This carefully argued study analyzes the "good governance" agenda of Western aid agencies in Africa, in particular the language they use to link requirements for democratization to those for economic ...

Amin’s major contribution is critical and innovative application of Marxism to explain underdevelopment shaped by the capitalist system Around 20 years back when I left my teaching job at the IBA ...

“Ex-pats,” “the field,” “target population,” “frontline worker,” “intervention,” “hardship allowance,” “beneficiaries,” “social capital ...

This article argues for a reconceptualization of the orthodox development discourse to consider music as a form of powerful cultural expression. Elucidating the way in which musical cultural ...

Wolfgang Sachs wrote a seminal series of essays for the New Internationalist in 1992 called ‘Development: a guide to the ruins’. Illustrations: Pete Reynolds ‘Development’ is one of those zombie ...

This article is part of ourEconomy's 'Decolonising the economy' series. "They talk to me about progress, about 'achievements,' diseases cured, improved standards of living. I am talking about ...

This report presents research conducted in Nepal between November 2012 and January 2013 aimed at exploring the legal, social and economic context pertaining to sexual and gender minority rights. The ...

Caste is an elephant in the living room of Indian social development professionals. While caste has always been pivotal to the country’s electoral politics, it remains marginal to mainstream ...