Economics, Social Science and Development

By Ravi Kanbur. 2002

146 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Abstract Development economics nowadays is mainstream economics applied to poor countries. An examination of the core principles of mainstream economics reveals tremendous strengths, but also tremendous weaknesses. Other disciplines, such as sociology, anthropology and political science, have complementary strengths that suggest a role for them as equal partners in development studies and policy. The argument for a partnership of disciplines is logical and strong. But cross-disciplinarity is not easy in practice. It is best achieved through concrete exercises which demonstrate exactly how “two disciplines are better than one” when analyzing specific policy issues in development.

Subfields: Gender Studies, Safety Research, Sociology and Political Science

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In Gender Studies

1. A. Wood
2. Marzia Fontana
3. Rania Antonopoulos

In Safety Research

1. A. Wood
2. Marzia Fontana

In Sociology and Political Science

1. A. Wood
2. Marzia Fontana

Citations in the corpus

• Modeling the effects of trade on women, at work and at home. (2000, background): “Oddly, while economists generally think that people are the best judges of their own welfare, they resist asking people directly how they feel (Ravallion, 2001 cited in Kanbur, 2002).”