The Development Trap: How Thinking Big Fails the Poor

ISBN-13: 9781138574564 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 172 str.

Adam D. Kis

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Adam D. Kiš 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.