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Development discourse and global history : from colonialism to the sustainable development goals / Aram Ziai.

By: Publication details: New York : Routledge, 2016.Description: viii, 244 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781138735132 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.90014 ZIA
Contents:
1. Introduction: the discourse of development; 2. Poststructuralism, discourse and power; 3. From "civilising mission' to 'development; 4. An archaeology of development knowledge; 5. The concept of development and why it should be abandoned; 6. Development discourse: appropriation and tactical polyvalence; 7. The transformation of development discourse: participation sustainability, heterogeneity; 8. From 'development'" to 'globalisation'; 9. World Bank discourse and poverty reduction; 10 'Development': projects, power and a poststructuralist perspective; 11. Millennium Development Goals: Back to the future?; 12. Justice, not development: Sen and the hegemonic framework for ameliorating global inequality; 13. Migration management as development aid? The IOM and the international migration and development initiative; 14. The post-2015 agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals: the persistence of development discourse; 15. Conclusion15 Conclusion: the contribution of discourse analysis to development studies.
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1. Introduction: the discourse of development;
2. Poststructuralism, discourse and power;
3. From "civilising mission' to 'development;
4. An archaeology of development knowledge;
5. The concept of development and why it should be abandoned;
6. Development discourse: appropriation and tactical polyvalence;
7. The transformation of development discourse: participation sustainability, heterogeneity;
8. From 'development'" to 'globalisation';
9. World Bank discourse and poverty reduction;
10 'Development': projects, power and a poststructuralist perspective;
11. Millennium Development Goals: Back to the future?;
12. Justice, not development: Sen and the hegemonic framework for ameliorating global inequality;
13. Migration management as development aid? The IOM and the international migration and development initiative;
14. The post-2015 agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals: the persistence of development discourse;
15. Conclusion15 Conclusion: the contribution of discourse analysis to development studies.