Is development studies becoming too brainy? A comparison of World Development Reports. Issue 2 (17th February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sato, Mine
• Is Part Of: Development in practice. Volume 29:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 220
• Page End: 229
• Publication Date: 2019-02-17
• Subjects: Aid – Development policies -- Methods; Technical assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Economic assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; 338.91091724
• DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2018.1538321
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0961-4524

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article argues that two types of "brainisation" hinder development studies researchers in their phronetic understanding of poor people's realities. It first provides a literature review on two types of knowledge and their differences, as well as two types of brainisation and how they prevent development studies scholars gaining a holistic understanding of the marginalised. Subsequently, a comparative analysis is conducted on two World Development Reports. Finally, alternative scenarios are outlined for the "debrainisation" of development studies and researchers' mind-sets by learning from the fundamental features of human life.