By Professor Peter Blunt

Books

Blunt P, 2022, The political economy of bilateral aid: Implications for global development, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003284352

Blunt P; Jones M; Richards D, 1993, Managing Organisations in Africa: readings, cases, and exercises, Walter De Gruyter, Berlin & New York

Blunt P; Jones M, 1992, Managing organisations in Africa, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin & New York, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110850031

Blunt P, 1986, Human resource management, Longman Cheshire, Melbourne

Blunt P; Popoola OE, 1985, Personnel Management in Africa, Longman Publishing Group

Blunt P, 1983, Organizational Theory and Behaviour, an African Perspective, Longman Publishing Group

Book Chapters

Blunt P, 2025, '‘Where Are You Really From?’', in The Political Economy of Dissent, Routledge, pp. 354 - 364, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781032712185-28

Blunt P, 2025, 'Dealing With Despair About Global Catastrophe', in The Political Economy of Dissent, Routledge, pp. 65 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781032712185-5

Hatcher P; Blunt P, 2025, 'Deep-Sea Mining and Geopolitics in the Pacific', in The Political Economy of Dissent, Routledge, pp. 190 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781032712185-15

Blunt P; Escobar C; Missos V, 2025, 'Introduction', in The Political Economy of Dissent, Routledge, pp. 1 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781032712185-1

Blunt P, 2025, 'Is There, and Can There Be, Method to Trump's Madness?', in The Political Economy of Dissent, Routledge, pp. 87 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781032712185-7

Blunt P, 2012, 'Cultural Consequences for Organization Change in a South-east Asian State: Brunei', in Societal Culture and Management, pp. 233 - 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110856064.233

Edited Books

Blunt P; Warren DM, (ed.), 1996, Indigenous organisations and development, Intermediate Technology Publications, London

Blunt P; Richards D, (ed.), 1993, Readings in management, organisation and culture in East and South East Asia, Northern Territory University Press, https://hdl.handle.net/10070/756289

Journal articles

Blunt P, 2025, 'Fateful Synergies: Global Warming and Non-communicable Diseases in the Pacific Island Countries', Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 37, pp. 220 - 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02601079251337279

Blunt P; Escobar C; Missos V, 2025, 'Emergency Responses Under COVID-19: Development Assistance, ‘Structural Violence’, and ‘Interpretive Labour’ in Samoa', Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 37, pp. 69 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02601079221121903

Missos V; Blunt P; Domenikos C; Pontis N, 2024, 'Inflated inequality or unequal inflation? A case for sustained ‘two-sided’ austerity in Greece', European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies Intervention, 21, pp. 396 - 415, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/ejeep.2024.0127

Blunt P; Escobar C; Missos V, 2023, 'The political economy of bilateral aid_ African development and the manufacture of consent', Africa Journal of Management, 9, pp. 1 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23322373.2022.2155022

Blunt P, 2021, 'Development Undone: Weber, Kafka and the Organisation of Supply-Side Vested Interests', Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 33, pp. 74 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0260107919896879

Blunt P, 2018, 'Varoufakis Versus Europe’s Deep Establishment: ‘Frail Deeds’, Apologias and a Battle Lost Before It Was Begun', Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 30, pp. 210 - 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0260107918769124

Blunt P; Mamundzay F; Nasary M, 2017, 'The long and the short of policy pantomime in Afghanistan', Progress in Development Studies, 17, pp. 67 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1464993416674303

Blunt P; Khamoosh S, 2016, 'Vexatious voice: The politics of downward accountability and subnational governance reform in Afghanistan', Progress in Development Studies, 16, pp. 81 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1464993415608085

Blunt P; Sainkhuu G, 2015, 'Serendipity and stealth, resistance and retribution: Policy development in the Mongolian mining sector', Progress in Development Studies, 15, pp. 371 - 385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1464993415592763

Blunt P; Mamundzay F; Yama N; Afghan H, 2015, 'Policy paradigms, subnational governance and the state sovereignty gap in Afghanistan', Progress in Development Studies, 15, pp. 270 - 285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1464993415578981

Blunt P, 2014, 'Whose resources are they anyway? 'Development assistance' and community development agreements in the Mongolian mining sector', Progress in Development Studies, 14, pp. 383 - 399, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1464993414521491

Blunt P; Turner M; Lindroth H, 2013, 'Morton's Fork: "Democracy" Versus Neopatrimonialism in Developing Countries', International Journal of Public Administration, 36, pp. 45 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2012.713293

Blunt P; Lindroth H, 2012, 'Development's Denial of Social Justice', International Journal of Public Administration, 35, pp. 471 - 481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2012.655357

Blunt P; Turner M; Lindroth H, 2012, 'Patronage, Service Delivery, and Social Justice in Indonesia', International Journal of Public Administration, 35, pp. 214 - 220, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2011.641050

Blunt P; Turner M; Lindroth H, 2012, 'Patronage's progress in post-soeharto Indonesia', Public Administration and Development, 32, pp. 64 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pad.617

Blunt P, 2012, 'Toxic technical assistance in conditions of state fragility: Field notes from Iraq', Progress in Development Studies, 12, pp. 337 - 352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/146499341201200405

Blunt P; Turner M; Hertz J, 2011, 'The meaning of development assistance', Public Administration and Development, 31, pp. 172 - 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pad.592

Blunt P, 2009, 'The political economy of accountability in timor-leste: Implications for public policy', Public Administration and Development, 29, pp. 89 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pad.522

Blunt P; Turner M, 2005, 'Decentralisation, democracy and development in a post-conflict society: Commune councils in Cambodia', Public Administration and Development, 25, pp. 75 - 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pad.349

Blunt P, 2003, 'Governance conditions, roles and capacity-building needs in the rebel-held areas of Southern Sudan', Public Administration and Development, 23, pp. 125 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pad.272

Jones ML; Blunt P, 1999, ''Twinning' as a method of sustainable institutional capacity building', Public Administration and Development, 19, pp. 381 - 402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-162X(199910)19:4<381::AID-PAD87>3.0.CO;2-1

Blunt P; Jones M, 1999, 'Comments on Carr and MacLachlan (1999)', Journal of International Development, 11, pp. 146 - 146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1099-1328(199901/02)11:1<146::aid-jid571>3.0.co;2-g

Blunt P; Jones ML, 1997, 'Exploring the limits of Western leadership theory in East Asia and Africa', Personnel Review, 26, pp. 6 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00483489710157760

Blunt P, 1997, 'Prisoners of the paradigm: Process consultants and 'clinical' development practitioners', Public Administration and Development, 17, pp. 341 - 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-162X(199708)17:3<341::AID-PAD954>3.0.CO;2-N

Blunt P; Jones ML, 1997, 'Motivational muddles, recycled conventional wisdom and straw men in Malaŵi: Comments on Carr, MacLachlan, Kachedwa and Kanyangale (1997)', Journal of International Development, 9, pp. 913 - 917, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1099-1328(199711)9:7<913::aid-jid494>3.0.co;2-x

Jones ML; Blunt P; Sharma KC, 1996, 'Managerial perceptions of leadership and management in an African public service organization', Public Administration and Development, 16, pp. 455 - 467, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-162X(199612)16:5<455::AID-PAD897>3.0.CO;2-Z

Blunt P, 1995, 'Cultural relativism, ‘good’ governance and sustainable human development', Public Administration and Development, 15, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pad.4230150102

Southall R; Jones ML; Blunt P, 1995, 'Letter to the Book Reviews Editor', Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 13, pp. 139 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02589009508729567

Blunt P; Collins P, 1994, 'Introduction', Public Administration and Development, 14, pp. 111 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pad.4230140201

Jones ML; Blunt P, 1993, 'Organizational development and change in africa(1))', International Journal of Public Administration, 16, pp. 1735 - 1765, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01900699308524871

Blunt P, 1992, 'BECOMING INTERNATIONAL*', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 51, pp. 147 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8500.1992.tb00230.x

Blunt P, 1992, 'East Africa Strikes Back — A Rejoinder to ‘Inside East Africa, Outside the Research Culture’', Organization Studies, 13, pp. 119 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/017084069201300110

Blunt P, 1992, 'INSTITUTION BUILDING AS A MEANS FOR INTERNATIONALISING PUBLIC ORCANISATIONS IN AUSTRALIA*', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 51, pp. 268 - 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8500.1992.tb00247.x

Blunt P; Jones M, 1991, 'Editorial: Human resource management in developing countries', International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2, pp. 3 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09585199100000047

Blunt P, 1991, 'Organizational culture and development', International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2, pp. 55 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09585199100000051

van Nieuwkerk A; Blunt P; Kayira G; Smith MVW; Skeen A; Smith M; Palmer R; Bank L; Whisson M; Anglin D; Spiegel A; Vyver JVD; Harries P, 1991, 'Reviews', Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 10, pp. 97 - 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02589009108729516

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