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Development Models: Lessons from International Development

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The Political Economy of the Low-Carbon Transition

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This chapter draws on international development theory and practice to help clarify the developmental choices now facing humanity as we attempt to transition to a low-carbon society. Particular attention is paid to debates on the concept of ‘sustainable development’ that emerged since the late 1980s. It then introduces the concept of development models, as a contribution to understanding particular development pathways, how they are constituted and their social outcomes. It shows how development pathways coalesce around models with particular state-market-civil society relationships constituting them. This conceptual framework is applied to the challenges of climate change, elaborating on the different political economy models that have emerged to address these challenges. The chapter ends by identifying lessons to inform pathways towards a low-carbon society.

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  1. Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

    Peadar Kirby

  2. Finland Futures Research Centre, Turku School of Economics University of Turku, Tampere, Finland

    Tadhg O’Mahony

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Kirby, P., O’Mahony, T. (2018). Development Models: Lessons from International Development. In: The Political Economy of the Low-Carbon Transition. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62554-6_4

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