Culture And Development In A Globalizing World: Geographies, Actors And Paradigms
by Sarah A. Radcliffe /
2006 / English / PDF
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Using recent research on development projects around the world,
this book argues that culture has become an explicit tool and
framework for development discourse and practice. Providing a
theoretical and empirically informed critique, this informative
book includes conceptual overviews and case studies on topics
such as:
Using recent research on development projects around the world,
this book argues that culture has become an explicit tool and
framework for development discourse and practice. Providing a
theoretical and empirically informed critique, this informative
book includes conceptual overviews and case studies on topics
such as:development for indigenous people
development for indigenous peoplenatural resource management
natural resource managementsocial capital and global markets for Third World music
social capital and global markets for Third World musicpost-apartheid South Africa
post-apartheid South Africacultural difference in the USA’s late capitalism.
cultural difference in the USA’s late capitalism.
The editor concludes by evaluating the outcomes of development’s
‘cultural turn’, proposing a framework for future work in this
field. By combining case studies from both ‘Third World’ and
‘First World’ countries, the book, ideal for those in the fields
of geography, culture and development studies, raises innovative
questions about the ‘transferability’ of notions of culture
across the world, and the types of actors involved.
The editor concludes by evaluating the outcomes of development’s
‘cultural turn’, proposing a framework for future work in this
field. By combining case studies from both ‘Third World’ and
‘First World’ countries, the book, ideal for those in the fields
of geography, culture and development studies, raises innovative
questions about the ‘transferability’ of notions of culture
across the world, and the types of actors involved.