Globalization and Development Volume III

Globalization and Development is a "cross-national study" on the "interstate dispersion" of the impacts (on growth, inequality and poverty) that international economic integration provides to the economies of the developing countries. In order to present the "Leading Issues in Development with Globalization" in a balanced manner, to identify differences and commonalities among "Country Experiences" in development with globalization, and to introduce diversified development paradigms with forward-looking discussions "In Search of a New Development Paradigm" for the post-MDGs era, this publication consists of three volumes and four main parts. Volume III (Part IV) presents the diversified development paradigms such as the GNH (Bhutan), the sufficiency economy (Thailand), the reform and opening up paradigm (China), the African and Latin American paradigms, and the Islamic development paradigm. The Concluding Chapter presents the evolution of development paradigms in the global development cooperation community after World War II, and then offers a glimpse into new development paradigms for the post-MDG era. This book intends to serve as a unique and comprehensive guide for those in the international development community on the subjects of diversified development paradigms/paths under globalization and other challenges in the post-MDG era.

Shigeru Thomas Otsubo is Professor of International Development Economics and Director of the Economic Development Policy & Management Program at the Graduate School of International Development (GSID), Nagoya University, Japan. His recent publications include Leading Issues in Development with Globalization, Introduction to International Development Studies: an interdisciplinary approach (2010 JASID Special Award), and numerous journal articles and reports on global economic integration, development cooperation, and on growth, inequality, and poverty reduction. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics and Operations Research (Stanford University, USA).

Part 4: New Development Paradigms under Globalization 21. Balancing GDP with GNH 22. Thailand: Sufficiency Economy, Green and Happy Society 23. The Current Situation and Future Challenges of China's Economy 24. Measurements and Determinants of Multifaceted Poverty: Absolute, Relative, and Subjective Poverty in Indonesia 25. Decentralization in Indonesia: An Empirical Analysis of District and City Performance 26. Divergent and Unequal Development in Latin America: Causes and Policy Challenges 27. Islamic Finance: An Alternative Paradigm in Development Finance 28. Determinants of Incidence and Depth of Poverty in Ghana: Does Development Benefit the Extreme Poor? 29. Africa's Quest Beyond Colonial Development Paradigms: Indigenous Technological Development Concluding Chapter 30. In Search of a New Development Paradigm: Retrospect and Prospect