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Leadership for development : what globalization demands of leaders fighting for change / edited by Dennis A. Rondinelli and John M. Heffron. - Sterling, VA : Kumarian Press, 2009. - xi, 329 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Leadership for development: An introduction / Dennis A. Rondinelli and John M. Heffron -- PART 1. THE FRAMEWORK: WHY DOES LEADERSHIP MATTER?: 2. Changing concepts of leadership in a globalizing society / Dennis A. Rondinelli ; 3. Leadership for a "Decade of Development": John F. Kennedy and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 / John M. Heffron ; 4. Reinventing government in the Pacific Basin: Political leadership and governmental change / G. Shabbir Cheema -- PART 2. CASE STUDIES FROM THE PACIFIC BASIN EXPERIENCE: 5. Economic superpower leadership in Asia: Lessons from the Japanese and US approaches / William Ascher ; 6. Chinese and Japanese leadership: A study in contrasts / William H. Overholt ; 7. Economic reform policy and development leadership in Latin America: Chile and Mexico / Judith Teichman ; 8. Backwards and in high heels: NGO leadership in Asia / Ian Smillie ; 9. Leading change by example and spirit: Leadership styles and patterns recognized by the Magsaysay Awards / Rosemary Morales Fernholz -- PART 3. IMPERATIVES OF GLOBALIZATION: LEADERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM OF CHANGE: 10. Globalization, leadership, and development: Emerging patterns and challenges / Dennis A. Rondinelli and John M. Heffron.

ISBN: 9781565492929 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1565492927 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781565492936 (cloth : alk. paper) 1565492935 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN: HD82.L3272 2009

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Economic development.
Political leadership.
Globalization.
Economic development--Case studies.
Political leadership--Case studies.
Globalization--Case studies.
Economic development.
Globalization.
Political leadership.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Case studies.

LC Class. No.: HD82 / .L3272 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 338.9