Power of Development by Jonathan Crush

Power of Development by Jonathan Crush

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Summary

Development histories reveal a legacy of contested power. These essays explore the language of development and its meaning within different political contexts, drawing material from Africa, Asia and Latin America by way of comparison.

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Power of Development by Jonathan Crush

Post-colonial, post-modern and feminist critiques have challenged the ways we theorise and practice development. Development is not just the conclusion of economic logic; its histories reveal a legacy of contested power, illuminating the contemporary battlefields of knowledge. These essays explore the language of development, its rhetoric and meaning within different political and institutional contexts. The contested ideas behind world development are explained, with illustrative material, sensitive to place and time, chiefly drawn from Asia, Africa and Latin America. This book examines the power of development to imagine new worlds and to constantly reinvent itself as the solution to problems of national and global disorder.
A Professor of Geography at Queen’s University, Canada.
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ISBN 13 9780415111775
ISBN 10 0415111773
Title Power of Development
Author Jonathan Crush
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 1995-08-17
Number of pages 344
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