Volumes 47 -: Recent submissions

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    • Towards a Political Analysis of Markets 

      White, Gordon (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-12-08)
      Article originally published July 1993, Volume 24 Issue 3; original IDS editing is retained here. This Bulletin stems from a dissatisfaction with the way in which the idea of ‘the market’ or ‘the free market’ is currently ...

    • Strengthening Civil Society in Africa: The Role of Foreign Political Aid 

      Robinson, Mark (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-12-08)
      Strengthening civil society through the provision of financial resources and technical assistance is viewed by aid donors as an effective means of fostering political pluralism and consolidating fragile democracies in ...

    • Accelerating Sustainability: The Variations of State, Market and Society Dynamics in Diverse Contex 

      Lofty Hannah, Ramy (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-12-08)
      The normative aims of sustainability seen in terms of matching environmental integrity, equality and social justice are clear. Yet, questioning how to get there is centrally about politics. This article presents two examples ...

    • Political Challenges of Addressing Climate Change through the ‘Entrepreneurial State’ 

      Godfrey-Wood, Rachel (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-12-08)
      This article outlines some of the limitations of existing institutions and their inadequacy in bringing about ‘green transformations’ to address climate change in order to explain the need for alternative approaches to ...

    • Civil Society and Civic Engagement in a Time of Change 

      Faith, Becky; Prieto-Martín, Pedro (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-12-08)
      This article draws on contributions to the IDS 50th Anniversary Conference stream dedicated to citizen voice, agency and accountability to explore the shifting relationship between civil society, the state and the private ...

    • State, Market and Society Relations: The Roaring Last Fifty Years 

      Biong Deng Kuol, Luka (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-12-08)
      During the last 50 years, the world has experienced increased growth, inequality and a change in state–market–civil society relations similar to the ‘Roaring Twenties’ in the 1920s. This growing inequality can be attributed ...

    • State-Society Relations and the Dilemmas of the New Developmentalist State 

      Dagnino, Evelina (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-12-08)
      In confronting neoliberal models and their emphasis on state–market alliances, new developmentalism has emerged as a powerful alternative, received with enthusiasm by progressive forces. It has certainly been responsible ...

    • Back to the Future? 

      Edwards, Michael (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-12-08)
      It has become fashionable to claim that institutions that blend elements together from civil society and the market such as social enterprises and social impact investing are (a) widespread empirical realities and (b) ...

    • Restoring Development Dharma with Toad’s Eye Science? 

      Gyawal, Dipak; Thompson, Michael (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-12-08)
      While the Millennium Development Goals (and their successors, the Sustainable Development Goals) loom large among those who take a global-level approach, they elicit, at best, a confused shrug from the Nepali villager. We ...

    • No Path to Power: Civil Society, State Services, and the Poverty of City Women 

      Sholkamy, Hania (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-12-08)
      In focusing on Ain el-Sira, a low-income neighbourhood of Cairo, this article challenges development theorists’ ideas that civil society as a development partner is best able to promote women’s empowerment, community ...

    • States or Markets – Twenty-five Years On 

      Colclough, Christopher (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-12-08)
      Pricist approaches to development policy reached their apogee under the influence of neoliberal economists in the post-Reagan/Thatcher years. Their version of state-minimalism was more extreme than that conceived by the ...

    • Inequality and Exclusion in the New Era of Capital 

      Barasa, Violet (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-12-08)
      The IDS 50th Anniversary Conference held in July 2016 revisited the age-old debate concerning the changing nature of the relationship between states, markets and society in relation to the problem of inequality. The ...

    • Inclusive Innovation, Development and Policy: Four Key Themes 

      Saha, Amrita (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-12-08)
      There is widespread recognition of political economy factors that underline ‘inclusive innovation’. Key among these include the trio of states, markets and society; the conditions that lead to technology transfer, adoption ...

    • Consequences of Inequality for Sustainability 

      Narain, Sunita (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-12-08)
      In this article, I argue that sustainable development is not possible without affordable and inclusive growth. Inequality and unsustainability are linked and unless the world is able to look for environmental solutions ...

    • Glossary: States, Markets and Society – Looking Back to Look Forward 

      Leach, Melissa (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-12-07)
      This is the glossary of IDS Bulletin Vol 472A, 'States, Markets and Society – Looking Back to Look Forward'.

    • Power, Poverty and Inequality 

      Scott-Villiers, Patta; Oosterom, Marjoke (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-11-18)
      Ten years on from the landmark 2006 edition of the IDS Bulletin that brought us the ‘powercube’ – a practical approach to power analysis that offered a way of confronting its complexity – we return to the question of how ...

    • Notes on Contributors: Power, Poverty and Inequality 

      Scott-Villiers, Patta (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-11-18)
      This is the notes on contributors for IDS Bulletin 47.5, 'Power, Poverty and Inequality'.

    • Why Invisible Power and Structural Violence Persist in the Water Domain 

      Mehta, Lyla (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-11-18)
      This article argues that inequality in access to water and sanitation is largely caused and legitimised by different forms of invisible power that prevent universal access. It shows how invisible power combined with ...

    • Inclusion as an Agenda for Transformative and Sustainable Change: Addressing Invisible Power through Reflective Practice 

      Howard, Jo; Vajda, Violeta (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-11-18)
      This article discusses discrimination as a form of invisible structural power, and how, if it is not addressed, it can undermine efforts to promote the social inclusion of Romani people in the Western Balkans and Central ...

    • Intersectionality: A Key for Men to Break Out of the Patriarchal Prison? 

      Edström, Jerker; Kumar Singh, Satish; Shahrokh, Thea (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-11-18)
      Reflecting on male gender activists’ lessons from India, this article explores how intersectionality can help men (and women) better understand the structure of patriarchy, by connecting it to other forms of oppression, ...