'A sure-footed & self-confident book ambitious in scope authoritative in execution & practical in its implications'
- Simon Maxwell Director Overseas Development Institute London' At last a development studies text that encourages self-reflection from within the discipline Highly recommended'
- Professor Ray Kiely Chair in International Politics Queen Mary University of London' This is the book that academics development researchers & practitioners have been seeking for a long time It addresses the most important issues which development researchers & practitioners cope with each & every day'
- Dr Tran Tuan Director Research & Training Centre for Community Development Hanoi Vietnam ' An insightful book for both development practitioners & researchers alike'
- Professor KN Nair Director Centre for Development Studies Kerala India This book is about working professionally in Development Studies as a student researcher or practitioner It introduces & addresses the fundamental questions that everyone engaged with development must ask What is 'development' & why do we wish to study it? How do the many theoretical methodological & espistemological approaches relate to research & practical studies in development? How are development research & practice linked? Accessibly written with extensive use of case study material this book is an essential primer for students of development studies who require a concise penetrating overview of its foundations It is also core reading for students & practitioners concerned with the design of studies in the course of policy analysis sector reviews or project formulation management & evaluation