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Mysteries of Development combines the fields of development studies, comparative administration, and comparative politics to introduce a unified theory of administration and politics called political elasticity theory. The author deals with a series of important questions related to decentralization, corruption, democratization, political culture, and foreign aid, showing that politics, when correctly understood, is more powerful than organization, culture, and economics. He provides well documented case studies, extraordinary comparisons between more developed and less developed countries, as well as between African and Asian countries that clarify and demonstrate the importance of political elasticity theory in both a theoretical and practical context.

The Mysteries of Development was featured in the Septemberr 2000 issue of PS (Political Science and Politics), and will be featured in a forthcoming Public Administration Review article.

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Herbert Werlin is a former editor of a newsletter for the World Bank, a retired faculty member in the Urban Studies Department at the University of Maryland, and is an independent consultant.
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. . . from the standpoint of history and its use for applied administrative theory building, Werlin demonstrates how autobiography, ideas, and experiences can be mixed, analyzed, then judiciously related to seminal academic issues of our time for theory building as well as problem solving.>>> (Public Administration Review)

In the tradition of Max Weber, Talcott Parsons, Reinhard Bendix, and other sociologist greats, Werlin draws together an impressive swath of theoretical research and practical first hand observations...>>>> (Public Administration Review)

An interesting political theory, notably called the political elasticity theory, has been developed by the author to explain some of the mysteries of development.>>>> (International Institute Of Administrative Sciences)

An interesting political theory, notably called the political elasticity theory, has been developed by the author to explain some of the mysteries of development. (International Institute Of Administrative Sciences)

. . . from the standpoint of history and its use for applied administrative theory building, Werlin demonstrates how autobiography, ideas, and experiences can be mixed, analyzed, then judiciously related to seminal academic issues of our time for theory building as well as problem solving. (Public Administration Review)

In the tradition of Max Weber, Talcott Parsons, Reinhard Bendix, and other sociologist "greats," Werlin draws together an impressive swath of theoretical research and practical first hand observations... (Public Administration Review)

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  • PublisherUniversity Press Of America
  • Publication date1998
  • ISBN 10 0761811788
  • ISBN 13 9780761811787
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages418

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