The Peoples' Institute for Re-thinking Education and Development

Development Dictionary

In this classic collection, some of the world's most eminent critics of development review the key concepts of the development discourse.

Each essay examines one concept from a historical and anthropological point of view, highlights its particular bias, and exposes its historical obsolescence and intellectual sterility. The authors argue that a bidding farewell to the whole Eurocentric development idea is urgently needed, in order to liberate peopleÔÇÖs minds in both North and South for bold responses to the environmental and ethical challenges now confronting humanity.