International Development

International development or global development is a wide concept concerning level of development on an international scale. It is the basis for international classifications such as developed country, developing country and least developed country. There are however many schools of thought and conventions regarding, which are the exact features constituting development of a country.

Historically it has been largely synonymous with economic development. Recently it is also often used in a holistic and multi-disciplinary context of human development as well as other concepts like competitiveness
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Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
Development as Freedom
Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor
Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
Globalization and its Discontents
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World

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We talk about Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which for me is excellent! As individuals working in international development, have we taken the time to think and talk about our Personal Development Goals ( PDGs)? Do we demonstrate on a daily basis how our day-to-day activities contribute to the achievement of the SDGs? Be the change you want to see in the global space? Let us build our personal capacities for global action!
Benjamin Kofi Quansah, CGMS

Danielle Hawa Tarigha
Extreme poverty isn’t just an African issue or an Asian issue or a South American issue. It is a global issue. Before flying overseas to help relieve poverty abroad, consider the poverty in your own backyard. Every country on every continent has people impacted by poverty—whether it is relative or absolute. Bringing extreme poverty down to zero will take more trial and error, more methods, more innovation, and more communication. Most importantly, it will take more trust—the trust that people a ...more
Danielle Hawa Tarigha, Uplift and Empower: A Guide to Understanding Extreme Poverty and Poverty Alleviation

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