Albert Hirschman : legacy and debates /

"This book contains a selection of chapters coming from For a Better World (First Conference on Hirschman Legacy - Boston 2017), A Bias for Hope (Second Conference on Hirschman Legacy- Washington-WB 2018), and A Passion for the Possible (Third Conference on Hirschman Legacy - Berlin 2019). The...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Meldolesi, Luca, 1939- (Editor), Stame, Nicoletta (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Peter Lang, [2024]
Series:	Albert Hirschman's legacy : works and discussions, vol. 7
Subjects:	Hirschman, Albert O. Economics > History. Economics > Study and teaching. Economists > United States > Biography. Économie politique > Histoire. Économie politique > Étude et enseignement. Économistes > États-Unis > Biographies. Finance. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS. Business Development. Development. Economic History. Education. Personal Finance. Economics. International. Theory. HISTORY. PHILOSOPHY. Civics & Citizenship. POLITICAL SCIENCE. History & Theory. Public Affairs & Administration. State. American Government. Political Economy. Social Policy. Public Policy. Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

Three points on possibilism / Luca Meldolesi
My interview with Albert Hirschman / Marta Petrusewicz
Unexpected linkages and social energy in collective action / Elizabeth Jelin
On teaching Hirschman / Philipp Lepenies
Uncertainty as opportunity / Osvaldo Néstor Feinstein
Exit, voice, and loyalty in the History of economics / Richard Adelstein
Hirschman's critique of the economics profession / Ilene Grabel
On the applicability of Albert Hirschman's 'Shifting involvements' for the historian / Charles Maier
Marxism, imperialism and the future of undeveloped societies : from expected to unintended consequences / Baruch Knei-Paz
The context of Otto Albert's politicization / Christian Fleck
Hirschman, Geertz, and my experience / Robert Darnton
Hirschman's legacy in dealing with the private sector / Vincenzo Marino
Possibilism as a cornerstone of consultancy / Francesco Messina
Providing innovation to the South / Francesco Cicione and Gennaro di Cello
Hirschman's theory in business management practice / Renato Bruno
"Regional entrepreneurial transformation process" in Lusatia : a Hirschmanian approach to socio-economic transformation? / Hans Rudiger Lange
The Abraham path : economic development across fragile communities in the West Bank / Maria Ariano
Reflections of a sanitarian / Laura Orlando
Sustaining success? Voice and accountable discretion in Bangalore's Water for the Poor Program, ten years later / Meenu Tewari
Capacity-building for development projects : efficiency plus generosity / Paolo Di Nola
Evaluation for local development / Laura Tagle
Social learning and the World Bank / Tom Kenyon and Alberto Criscuolo
Implementation (and reform) really is 'a long voyage of discovery' / Michael Woolcock
Intersecting exit, voice, and loyalty : feedback from Nigeria, my story / Lesley Obiora
Inequality and the inventiveness of history : Hirschman's tunnel effect in South Africa / Brian Levy
How the rhetoric of reaction justifies the legalized exploitation of migrant care labor / Marianne Egger
Reactionary and progressive rhetoric in post-communist transformation / Marek Skovajsa.