| Learning, Capability Building and Innovation for Development 2013 Edition Contributor(s): Dutrénit, G. (Editor), Lee, K. (Editor), Nelson, R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 134945527X ISBN-13: 9781349455270 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries |
| Dewey: 338.9 |
| Series: Eadi Global Development |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.80 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Today, a large number of scholars studying development understand this process as involving learning and capability building. Capability building is an active, not a passive, process. It requires a purposeful effort from the learner's side, with support and commitment on allocation of time and resources toward learning activities. This process implies the possibility of failure as well as success, as we also learn from failures. A global cast of academics and policy makers examines economic development as a process of learning and technological accumulation, showing how economic development is a process involving creative destruction. While markets and market competition play major roles in structuring the development process, non-market institutions and government policies matter. |