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International development management through a Southern lens
Author(s) -
AbouAssi Khaldoun
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
public administration and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1099-162X
pISSN - 0271-2075
DOI - 10.1002/pad.570
Subject(s) - facilitator , perspective (graphical) , government (linguistics) , state (computer science) , politics , spark (programming language) , lens (geology) , political science , public administration , order (exchange) , economics , law , engineering , linguistics , philosophy , finance , algorithm , artificial intelligence , computer science , petroleum engineering , programming language
Development Management (DM) has always been seen through the lens of the Global North. Taking its cue from Brinkerhoff and Brinkerhoff's (2010) study on the state of international DM from a Northern perspective, this article provides a complementary perspective from Lebanon in order to spark a North–South debate on the state of DM in terms of its values and institutional agendas and the role of government. The article concludes with a discussion on some implications for policy and practice in Lebanon and the DM more generally, suggesting that the Southern perspective is cautiously more tolerant of politics in development and that the role of government in development should be that of an active partner and facilitator. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.