The Development Dictionary - A Guide to Knowledge as Power

The original critical guide to key concepts in development studies from some of the world''s most eminent critical development scholars and practitioners.Each essay in this now classic collection examines one key development concept, from the ''environment'' to ''needs'' and ''progress'' to ''production''. Each concept is reviewed from a historical and anthropological point of view, with particular bias and intellectual flaws being highlighted. Overall, the authors argue that we must bid farewell to the whole idea of Eurocentric development in order to liberate people''s minds in both North and South and to mobilize for bold responses to the environmental and ethical challenges now confronting humanity.The result is an indispensable resource for scholars, practitioners, movements and students of development which invites us to recognize the tinted glasses we put on whenever we participate in the development discourse.>

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Wolfgang Sachs
• Con la collaborazione di: Wolfgang Sachs (Editore), Sachs Wolfgang (Editore)
• Editore: Zed Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781786997500
• ISBN: 978-1-78699-750-0
• Pagine: 368
• Serie: Development Essentials; Development Essentials
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, The environment, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, For higher / tertiary / university education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, For undergraduate education and equivalents, For graduate / post-graduate and equivalents