The Anti-Politics Machine "Development," Depoliticization, and Bureaucratic Power in Lesotho

The Anti-Politics Machine "Development," Depoliticization, and Bureaucratic Power in Lesotho

The Anti-Politics Machine (1990) examines how international development projects are conceived, researched, and put into practice. It also looks at what these projects actually achieve. Ferguson criticizes the idea of externally-directed 'development' and argues that the process doesn'...

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Main Author: Jenkins, Julie (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London [England] Routledge 2017
©2017
Series:A Macat Analysis
Subjects:
Social change
Economic development
Human geography
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