Rethinking development in South Asia: issues, perspectives and practices

This book challenges the way development has been conceptualized and practiced in the South Asian context and argues for its deconstruction in a way that would allow freedom, choice, and the greater well-being of the local people. Far from taking development for granted as growth and advancement, th...

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Other Authors: Ahamed, Farid Uddin (Editor), Islam, Mohammed Saiful (Editor), Nasrullah, Amir Mohammad (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2022
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Summary:This book challenges the way development has been conceptualized and practiced in the South Asian context and argues for its deconstruction in a way that would allow freedom, choice, and the greater well-being of the local people. Far from taking development for granted as growth and advancement, this book unveils how it can also be a destructive force in local socio-cultural and environmental contexts. By critically examining conventional development practices as hegemonic, devastating, and failing, this book highlights how rethinking development could be seen as "praxis", a matter of practice, by incorporating people's interests, priorities, and expectations--back cover
Physical Description:xxii, 229 Seiten Illustrationen 22 cm
ISBN:9781527577152

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