Introduction: Reinventing Development for the 21st Century?; J.S.Sörensen PART I: WESTERN CURRENTS The Development-Security Nexus in Historical Perspective: Governing the World of Peoples; M.Duffield From Materialism to Non-Materialism in International Development: Revisiting Rostow's Stages of Growth and Schumacher's Small is Beautiful ; V.Pupavac Aid Policy, Civil Society and Ethnic Polarization; J.S.Sörensen PART II: ASIAN ALTERNATIVES Challenges or Complements for the West: Is There an Asian Model of Aid Emerging?; M.Söderberg China's Aid to Africa: Policy Evolution, Characteristics and its Role; H.Wenping Chinese and African Views on Chinese Aid and Trade in Africa; J.Lagerkvist Chinese Foreign Aid: The tale of a silent enterprise; Y.Mohamed-Mahmood China in Africa: Any Impact on Development and Aid?; H.Melber Conclusion: The 'Bios' and 'Geo' of Contemporary Development-Security Policy; J.S.Sörensen