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Focusing on the interplay of gender, technology, and race, this ethnography examines the complexities of development practices. It critiques traditional views by highlighting the influence of Enlightenment and colonial ideologies, while emphasizing the nuanced dynamics of power. Through analysis of individual agency against structural constraints, the authors challenge the simplistic binary of developers versus victims, revealing a more intricate understanding of the development process and its implications.
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Whose Development?, Emma Crewe, Elizabeth Harrison
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- Released
- 1998
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- Title
- Whose Development?
- Subtitle
- An Ethnography of Aid
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Emma Crewe, Elizabeth Harrison
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury 3PL
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 228
- ISBN13
- 9781856496063
- Category
- Business and Economics
- Description
- Focusing on the interplay of gender, technology, and race, this ethnography examines the complexities of development practices. It critiques traditional views by highlighting the influence of Enlightenment and colonial ideologies, while emphasizing the nuanced dynamics of power. Through analysis of individual agency against structural constraints, the authors challenge the simplistic binary of developers versus victims, revealing a more intricate understanding of the development process and its implications.