This course introduces students to contending theories, concepts and discourses around developmental issues. It provides comparative, thematic and theoretical analyses of developmental challenges and explores various approaches to development, institutional arrangements and policy options. It treats some of the themes that have been identified in the contemporary discourses as sine qua non of successful development management such as `social capital’ and `capacity building’ and `implementation’. The role of the international policy network and emerging supranational governance will also be examined.