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Development Projects for a New Millennium
Anil Hira, Trevor Parfitt
Book Code: C7502
ISBN: 0-275-97502-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97502-9
216 pages, figures, tables
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 5/30/2004
List Price: $82.95 (UK Sterling Price: £47.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Paperback Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: The end of the Cold War was supposed to bring a new era of peace prosperity, and development. However, the post-Cold War world has not led to any major improvements in development. In this book, Hira and Parfitt examine why 50 years of development have not led to the wiping out of poverty. In the first part of the book, they break down the political agendas behind development in the post-Cold War World, as well as the serious flaws in current development project management. In the remainder of the book they look carefully at a number of new initiatives that seek to correct these problems, examining carefully their promise for bringing about more tangible results. This book provides a thorough overview of the classic concerns and approaches of development project management, including clear explanations of predominant planning and evaluation practices. In addition, the book introduces the major new initiatives in development project management, including those regarding environmental sustainability, participation, gender, and the steps needed to create a real learning environment in development project planning. The result is a guide for the project manager and policymaker who want to know the implications of recent development ideas in terms of everyday practices, as well as for the student and interested citizen seeking to move beyond theory and critique to see how new practices can change the way that development projects are administered.
Table of Contents:
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Development Aid in the Post-Cold War Era
  • The Project Approach to Development: A Blunted Edge?
  • The Environment and Sustainable Development
  • Can Development Organizations Be Reinvented?
  • Participation
  • The Growth of Gender Perspectives in Development
  • How to Help a Failing Patient: The Difficult State of Evaluation in Development Projects
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2003052899
LCC Class: HC59
Dewey Class: 338
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