Topic 1: Post development Flashcards
1
Q
From the 1990s onwards, what was increasingly influencing the subject of development?
A
Postmodernist and post-structuralist theories.
2
Q
Why was the idea of development criticised?
A
It was based on Western assumptions about progress and poverty.
Western nations were seen as superior - these ethnocentric ideas were forced upon the developing world.
3
Q
Who do Post-development writers contend?
A
Arturo Escobar:
Changes are needed but there cannot be a universal model of development.
People need to be fully involved in the changes.
4
Q
What do they question about the term “development”?
A
They question whether the term is useful at all as it is loaded with assumptions based on Western superiority.
