Discourses of development : anthropological perspectives /
edited by R.D. Grillo and R.L. Stirrat.
- New York : Berg, 1997.
- ix, 299 p. ; 22 cm.
- Explorations in anthropology .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Discourses of Development: The View from Anthropology / R. D. Grillo -- 2. Webs of Power and the Construction of Environmental Policy Problems: Forest Loss in Guinea / James Fairhead and Melissa Leach -- 3. The Silent Traditions of Developing Cooks / Emma Crewe -- 4. The Donors' Discourse: Official Social Development Knowledge in the 1980s / Alan Rew -- 5. Watching the Developers: A Partial Ethnography / Georgia Kaufmann -- 6. Mixed Messages: Contested 'Development' and the 'Plantation Rehabilitation Project' / Katy Gardner -- 7. Gender Politics, Development and Women's Agency in Rajasthan / Maya Unnithan and Kavita Srivastava -- 8. Three Critical Issues in Community Health Development Projects in Kenya / David O. Nyamwaya -- 9. Towards an Ethnography of Participatory Appraisal and Research / Johan Pottier -- 10. Alternative Vocabularies of Development? 'Community' and 'Participation' in Development Discourse in Sri Lanka / Michael D. Woost. 11. The Ideology and Politics of Community Participation: Tank Irrigation Development in Colonial and Contemporary Tamil Nadu / David Mosse.
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Economic development--Social aspects.
Economic anthropology.
Developing countries--Politics and government.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Discourses of Development: The View from Anthropology / R. D. Grillo -- 2. Webs of Power and the Construction of Environmental Policy Problems: Forest Loss in Guinea / James Fairhead and Melissa Leach -- 3. The Silent Traditions of Developing Cooks / Emma Crewe -- 4. The Donors' Discourse: Official Social Development Knowledge in the 1980s / Alan Rew -- 5. Watching the Developers: A Partial Ethnography / Georgia Kaufmann -- 6. Mixed Messages: Contested 'Development' and the 'Plantation Rehabilitation Project' / Katy Gardner -- 7. Gender Politics, Development and Women's Agency in Rajasthan / Maya Unnithan and Kavita Srivastava -- 8. Three Critical Issues in Community Health Development Projects in Kenya / David O. Nyamwaya -- 9. Towards an Ethnography of Participatory Appraisal and Research / Johan Pottier -- 10. Alternative Vocabularies of Development? 'Community' and 'Participation' in Development Discourse in Sri Lanka / Michael D. Woost. 11. The Ideology and Politics of Community Participation: Tank Irrigation Development in Colonial and Contemporary Tamil Nadu / David Mosse.
1859739407 1859739458
Economic development--Social aspects.
Economic anthropology.
Developing countries--Politics and government.
301 / DIS