The Development dictionary a guide to knowledge as power

By:

edited by Wolfgang Sachs

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London Zed Books 2010Description: xx, 332 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

9781848133808

Subject(s):

Economic development--Terminology

DDC classification:

338.900DEV

Summary: Each essay examines one concept from a historical and anthropological point of view, highlights its particular bias, and exposes its historical obsolescence and intellectual sterility. The authors argue that a bidding farewell to the whole Eurocentric development idea is urgently needed, in order to liberate people?s minds in both North and South for bold responses to the environmental and ethical challenges now confronting humanity.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Each essay examines one concept from a historical and anthropological point of view, highlights its particular bias, and exposes its historical obsolescence and intellectual sterility. The authors argue that a bidding farewell to the whole Eurocentric development idea is urgently needed, in order to liberate people?s minds in both North and South for bold responses to the environmental and ethical challenges now confronting humanity.

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