How and Why Does History Matter for Development Policy?

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dc.creatorSzreter, Simon
dc.creatorWoolcock, Michael
dc.creatorRao, Vijayendra
dc.date2012-03-19T18:41:58Z
dc.date2012-03-19T18:41:58Z
dc.date2010-09-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:12:59Z
dc.descriptionThe consensus among scholars and policymakers that "institutions matter" for development has led inexorably to a conclusion that "history matters," since institutions clearly form and evolve over time. Unfortunately, however, the next logical step has not yet been taken, which is to recognize that historians (and not only economic historians) might also have useful and distinctive insights to offer. This paper endeavors to open and sustain a constructive dialogue between history -- understood as both "the past" and "the discipline" -- and development policy by (a) clarifying what the craft of historical scholarship entails, especially as it pertains to understanding causal mechanisms, contexts, and complex processes of institutional change; (b) providing examples of historical research that support, qualify, or challenge the most influential research (by economists and economic historians) in contemporary development policy; and (c) offering some general principles and specific implications that historians, on the basis of the distinctive content and method of their research, bring to development policy debates.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3909
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-5425
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416187
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relationPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5425
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectABUSE
dc.subjectAID
dc.subjectASIAN HISTORY
dc.subjectBASIC
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBELIEFS
dc.subjectBRIDGE
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCITIZENSHIP
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCRAFT
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectCULTURAL HISTORY
dc.subjectCULTURAL STUDIES
dc.subjectCULTURES
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ISSUES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PROCESSES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectDISADVANTAGED GROUPS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES
dc.subjectDIVERSITY
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CHANGE
dc.subjectECONOMIC CHANGES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC EXPANSION
dc.subjectECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC HISTORIANS
dc.subjectECONOMIC HISTORY
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectECONOMIC VALUE
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMICS RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMISTS
dc.subjectEDUCATION GOALS
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectESSAYS
dc.subjectETHNOGRAPHY
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectGENDER RELATIONS
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectHISTORIANS
dc.subjectHISTORICAL EVENTS
dc.subjectHISTORICAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectHISTORICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectHISTORIOGRAPHY
dc.subjectHUMAN BEINGS
dc.subjectHUMAN SOCIETIES
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFERENCE
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectINHERITANCE RIGHTS
dc.subjectINSTITUTION BUILDING
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL HISTORY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectKINSHIP
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLANGUAGES
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEGACIES
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLITERATURE
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectMEMORY
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMINING
dc.subjectMODERNIZATION
dc.subjectMODERNIZATION THEORY
dc.subjectMORALS
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMYTHS
dc.subjectNATIONAL ECONOMIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectNATIONALISM
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY
dc.subjectPEER EDUCATION
dc.subjectPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
dc.subjectPOLICY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY PROCESS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL POWER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PROCESS
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOST CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectPRACTITIONERS
dc.subjectPREMATURE DEATH
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROPERTY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPROTECTIONISM
dc.subjectPUBLIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPHERE
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectRESEARCH EFFORTS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRITUALS
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOUR
dc.subjectSOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGES
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL MOVEMENTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCES
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL STRUCTURE
dc.subjectSOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectSPECIES
dc.subjectTRADITION
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL WAYS
dc.subjectTRADITIONS
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWORLD HISTORY
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