Home > All Content > Vol 47, No 2A (2016) States, Markets and Society – New Relationships for a New Development Era Cover Page Edited by: Melissa Leach December 2016 Volume 47 Issue 2A ‘How does change happen?’ and ‘How should change happen and how can it be enabled?’ are key questions analysed in this IDS Bulletin, drawing on the Institute of Development Studies’ reflections on States, Markets and Society as a theme of its 50th Anniversary year. The year generally, and this Bulletin issue specifically, looks back in order to look forward to future challenges and how to meet them. While the first part of this IDS Bulletin draws on a selection of archive articles to highlight key debates over the decades, the second part looks forward by drawing on contributions to IDS’ 50th Anniversary conference, which took place in July 2016. The roles and relationships of the public and private sectors and civil society have been central themes in analysis and action around the social, economic and political change that constitutes development. However, articles in this issue suggest that over-dominance of market forces over government, business and civil society accounts for many of today’s development challenges, and suggest a rebalancing of the current States–Markets–Society triad to give greater weight and influence to state and societal forces to those of the market. An agenda is also considered for new alliances and relationships, suggesting that cross-cutting themes and inter- and transdisciplinary approaches will be required – by international partnerships – to integrate high quality research with the knowledge of people working in state, business and civil society organisations, mobilising evidence for impact. In such ways, this IDS Bulletin charts some contours of a future map of development studies, in a new era. SUBSCRIBE FOR PRINT States, Markets and Society – Looking Back to Look Forward New Relationships for a New Development Era Melissa Leach ABSTRACT FULL ISSUE PDF Introduction: States, Markets and Society – Looking Back to Look Forward Melissa Leach DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.175 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE Politics, Class and Development (Editorial) Robin Luckham DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.176 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE The Retreat of the State (Editorial) John Dearlove, Gordon White DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.177 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE Alternatives in the Restructuring of State-Society Relations: Research Issues for Tropical Africa David Booth DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.178 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE Towards a Political Analysis of Markets Gordon White DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.179 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE Strengthening Civil Society in Africa: The Role of Foreign Political Aid Mark Robinson DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.180 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE No Path to Power: Civil Society, State Services, and the Poverty of City Women Hania Sholkamy DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.181 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE States or Markets – Twenty-five Years On Christopher Colclough DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.182 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE Inequality and Exclusion in the New Era of Capital Violet Barasa DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.183 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE Inclusive Innovation, Development and Policy: Four Key Themes Amrita Saha DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.184 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE Consequences of Inequality for Sustainability Sunita Narain DOI: 10.19088/1968-2016.185 ABSTRACT PDFONLINE ARTICLE Accelerating Sustainability: The Variations of State, Market and Society Dynamics in Diverse Contexts