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Author Bawole, Justice Nyigmah

Title Development Management : Theory and practice
Published Milton : Taylor and Francis, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (285 pages)
Series Routledge Studies in Development Economics
Routledge studies in development economics.
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
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
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
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
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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Subject Economic development -- Developing countries
Economic assistance -- Developing countries
Social planning -- Developing countries
Economic assistance
Economic development
Economic policy
Social planning
SUBJECT Developing countries -- Economic policy
Subject Developing countries
Form Electronic book
Author Hossain, Farhad
Ghalib, Asad K
Rees, Christopher J
Mamman, Aminu
ISBN 9781317238416
1317238419