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Post-Development Theory
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Post-Development Theory
What?
- Views the concept of development as a reflection of Western and Northern hegamony over the rest of the world
It criticises other theories for being socially constructed and having strong political ideologies.
Social Constructionism
- 'pattern of Western hegemony'
Who are the key scholars?
- Arturo Escobar and Wolfgang Sachs
Development is UNJUST and has never worked
- Inevitably, development has failed
Westernisation is not a realistic or a desireable goal for the majority of the world's population
The actions of developing countries are encouraged to remove the indigeneous cultures which is not always practical
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- Mind Map on Post-Development Theory, created by Sarah Mather on 15/06/2013.
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