How and Why Does History Matter for Development Policy?

How and Why Does History Matter for Development Policy?

The consensus among scholars and policymakers that "institutions matter" for development has led inexorably to a conclusion that "history matters," since institutions clearly form and evolve over time. Unfortunately, however, th...

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Main Authors:	Woolcock, Michael, Szreter, Simon, Rao, Vijayendra
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ABUSE AID ASIAN HISTORY BASIC BASIC EDUCATION BELIEFS BRIDGE CITIES CITIZENS CITIZENSHIP CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL WAR COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS CRAFT CULTURAL CHANGE CULTURAL HISTORY CULTURAL STUDIES CULTURES DEBT DEFORESTATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS DEVELOPMENT ISSUES DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES DIVERSITY ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC CHANGE ECONOMIC CHANGES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EXPANSION ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORIANS ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMIC VALUE ECONOMICS ECONOMICS RESEARCH ECONOMISTS EDUCATION GOALS EDUCATION SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ESSAYS ETHNOGRAPHY FREE TRADE GENDER RELATIONS GEOGRAPHY GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HISTORIANS HISTORICAL EVENTS HISTORICAL RESEARCH HISTORICAL STUDIES HISTORIOGRAPHY HUMAN BEINGS HUMAN SOCIETIES IMMIGRANTS INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION INFANT INFERENCE INHERITANCE INHERITANCE RIGHTS INSTITUTION BUILDING INTELLECTUAL HISTORY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT KINSHIP KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY LAND OWNERSHIP LANGUAGES LEARNING LEGACIES LITERACY LITERATURE LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MEMORY MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINING MODERNIZATION MODERNIZATION THEORY MORALS MORTALITY MYTHS NATIONAL ECONOMIES NATIONAL ECONOMY NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONALISM NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NUMBER OF PEOPLE PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY PEER EDUCATION PERSONAL COMMUNICATION POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKERS POLICY PROCESS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL PROCESS POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION GROWTH POST CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION PRACTITIONERS PREMATURE DEATH PRIVATE PROPERTY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROGRESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTIONISM PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SPHERE READING RESEARCH EFFORTS RESPECT RITUALS RULE OF LAW SCHOOLS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SKILLED LABOUR SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL CHANGES SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL STRUCTURE SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION SPECIES TRADITION TRADITIONAL WAYS TRADITIONS WEALTH WORLD HISTORY
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