Development management typically involves complex interactions between governmental and non-governmental organisations, donors and members of the public, and can be difficult to navigate. This book brings together a group of international contributors to explore the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of development management, and to consider the prospects and challenges associated with it in the context of both developing and transitional countries. The chapters are based on cutting edge research, challenging much of the previous discourse on the subject and evaluating the challenges and opportunities that it presents.

Justice Nyigmah Bawole is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Department of the Department of Public Administration and Health Services Management, University of Ghana Business School, Ghana.

Farhad Hossain is a Senior Lecturer at the Global Development Institute (GDI), School of Environment, Education and Development at the University of Manchester, UK.

Asad K. Ghalib is Lecturer in Management Sciences at Liverpool Hope University, UK.

Christopher J. Rees is a Senior Lecturer in Organisational Change and Development at the Institute of Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester, UK.

Aminu Mamman is a Reader at the Global Development Institute at the University of Manchester, UK.

PART I Development management: concepts and theories

1 Development management: a conceptual and theoretical overview Justice Nyigmah Bawole, Farhad Hossain, Asad K. Ghalib, Christopher J. Rees and Aminu Mamman

2 Development management in the developing world: past pathways and future trajectories Justice Nyigmah Bawole, Mohammed Ibrahim, Farhad Hossain and James Kwame Mensah

3 Ethics, values and development management Anthony Sumnaya Kumasey, Justice Nyigmah Bawole, Farhad Hossain and Mohammed Ibrahim

PART II Development management: capacity building and performance management

4 Nationalization strategies in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries: a human resource development (HRD) perspective La'aleh Al-aali and Christopher J. Rees

5 National managerial talent development in the Ghanaian mining industry: comparative assessment of Western and indigenous approaches Nana Yaw Oppong

6 Building effective provincial administration in Thailand: the role of performance management Nicha Sathornkich, Piyawadee Rohitarachoon, Derek Eldridge and Farhad Hossain

7 Capacity development for civil service reform in Croatia Bejan David Analoui and Farhad Analoui

8 Training entrepreneurs and policy makers for poverty reduction in Africa: spirituality in business perspective Aminu Mamman, Hamza B. Zakaria and Motolani A. Agbebi

PART III Development management: actors, practices and lessons

9 Navigating through the maze of development actor pluralism: actor interfaces and development management in Africa Justice Nyigmah Bawole and Farhad Hossain

10 Managing local development in Africa: empirical evidence from Northern Ghana Francis Nangbeviel Sanyare, Farhad Hossain and Christopher J. Rees

11 HRM in small and medium-sized enterprises in China: towards a theoretical framework of determinants and HRM practices Shaoheng Li and Christopher J. Rees

12 Empowerment through small business development in Alexandra, South Africa Patricia Agupusi

13 Existing governance structure in international NGOs: a constraint to organizational decision-making Carol Brunt

14 Managing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in developing countries: lessons from a local district in Ghana Albert Ahenkan

15 Public-private partnerships in highways: the Indian experience Manisha Verma

16 Lessons from Pakistan's project implementation failures: an appraisal Iram A. Khan and Asad K. Ghalib

17 Development management and practice: concluding remarks and lessons learnt Justice Nyigmah Bawole, Farhad Hossain, Asad K. Ghalib, Christopher J. Rees and Aminu Mamman