Adam D. Kis

The Development Trap (eBook, ePUB)

How Thinking Big Fails the Poor

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The author sets out a middle ground, arguing that poverty will never be entirely eradicated, but that we can still achieve meaningful change on a smaller scale. It will be perfect for international development professionals, students and scholars, and for those with a general interest in the future of aid and development.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351273787
• Artikelnr.: 52051031

Autorenporträt

Adam D. KiS is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology in the International Studies Program at Burman University in Canada. He holds a PhD in anthropology from the University of Florida, USA. He has lived and worked in the United States, Benin, Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, Madagascar, the Philippines and Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Section 1: The Case Against Poverty Eradication 1. The Development Delusion
2. Semantics 3. Culture 4. Confounders 5. The Perversion of Idealism
Section 2: The Case for Continued Engagement in Fighting Poverty 6.
Fighting the Good Fight 7. The Pursuit of Happiness 8. The Ends of poverty