Constituting Development -- Part I. State Governance and Development. Post-War Interpretations of Development ; The Aid Effectiveness Puzzle ; The State as a Concept in Development ; The State as the Means to Development -- Part II. Institutions and Development. The Constitutional Foundations of Development ; Adaptive Development and Institutional Problem-Solving ; Institutions, Market Exchange, and Development -- Part III. Crafting Constitutional Governance. Crafting the Institutions for a Problem-Solving Society ; Crafting New Institutions on Indigenous Foundations ; Towards a Democratic Civilization for the 21st Century
Summary
Examining the foundations of development, Shivakumar argues that the unitary state focus in theory and practice limits the creative potential of individuals to improve their mutual well-being through crafting capabilities for self-governance. This is a significant contribution to current discussions on institutional foundations of development, providing practical guidance on what it means to constitute a government that facilitates rather than impedes progress
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-175) and index
