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Varieties of development: On the plurality of political economies and how to harness it

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Development models are disputed in the global South and North, as evidenced by recent protests advancing different desirable social ends and means. The diversity of development ideas suggests it is a wicked problem, requiring clumsy solutions. Employing grid group cultural theory, this article elucidates that plurality and indicates ways to harness it. Four irreducible, ideal‐typical notions of development are found: market‐led individual prosperity, state‐led system‐wide welfare, alternatives of community‐led equal welfare with ecological conservation and a mirage. Clumsy development models secure legitimacy and effectiveness by engaging all worldviews, including their distinct pathways to clumsiness or messy institutions.

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  • Pablo Garcés‐Velástegui, 2024. "Varieties of development: On the plurality of political economies and how to harness it," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 36(1), pages 268-287, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jintdv:v:36:y:2024:i:1:p:268-287
    DOI: 10.1002/jid.3811
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