A Radical History of Development Studies: Individuals, Institutions and Ideologies (Development Essentials) - Softcover

Uma Kothari

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1786997665 ISBN 13: 9781786997661

Publisher: Zed Books, 2019

Synopsis

A Radical History of Development Studies traces the history of the subject from the late colonial period all the way through to contemporary focus on poverty reduction.

In this now classic genealogy of development, the authors look at the contested evolution and roles of development institutions and explore changes in development discourses. Combining personal and institutional reflections with an examination of key themes, including gender and development, NGOs, and natural resource management, A Radical History of Development Studies challenges mainstream development theory and practice and highlights concealed, critical discourses that have been written out of conventional stories of development.

The volume is intended to stimulate thinking on future directions for the discipline. It also provides an indispensable resource for students coming to grips with the historical continuities and divergences in the theory and practice of development.

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About the Author

Uma Kothari is a senior lecturer in development studies at the School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester, UK. She has carried out research in India and Mauritius and her research interests include histories and theories of development, colonial and post-colonial discourse, social development and migration and development. She is co-editor of Participation: The New Tyranny? (Zed Books, 2001, with B. Cooke) and Development Theory and Practice: Critical Perspectives (2002, with M. Minogue).

Edition details

• Publisher: Zed Books
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786997665
• ISBN 13: 9781786997661
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 250
• Editor: Uma Kothari