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Discourses of Development: Anthropological Perspectives

Discourses of Development: Anthropological Perspectives

Hardcover

Series: Explorations in Anthropology

EconomicsNative American HistoryAnthropology

ISBN10: 1859739407
ISBN13: 9781859739402
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Oct 1 1997
Pages: 310
Weight: 1.02
Height: 0.82 Width: 5.58 Depth: 8.74
Language: English
Development' is clearly a contentious concept. It is common knowledge that there is frequently a troubling divide between what Western developers think development entails and how those people affected understand the ensuing processes. By treating development as problematic, this book seeks to generate new insights into the relationships between the various parties involved and to enhance understanding of the ways in which particular 'discourses of development' are generated. Authors raise provocative questions about the relationship of politics, power, ideology and rhetoric to the institutional practice of development. These hegemonic considerations are shown to have a profound effect on the 'culture of aid' and the interface between development personnel and those whom development is supposed to benefit.

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