| Anthropology and Development: Challenges for the Twenty-First Century Contributor(s): Gardner, Katy (Joint Author), Lewis, David (Joint Author) |
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ISBN: 0745333656 ISBN-13: 9780745333656 Publisher: Pluto Press (UK) OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries |
| Dewey: 301 |
| Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.5" (0.85 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Developing World |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. Anthropology and Development is a completely rewritten edition of the best-selling and critically acclaimed Anthropology, Development and the Post-Modern Challenge (1996). It serves as both an innovative reformulation of the field, as well as a textbook for many undergraduate and graduate courses at leading international universities. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gardner, Katy: - Katy Gardner is professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics and is the author of several books including Discordant Development and Global Migrants, Local Lives: Travel and Transformation in Rural Bangladesh.Lewis, David: - David Lewis is professor of social policy and development at the London School of Economics. He is the author of Bangladesh: Politics, Economy and Civil Society and co-editor of The Aid Effect. |