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Popular Development: Rethinking the Theory and Practice of Development

Popular Development: Rethinking the Theory and Practice of Development

Popular Development: Rethinking the Theory and Practice of Development
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Popular Development: Rethinking the Theory and Practice of Development Paperback - 1996

by Brohman, John

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Blackwell, 1996. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:9781557863164
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  • Title Popular Development: Rethinking the Theory and Practice of Development
  • Author Brohman, John
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 412
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Blackwell, , London
  • Publication date 1996
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 9772407
  • ISBN 9781557863164 / 1557863164
  • Weight 1.32 lbs (0.60 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.95 x 5.95 x 1.21 in (22.73 x 15.11 x 3.07 cm)
  • Category Environmental Studies
  • Library of Congress subjects Economic development - Citizen participation, Developing countries - Economic policy -
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 95042639
  • Dewey Decimal Code 338.900

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Reader reviews for Popular Development: Rethinking the Theory and Practice of Development

From the publisher

This book provides a critical evaluation of development approaches, both mainstream and alternative. It considers how theories have been translated into policies, and the practical effects of these policies in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It seeks to isolate those ideas and methods that have worked in practice and continue to show promise in meeting development requirements.

The book opens with an analysis of Keynesian and neoliberal development approaches. The author describes the mixed results of their application in Latin America, Africa, and Asia's newly industrializing countries. He also examines the evolution of postwar development in all major regions, tying together economic, social, political and environmental factors.

John Brohman then looks at alternative development theories and practices. He considers both their positive and negative aspects, and focuses on three critical areas: democratic participation and empowerment, women and gender, and environment and sustainability. He concludes by examining whether popular development - a strategy which rejects formal models - can succeed in providing an approach that will meet the needs and interests of people in diverse political, cultural and social conditions.

This book is important and timely. It integrates theoretical analysis with practical experience in a wide range of development contexts. Its argument is trenchant, its analysis clear, and its recommendations urgent. It is fully referenced, contains a guide to further reading, and has a comprehensive index.

From the rear cover

This book provides a critical evaluation of development approaches, both mainstream and alternative. It considers how theories have been translated into policies, and the practical effects of these policies in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It seeks to isolate those ideas and methods that have worked in practice and continue to show promise in meeting development requirements.

The book opens with an analysis of Keynesian and neoliberal development approaches. The author describes the mixed results of their application in Latin America, Africa, and Asia's newly industrializing countries. He also examines the evolution of postwar development in all major regions, tying together economic, social, political and environmental factors.

John Brohman then looks at alternative development theories and practices. He considers both their positive and negative aspects, and focuses on three critical areas: democratic participation and empowerment, women and gender, and environment and sustainability. He concludes by examining whether popular development - a strategy which rejects formal models - can succeed in providing an approach that will meet the needs and interests of people in diverse political, cultural and social conditions.

This book is important and timely. It integrates theoretical analysis with practical experience in a wide range of development contexts. Its argument is trenchant, its analysis clear, and its recommendations urgent. It is fully referenced, contains a guide to further reading, and has a comprehensive index.

About the author

John Brohman is Associate Professor of Geography and Latin American Studies at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada. His current research focuses on theories and strategies of Third World development. He has worked and traveled widely in all of the South's major regions, most recently in Latin America. During the 1980s he worked on the agrarian reform in Nicaragua and is presently involved in a rural development project there.
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