In today's ever globalised world, we are witness to a shifting world order with significant changes not only in political-economic relationships but also in the changing demographics of developing nations. This handbook explores how many developing countries have remained extremely vulnerable to...

Part I: Overview -- 1. Introduction to the Handbook- Machiko Nissanke and Jose Antonio Ocampo -- 2. Critical Reflections on Globalisation and Development and Challenges Ahead- Machiko Nissanke and Jose Antonio Ocampo -- Part II: Methodological and Conceptual Issues in Development Economics -- 3....

This paper is essentially autobiographical and describes Erik Thorbecke's journey through the history of development economics between the 1950s and the present. The paper consists of four parts. First, an introduction reviews briefly his professional career as a development economist and his...

The evolution of the development doctrine over the last six decades is analysed in some detail in this paper. The development doctrine is defined as the body of knowledge consisting of four interrelated components: (1) the prevailing development objectives; (2) the conceptual state of the art...