Leadership for Development: What Globalization Demands of Leaders Fighting for Change
Dennis A. Rondinelli and John M. Heffron | | ISBN: 978-1-56549-293-6 $75.00 |
| ISBN: 978-1-56549-292-9 $28.50 |
| ISBN: 978-1-62637-325-9 $28.50 |
| 2009/329 pages/LC: 2009010987 A Kumarian Press Book |
DESCRIPTION
Leadership for Development examines fundamental issues: the tools leaders use to achieve development goals; how culture and interdependence among governments and organizations affects leadership styles; where leaders get their advice from – experts, non-experts, academic or non-academic elites—and if it matters; whether transformational or transactional leadership styles are more effective; and the lessons that can be drawn from examining the traits of successful leaders. Focusing largely on the Pacific Basin region and Latin America, the book offers valuable case studies for development practitioners looking to increase their effectiveness in a highly interdependent global society.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The late Dennis A. Rondinelli was a senior research scholar at Duke University's Center for International Development and director of the Pacific Basin Research Center at Soka University of America. John M. Heffron is professor of history at Soka University and associate director of the Pacific Basin Research Center.
CONTENTS
- Leadership for Development: An Introduction—the Editors.
- The Framework: Why Does Leadership Matter? Changing Concepts of Leadership in a Globalizing Society—D.A. Rondinelli.
- LEADERSHIP FOR A "DECADE OF DEVELOPMENT."
- John F. Kennedy and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961—J.M. Heffron.
- Reinventing Government in the Pacific Basin: Political Leadership and Governmental Change—G. Shabbir Cheema.
- CASE STUDIES FROM THE PACIFIC BASIN EXPERIENCE.
- Economic Superpower Leadership in Asia: Lessons from the Japanese and US Approaches—W. Ascher.
- Chinese and Japanese Leadership: A Study in Contrasts—W.H. Overholt.
- Economic Reform Policy and Development Leadership in Latin America: Chile and Mexico—J. Teichman.
- Backwards and in High Heels: NGO Leadership in Asia—I. Smillie.
- Leading Change by Example and Spirit: Leadership Styles and Patterns Recognized by the Magsaysay Awards—R. Morales Fernholz.
- IMPERATIVES OF GLOBALIZATION: LEADERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM OF CHANCE.
- Globalization, Leadership, and Development: Emerging Patterns and Challenges—the Editors.
"While there are many studies attempting to explain the successes and failures of developing countries in political and economic terms, there are relatively few that have looked at the role of leadership itself. This book of essays ... is a valuable contribution toward filling that gap."—Dwight H. Perkins, Harvard University
"Advanced thinking by leading experts on the application of both transactional leadership and transforming leadership to vital and demanding questions of global development. Highly recommended."—James MacGregor Burns, Williams College