ABSTRACT
This book investigates the belief patterns that underly alternative perspectives of development thought and policy. It discusses the differing theories and models of development in a discursive manner to highlight the importance of interaction between academic discourse and everyday life experiences. Utilizing insights drawn from the history of ideas, economic history, philosophy and political economy, the author shows how the field of development economics has evolved.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|2 pages
Introduction
part II|2 pages
Historical Voices and Interpretations
chapter Chapter 3|17 pages
Neo-Classical Monoeconomics: Market Fundamentalism and Decentralized Development
part III|2 pages
The Revolution
part IV|2 pages
Structuralist and People-Centered Reinterpretations
part V|2 pages
Counter-Revolution and Beyond