Post-Development Theory

Post-Development Theory

1. What?

   • Views the concept of development as a reflection of Western and Northern hegamony over the rest of the world

2. It criticises other theories for being socially constructed and having strong political ideologies.

3. Social Constructionism

   • 'pattern of Western hegemony'

4. Who are the key scholars?

   • Arturo Escobar and Wolfgang Sachs

5. Development is UNJUST and has never worked

   • Inevitably, development has failed

6. Westernisation is not a realistic or a desireable goal for the majority of the world's population

7. The actions of developing countries are encouraged to remove the indigeneous cultures which is not always practical