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Managing Development in a Global Context

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  1. O. P. Dwivedi

    1. Department of Political Science, University of Guelph, Canada

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  2. Renu Khator

    1. University of South Florida, USA

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  3. Jorge Nef

    1. University of South Florida, USA
      International Development University of Guelph, Canada

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction: Managing Development in a Global Context

    1. Introduction: Managing Development in a Global Context

      • O. P. Dwivedi, Renu Khator, Jorge Nef
      Pages 1-13

  3. Theoretical and Historical Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. A History of Development and Development as History

      • O. P. Dwivedi, Renu Khator, Jorge Nef
      Pages 17-31

    3. Globalization and the Transnationalization of the State

      • O. P. Dwivedi, Renu Khator, Jorge Nef
      Pages 32-43

    4. Poverty and Sustainable Livelihoods

      • O. P. Dwivedi, Renu Khator, Jorge Nef
      Pages 44-61

    5. Marginalization and Exclusion

      • O. P. Dwivedi, Renu Khator, Jorge Nef
      Pages 62-79

    6. Trade, Labor, and Human Rights in a Global Context

      • O. P. Dwivedi, Renu Khator, Jorge Nef
      Pages 80-104

  4. Contemporary Paradigms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. The Transition from Development Administration to New Public Management: an Interpretative Exploration

      • O. P. Dwivedi, Renu Khator, Jorge Nef
      Pages 107-133

    3. The Challenges of Sustainable Development

      • O. P. Dwivedi, Renu Khator, Jorge Nef
      Pages 134-155

  5. Issues and Challenges

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
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    2. Global Challenges and Managerial Culture

      • O. P. Dwivedi, Renu Khator, Jorge Nef
      Pages 159-178

    3. Democracy, Governability, and Governance

      • O. P. Dwivedi, Renu Khator, Jorge Nef
      Pages 179-201

    4. The Ethics of Development: Management in a Global Era

      • O. P. Dwivedi, Renu Khator, Jorge Nef
      Pages 202-224

  6. The Way Ahead

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 225-225
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    2. Some Reflections on the Well-being of Nations

      • O. P. Dwivedi, Renu Khator, Jorge Nef
      Pages 227-244

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 245-258
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About this book

Managing Development in a Global Context examines the complex relationship between management, development and globalization from a multidimensional perspective. Key authors in the field explore the historical record, the current global, characteristics of present developmental and managerial dilemmas, and possible future scenarios.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Political Science, University of Guelph, Canada

    O. P. Dwivedi

  • University of South Florida, USA

    Renu Khator, Jorge Nef

  • International Development University of Guelph, Canada

    Jorge Nef

About the authors

O.P.DWIVEDI Order of Canada, Ph.D., LL.D. (Hon), Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, was University Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph, Canada. He was a past president of the Canadian Political Science Association (Ottawa), president of the Canadian Asian Studies Association (Montreal), and a former Vice President of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration, Brussels, Belgium. His international consultancy included working for the World Bank, UNESCO, UNO, UNESCAP, WHO, and CIDA.

RENU KHATOR is a Professor of the Department of Government and International Affairs, University of South Florida, USA. She is currently the Provost and Senior Vice President at the University of South Florida, USA. She has 5 authored, co-authored or edited book and over 60 articles and chapters in books and scholarly journals.

JORGE NEF is Professor in Rural Extension Studies and International Development at the University of Guelph, Canada, and Director of the Institute for the Study of Latin America and the Caribbean (ISLAC) at the University of South Florida, USA. His areas of research include human security, political economy, inter American relations, global studies and public policy. He is a current Vice President of the Canadian Society for the Study of International Development, a past President of the Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, the recipient of many teaching awards and recognitions throughout his career, and inducted into the World Academy of Art and Science (2003).

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