Development Studies 101

• Public policy determines largely the success
  or failure of a country's economic development.
• Gender and ecology should be integral
  to any development undertaking.
• Development administration should aim for
  efficiency, effectiveness, economy and equity.
• Modern governance necessitates the coordination between
  the public sector, business enterprise and civil society.
• Development and policy research should also be
  accessible and intelligible to non-specialists.
• Access to quality education and health develops human capital.
• There is a diversity of experience in every
  development process undergone by each country
  but a common denominator may also be evident.
• Non-economic variables (culture, politics, values) are essential
  considerations in pursuing and evaluating development.
• Human development is the process
  of expanding the set of human choices.
• Development and justice are not mutually exclusive.