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Anthropology and Development: Challenges for the Twenty-First Century
Katy Gardner
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Western aid is in decline. Non-traditional development actors from the developing countries and elsewhere are in the ascendant. A new set of global economic and political processes are shaping the twenty-first century.
This book engages with nearly two decades of continuity and change in the development industry. In particular, it argues that while the world of international development has expanded since the 1990s, it has become more rigidly technocratic. The authors insist on a focus upon the core anthropological issues surrounding poverty and inequality, and thus sharply criticise what are perceived as problems in the field. ... Read more
Western aid is in decline. Non-traditional development actors from the developing countries and elsewhere are in the ascendant. A new set of global economic and political processes are shaping the twenty-first century.
This book engages with nearly two decades of continuity and change in the development industry. In particular, it argues that while the world of international development has expanded since the 1990s, it has become more rigidly technocratic. The authors insist on a focus upon the core anthropological issues surrounding poverty and inequality, and thus sharply criticise what are perceived as problems in the field. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Anthropology, Culture and Society
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745333649
SKU
V9780745333649
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About Katy Gardner
Katy Gardner is Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics and the author of Global Migrants, Local Lives (Oxford University Press, 1995), Discordant Development (Pluto, 2012) and Anthropology and Development (Pluto, 2015). David Lewis is Professor of Social Policy and Development in the Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics. He is the ... Read more
Reviews for Anthropology and Development: Challenges for the Twenty-First Century
'Ameliorates the despair which students of development often feel once they come to understand the complexity, and the vested interests, of the aid industry'
LSE Magazine 'An authoritative and up to date overview that combines accurate and insightful overviews of the major contributions in the field with their own original and illuminating arguments'
Professor James Ferguson, Department of ... Read more
LSE Magazine 'An authoritative and up to date overview that combines accurate and insightful overviews of the major contributions in the field with their own original and illuminating arguments'
Professor James Ferguson, Department of ... Read more