Background reading:

Allmendinger, P., (2002) Planning Theory (Palgrave), chaps. 1 What is Theory?, 2 The Current Landscape of Planning Theory, and 10 Conclusion

Austin, J.E., (1990) Managing in Developing Countries: Strategic Analysis and Operating Techniques (Free Press)

Brown, A., and Humphreys, M., (1995) ‘International Cultural Differences in Public Sector Management’, International Journal of Public Sector Management

Bekele, F., (2004), Development Planning for Africa, TRRA, 2004, available at www.rrojasdatabank.info/da1/bekele.pdf

Castells, M,  "A Network Theory of Power”. International Journal of Communication. Vol. 5. April 2011. pp 773-778. Available at http://www.rrojasdatabank.info/otro/castells1.pdf

Castells, M.,  “Globalisation, Networking, Urbanisation: Reflections on the Spatial Dynamics of the Information Age."Urban Studies. Sage. November 2010. pp 2737-2745. Available at http://www.rrojasdatabank.info/otro/castells2.pdf

Arsenault, A. and M. Castells, “The Structure and Dynamics of Global Multi-Media Business Networks”. International Journal of Communication Vol 2, 2008. pp 707-748. Available at http://www.rrojasdatabank.info/otro/castells3.pdf

Arsenault, A. and M. Castells,  “Switching Power: Rupert Murdoch and the Global Business of Media Politics: A Sociological Analysis”, International Sociology, Jul 2008; vol. 23: pp. 488 - 513. Available at http://www.rrojasdatabank.info/otro/castells4.pdf

Castells, M., “The New Public Sphere: Global Civil Society, Communication Networks, and Global Governance.”The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 616, No. 1, 78-93(2008). Available at http://www.rrojasdatabank.info/otro/castells5.pdf

Castells, M.  “Communication, Power and Counterpower in the Network Society.”,
International Journal of Communication. Vol. 1. 2007. pp 238-266. Available at http://www.rrojasdatabank.info/otro/castells6.pdf

Arsenault and M. Castells,  “Conquering the minds, conquering Iraq: the social production of misinformation in the United States – a case study”, in Information, Communication & Society, volume 9, number 3,June 2006, pages 284-308. Available at http://www.rrojasdatabank.info/otro/castells7.pdf

Checkland, P., (1994) “Systems Theory and Management Thinking”, American

Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 38, No. 1, September, pp. 75-91, available at http://www.rrojasdatabank.info/lecnotes/checkland.pdf

Claessens, S., Evenett, S.J., and Hoekman, B., 2010, “Rebalancing the Global economy: A Primer for Policymaking”, in VoxEU.org, available at www.rrojasdatabank.info/globimbaltoc.htm

Dwivedi, O.P., and Nef, J., (1982) “Crises and Continuities in Development Theory and Administration: First and Third World Perspectives”, Public Administration and Development, Vol. 2 pp. 59-77

Easton, D., 1988, “A systems analysis of political life”, in Systems Behaviour, 1988, edited by Open Systems Group, Open University, Paul Chapman Publishing Ltd., available at http://www.rrojasdatabank.info/lecnotes/politicallife.pdf

Escobar, A., (1992) “Planning”, in Wolfgang Sachs (ed.), The Development Dictionary: A Guide to Knowledge as Power, Zed Books, 2010, pp. 145-160

Gasper, D., (2005) “The Ethics of Development”, Edinburgh University Press, chapter 1-2 and 3

O’Byrne, D.J. and A. Hensby, (2011), “Theorizing Global Studies”, Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

Sen, A., (1988) “On Ethics & Economics”, Blackwell Publishing 1988, chapter 1 and 2

Sen, A., (1999) “Development as Freedom”, Oxford University Press 1999, ch. 11 and 12

The World Bank Group, (1997) “Securing the Economic and Social Fundamentals”, chapter 3 in World Development Report 1997, Oxford University Press, pp. 41-60.- Available at http://www.rrojasdatabank.info/wdr1997/48-69.pdf.- Complete WDR 1997 available at www.rrojasdatabank.info/wdr1997toc.htm

The World Bank Group, (2008) “Prospects for Developing Countries”, in Global Development Finance 2008, World Bank. Also available at www.rrojasdatabank.info/gdf2008.htm

Turner, M., and Hulme, D. (1997) chapter 5: “Administrative Reform: The Continuing Search for Performance Improvement”, and chapter 6: “Planning for Development: The Solution or the Problem?”

United Nations, (1948), Universal declaration of human rights .- Available at http://www.rrojasdatabank.info/hrights.htm

NOTE: students should visit the section on Planning for Development (www.rrojasdatabank.info/devplann.htm) and Ethics, Development and Economics (www.rrojasdatabank.info/ethicsdevelopecon.htm) in The Róbinson Rojas Archive