Common Good Approach to Development : : collective dynamics of development processes / / edited by Mathias Nebel, Oscar Garza-Vázquez, Clemens Sedmak.

• TeilnehmendeR: Nebel, Mathias,; Garza-Vázquez, Oscar,; Sedmak, Clemens, 1971-
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge : : Open Book Publishers,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 383 pages) :; illustrations

This edited collection proposes a common good approach to development theory and practice. Rather than focusing on the outcomes or conditions of development, the contributors concentrate on the quality of development processes, suggesting that a common good dynamic is key in order to trigger development. Resulting from more than three years of research by an international group of over fifty scholars, the volume advocates for a modern understanding of the common good-rather than a theological or metaphysical good-in societies by emphasising the social practice of 'commoning' at its core. It suggests that the dynamic equilibrium of common goods in a society should be at the centre of development efforts. For this purpose, it develops a matrix of common good dynamics, accounting for how institutions, social norms and common practices interconnect by identifying five key drivers not only of development, but human development (agency, governance, justice, stability, humanity). Based on this matrix, the contributors suggest a possible metric for measuring the quality of these dynamics. The last section of the book highlights the possibilities enabled by this approach through a series of case studies. The concept of the common good has recently enjoyed a revival and inspired practitioners keen to look beyond the shortcomings of political and economic liberalism. This book builds on those efforts to think beyond the agenda of twentieth-century development policies, and will be of interest to those working in the fields of development, economics, sociology, philosophy and political science.

Table of Contents

Intro Contents Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Research Question 2. Why Do We Need a Common Good Approach? 3. A Common Good Approach to Development. Where Do We Stand? 4. Does a Common Good Approach to Development Undermines the Plurality of Modern Societies? 5. Why Measure Common Good Dynamics? 6. Structure of the Book References PART I: A COMMON GOOD APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT Introduction to Part I Aim of Part I To Whom Is it of Interest? Why Does it Matter? 1. The Theoretical Framework: Common Goods and Systems of Common Goods Reasserting the Notion of the Common Good in the Twenty-First Century 1. The Common Good Belongs to the Sphere of Action I.A Notion Implicit in All Public Action II. The Need to Act in Common: The Community Created by Common Action III. The Elements of Common Action 2. The Vocabulary of the Common Good I. The Social Good and the Shared Value of the Common Benefit II. The Good of Order and the Common Rationality it Creates III. A Specific Common Good IV. The Nexus of Common Goods 3. Aspiring to the Universal Common Good 4. The Common Good as the Dialectic of Politics I. The Conjunction of the Individual Good and the Good of the Community II. Wanting the Common Good III. The Dialectical Dynamic of the Common Good Conclusion: The Quality of Common Good Dynamics References 2. From Theory to Practice: A Matrix of Common Good Dynamics Part I: The Empirical Foundations of the Matrix I. Commons and Commoning II. Community-Based or Community-Driven Development Programmes III. Empirical Elements of the Matrix of Common Good Dynamics Part II: Toward a Matrix of Common Good Dynamics I. What Does the Matrix Capture? A Few Preliminary Remarks II. The Five Dimensions of the Matrix The Definition and Systemic Function of Each Dimension What Do We Mean by Collective Agency Freedom? And What about Governance? Justice as a Normative Driver of Common Good Dynamics The Dimension of Stability The Humanity Dimension III. A List of Basic Common Goods and Core Habitus A List of Basic Common Goods Which Set of Core Habitus? IV. A Relational Normativity: A Tool to Analyse Realities and Tell the Stories of Common Good Dynamics Conclusions References 3. Design and Reflection on the Metric of Common Dynamics Introduction 1. The Theoretical Foundations of the Survey 2. The Design of the Survey 3. The Dimensions of a Common Good Metric and Its Indicators I. Justice II. Stability III. Governance IV. Collective Agency Freedom V. Humanity 4. Discussion and Future Improvements Conclusion References Appendix PART II: DISCUSSING THE NORMATIVE ELEMENTS OF COMMON GOOD DYNAMICS Introduction to Part II Aim of the Part II To Whom Is it of Interest? Why Does it Matter?.