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How can we lay the foundation for a more just and peaceful world? How can we prevent communications from fracturing and societies from tearing themselves apart? How should we prioritize economic, social, and cultural demands for resources and opportunities? International Development answers these questions and presents a view of development “in practice.” Written by experts in the field, this book covers a range of contemporary developments, as well as providingcoverage of the theory and practice of international development. The book: • Covers a range of contemporary topics such as global security, new technologies, ethics and learning, and participation • Has chapters on Global Health and Development in Practice, Environmentally Sustainable Development in Practice and Corruption and Development • Features learning objectives, summaries, reading lists and questions for discussion • Works as a practice-driven text packed with case studies Global in perspective, this is your go-to book for your studies in international development.
Mental Models of Economic Development
Mental Models of Economic Development
Introduction
The World Development Report 2015, subtitled Mind, Society, and Behavior, is organized around the belief that ‘paying attention to how humans think (the processes of mind) and how history and context shape thinking (the influence of society) can improve the design and implementation of development policies and interventions’ (World Bank, 2014: 2). The Report draws on recent research (especially by Denzau and North, 1994) to identify several ways in which human decision-making all too often yields poor results, in the hope that development professionals can avoid the pitfalls that frequently plague development efforts. It further identifies three problematic ways of thinking, said to be universal: thinking automatically, rather ...
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