Reinventing development : the sceptical change agent /: the sceptical change agent. ([2017])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Reinventing development : the sceptical change agent /: the sceptical change agent. ([2017])
- Main Title:
- Reinventing development : the sceptical change agent
- Further Information:
- Note: Adam Fforde.
- Authors:
- Fforde, Adam
- Contents:
- Introduction -- Part I. Development and its facts -- Development today: its facts -- Development in the early years and the facts of underdevelopment since WWII -- The facts behind development's facts: the epistemological assumptions of mainstrean development -- Part 2. Development and its meanings -- Christendom, its companions and the question of knowability: the flaw at the core of classic epistemology -- Contesting classical development doctrines: explaining the movement away from them -- The reinvention of development: managing ignorance and diversity -- Option 1 - reconstructivist development doctrines - 'a multitude of tin-openers': diversity at the central principle of reinvention -- Option 2 - Sceptical development doctrines - 'we do not need a tin-opener': ignorance as the central principle of reinvention -- Part 4. Conclusion -- The reinvention of development.
- Publisher Details:
- Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Copyright Date:
- 2017
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 338.9
Political science
Economic development
Economic assistance
Social change
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development
Economic assistance
Economic development
Social change
Social Science -- Developing Countries
Social Science -- Regional Studies
Political Science -- International Relations -- General
Business & Economics -- Development -- Sustainable Development
Development studies
International relations
Sustainability
Economic policy
International relations
Social Science -- Sociology -- General
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9783319502274
3319502271 - Related ISBNs:
- 9783319502267
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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