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A Post-development Hoax? (Re)-examining the Past, Present and Future of Development Studies

Abstract

Because of the absence of evidence to show for its utility, the notion of ‘development’ has been fraught with many debates over the years. This paper is concerned with re-examining the future of development studies, based on its past and present trajectories. The argument here is that development may be useful if its norms and practices become context-specific and are made to benefit its purported beneficiaries. The chronology spans the period after World War II to the present day, and thus covers theories that envision alternatives. While this chronology is overlapping, we hope to show that development studies has been marked by both continuities and discontinuities.

Authors

Andrews N; Bawa S

Journal

Third World Quarterly, Vol. 35, No. 6, pp. 922–938

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Publication Date

July 3, 2014

DOI

10.1080/01436597.2014.907704

ISSN

0143-6597

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