Theories of development
Which economist introduced the concept of "modernization theory" suggesting that all societies progress through similar stages of development?
Who is Walt Rostow?
This anthropological approach emphasizes the importance of understanding local cultures, knowledge, and practices in development interventions.
What is Participatory Development?
This international financial institution provides loans to developing countries for development projects, with a focus on poverty reduction and infrastructure.
What is the World Bank?
The three themes of anthropologists in development
What are access, effect and control?
Increasing population pressure on natural resources is the paramount cause of human misery
What is ecoscarcity?
This theory posits that underdevelopment is a result of the exploitation of less developed countries by developed ones.
What is Dependency Theory?
Covering rural-to-urban migration, agricultural change, capitalism and gendered effects.
What is the social and economic effects of economic change?
Founded in 1945, this organization is tasked with maintaining international peace and security, fostering cooperation among nations, and promoting human rights.
What is the UN?
Anthropological research to solving practical problems in development, public health, administration, industry, etc.”
What is post-development?
The person who introduced the "world-systems theory," suggesting that the global economic system is divided into core, periphery, and semi-periphery regions
Who is Immanuel Wallerstein?
The willingness to step outside of our own, comfortable cultural frames and try to view development from the perspectives of others
What is alterity?
This term refers to organisations that operate outside the government, internationally and focus on issues such as humanitarian aid, sustainable development, and human rights.
What are International NGOs (INGOs)?
Links development with ideas of progress and evolution. And these ideas always place some people ahead of others, typically exalting western science and technological rationality
What is critical anthropology?
Gender with other social identities such as class, race, and ethnicity, highlighting the need for addressing multiple forms of oppression and privilege in development interventions.
What is Intersectional Feminism in Development?
This approach to development emphasizes the importance of cultural values, traditions, and local knowledge in shaping development outcomes.
What is Cultural Relativism in Development?
Known for his work critiquing mainstream development paradigms and proposing alternatives grounded in poststructuralist and postdevelopment theory.
Who is Arturo Escobar?
The people, history, politics, institutions, knowledge, technology and environment that shape the process and outcomes of development interventions within a particular region or context.
Those who criticise co-operation with development agencies VS those who think poor populations demand help and wish somehow to assist
What are the idealists VS pragmatic?
The man and his theory: How power operates through various techniques and rationalities to shape development policies and practices.
What is Foucault's governmentality?
One defined as project of intervention in the ‘third world’. And one derived from capitalism as a historical process.
What is capital-D and small-D development?
This approach critiques the assumption that development is a linear process and emphasizes the importance of understanding historical and cultural contexts.
What is Post-Development Theory?
The practice of wealthy individuals, typically from developed countries, providing financial support for development projects in less developed regions, often through foundations or initiatives.
What is Philanthropy?
Anthropologist renowned for his work on development anthropology, particularly for his studies on indigenous peoples, sustainable development, and the impact of globalisation on traditional societies (mentioned in post-development)
Who is James Ferguson?
Rostow's stages of economic growth