Development Discourse and Global History
From Colonialism to the Sustainable Development Goals
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Development Discourse and Global History
From Colonialism to the Sustainable Development Goals
About this book
Development Discourse and Global History introduces readers to the shifting ways in which people have been talking and writing about 'development' over time, and the rules governing the conversation.
Drawing on the methods of Michel Foucault, Ziai's ground-breaking book traces the origins of development discourse back to late colonialism and notes the significant discontinuities that led to the establishment of a new discourse and its accompanying industry. This book goes on to describe the contestations, appropriations and transformations of the concept over time. It shows that trends which have emerged since the 1980s, such as an emphasis on participation and ownership, sustainable development, and free markets, are incompatible with the original rules and so lead to serious contradictions. The Eurocentric, authoritarian and depoliticising elements in development discourse are uncovered, whilst still recognising its progressive appropriations. This new edition includes revisions throughout, and an important new chapter on race and racism, as well as a discussion of the evolution of the Sustainable Development Goals.
This book is perfect for students and researchers in development studies, global history and discourse analysis as well as an interdisciplinary audience from international relations, political science, sociology, geography, anthropology, language and literary studies.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Endorsements
- Half-Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface to the second edition
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction: The promise of ‘development’
- 2 Poststructuralism, discourse and power
- 3 From ‘civilising mission’ to ‘development’
- 4 An archaeology of development knowledge1
- 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 The legitimation of displacement in development discourse
- 16 Race and gender in development discourse
- 17 Conclusion: The contribution of discourse analysis to development studies
- Afterword: The end of development aid?
- Index