ethics, values and development management; Introduction; Ethics; Public values; Difference between values and ethics; Development management (DM); Corruption; Conflict of interest; Moonlighting; Other ethical issues |
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Inculcating ethics and values in development managementConclusion; References; Part II: Development management: capacity building and performance management; Chapter 4: Nationalization strategies in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries: a human resource development (HRD) perspective; Introduction; The nature of nationalization initiatives in the GCC; Nationals' resistance to nationalization; Employers' resistance to nationalization; Overcoming resistance to nationalization using human resource development; Conclusion; References |
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Chapter 5: National managerial talent development in the Ghanaian mining industry: comparative assessment of Western and indigenous approachesIntroduction; Management talent development; The two contrasting cultures; Industry definition of talent development; Comparison of Western concept of MTD to indigenous concept; Rewarding contributions; Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Building effective provincial administration in Thailand: the role of performance management; Introduction; Theoretical foundations of the research; Findings; Concluding remarks; References |
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Chapter 7: Capacity development for civil service reform in CroatiaIntroduction; Public sector reform and capacity building: a brief overview; Capacity development and civil service reform in Croatia; Profile of formal management training in Croatia civil service; Required competences for capacity building: a discussion; Commentary on the Croatian experience of capacity building within the MoF; Concluding remarks; References; Chapter 8: Training entrepreneurs and policy makers for poverty reduction in Africa: spirituality in business perspective; Introduction |
Notes |
Arguments for and against SMEs in economic growth and poverty reduction |
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Print version record |
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Economic development -- Developing countries
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Economic assistance -- Developing countries
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Social planning -- Developing countries
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Economic assistance
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Economic development
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Economic policy
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Social planning
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Developing countries -- Economic policy
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Developing countries
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Electronic book
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Author |
Hossain, Farhad
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Ghalib, Asad K
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Rees, Christopher J
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Mamman, Aminu
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ISBN |
9781317238416 |
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1317238419 |
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