Managing Development and Public Policy: A Personal View

Cobbe, Jim (2014): Managing Development and Public Policy: A Personal View.

Abstract

A brief and very personal overview of some important issues in the management of development, with particular attention to Indonesia and education.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Development; Indonesia; Equity; Sustainable; Education.
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O15 - Human Resources ; Human Development ; Income Distribution ; Migration; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O2 - Development Planning and Policy; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O2 - Development Planning and Policy > O20 - General

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