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Patterns of difference and practical theory: researching the new poverty strategy processes in Africa

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A collection on the past and future of social-development analysis provides an opportunity to reflect and connect. This article reflects on a ten-year-old book called Rethinking Social Development and connects it with a recent study of Poverty Reduction Strategy processes in Africa. It argues that the recent work fills a gap in the empirical basis of the book, adding force to its main arguments-about dominance, agency and diversity in development-while also speaking to some unresolved issues: about the place of macro-institutional analysis, the limits of 'actor orientation' and the generation of practical theory. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • David Booth, 2003. "Patterns of difference and practical theory: researching the new poverty strategy processes in Africa," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 15(7), pages 863-877.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jintdv:v:15:y:2003:i:7:p:863-877
    DOI: 10.1002/jid.1040
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