The development dictionary : a guide to knowledge as power /

"In this pioneering collection, some of the world's most eminent critics of development review the key concepts of the development discourse in the post-war era. Each essay examines one concept from a historical and anthropological point of view and highlights its particular bias. Exposing...

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Other Authors: Sachs, Wolfgang (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, England : Zed Books, 2010.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"In this pioneering collection, some of the world's most eminent critics of development review the key concepts of the development discourse in the post-war era. Each essay examines one concept from a historical and anthropological point of view and highlights its particular bias. Exposing their historical obsolescence and intellectual sterility, the authors call for a bidding farewell to the whole Eurocentric development idea. This is urgently needed, they argue, in order to liberate people's minds - in both North and South - for bold responses to the environmental and ethical challenges now confronting humanity"--Publisher's description.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 332 pages) : illustrations.
Also published in printing.
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781350225442
DOI:10.5040/9781350225442
Access:Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers.