Differentiating development :: beyond an anthropology of critique /

Over the last two decades, anthropological studies have highlighted the problems of 'development' as a discursive regime, arguing that such initiatives are paradoxically used to consolidate inequality and perpetuate poverty. This volume constitutes a timely intervention in anthropological...

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Weitere Verfasser: Venkatesan, Soumhya, Yarrow, Thomas, 1977-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Berghahn Books, 2012.
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Zusammenfassung:Over the last two decades, anthropological studies have highlighted the problems of 'development' as a discursive regime, arguing that such initiatives are paradoxically used to consolidate inequality and perpetuate poverty. This volume constitutes a timely intervention in anthropological debates about development, moving beyond the critical stance to focus on development as a mode of engagement that, like anthropology, attempts to understand, represent and work within a complex world. By setting out to elucidate both the similarities and differences between these epistemological endeavors, th.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (vii, 248 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780857453044
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9786613591777
6613591777

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