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Water resources development - Planning - Congresses. --- Water resources development - United States - Planning - Congresses.

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Latin America and the Middle East are two of the most important regions of the South and the world, yet they have hardly been studied comparatively in social sciences. This book attempts to fill this gap in the literature through a study of civil society-state relations in Bolivia and Egypt focusing on empowered participatory institutions. Not only are these institutions important in their own right in terms of the amount of resources allocated to them, but they are an important illustration of a rising model of governance and development based on state-civil society cooperation. The study not only helps us understand the nuanced relationship between state and citizen under neoliberalism, but also gives us insights into issues of major theoretical and practical importance, specifically the impact of social reform on processes of democratization, social inclusion, and equity.

Civil society --- Institution building --- Social planning --- Social contract --- Social change --- Social institutions --- Social policy --- Social development planning --- Planning --- Citizen participation.

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City planning --- Development planning --- Development strategy --- Habitat --- Local government --- National policy --- Plan implementation --- Urban planning --- Urban policy

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Poverty, inequality, violence, environmental degradation, and tyranny continue to afflict the world. Ethics of Global Development offers a moral reflection on the ends and means of local, national, and global efforts to overcome these five scourges. After emphasizing the role of ethics in development studies, policy-making, and practice, David A. Crocker analyzes and evaluates Amartya Sen's philosophy of development in relation to alternative ethical outlooks. He argues that Sen's turn to robust ideals of human agency and democracy improves on both Sen's earlier emphasis on 'capabilities and functionings' and Martha Nussbaum's version of the capability orientation. This agency-focused capability approach is then extended and strengthened by applying it to the challenges of consumerism and hunger, the development responsibilities of affluent individuals and nations, and the dilemmas of globalization. Throughout the book the author argues for the importance of more inclusive and deliberative democratic institutions.

Social ethics --- Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- Economic development --- Social planning --- Moral and ethical aspects. --- Social development planning --- Planning --- Moral and religious aspects --- Business, Economy and Management --- Economics

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Political planning --- Social planning --- Equality --- Social justice --- Justice --- Egalitarianism --- Inequality --- Social equality --- Social inequality --- Political science --- Sociology --- Democracy --- Liberty --- Social development planning --- Planning --- Government policy