'Big D' and 'little d': two types of twenty-first century development?. Issue 11 (2nd November 2019)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- 'Big D' and 'little d': two types of twenty-first century development?. Issue 11 (2nd November 2019)
- Main Title:
- 'Big D' and 'little d': two types of twenty-first century development?
- Authors:
- Lewis, David
- Abstract:
- Abstract: Confusion between the idea of development as purposeful intervention and development as outcome has been addressed by efforts to distinguish 'intentional' from 'immanent' development, and the distinction between 'big D' development as Western post- World War Two modernisation in the Global South, and 'little d' as the creation of winners and losers within unfolding capitalist change. As a heuristic device this distinction has been put to a variety of uses within development studies, but it has rarely been subjected to further scrutiny. This paper asks (1) whether the distinction remains coherent or risks being stretched too far, and (2) whether it remains relevant within the changing landscape of twenty-first century development. It first traces the historical evolution of the distinction, and then presents an exploratory case study of Bangladesh's garment sector in order to analyse the relationship between the two kinds of development empirically, identifying a number of contradictions and ambiguities. It finds that while the 'D/d' distinction remains useful at a general level, further conceptualisation is now needed, and its relevance may fade as the significance of Western aid declines.
- Is Part Of:
- Third world quarterly. Volume 40:Issue 11(2019)
- Journal:
- Third world quarterly
- Issue:
- Volume 40:Issue 11(2019)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 40, Issue 11 (2019)
- Year:
- 2019
- Volume:
- 40
- Issue:
- 11
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2019-0040-0011-0000
- Page Start:
- 1957
- Page End:
- 1975
- Publication Date:
- 2019-11-02
- Subjects:
- Development theory -- development history -- public policy -- social mobilisation -- NGOs -- Bangladesh
Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals
Developing countries -- Politics and government -- Periodicals
909.09724 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ctwq20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/01436597.2019.1630270 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0143-6597
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- Legaldeposit
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