Reinventing Development: The Sceptical Change Agent

Fforde, Adam

This book debunks the foundations of contemporary government-led development policy. The author questions the predictability of success when using mainstream development doctrines and its underlying assumptions, approaching development from a sceptical standpoint, as opposed to the more common optimistic view. The book uses international development and aid as a case study of how rich countries define how change should happen. Further, it suggests alternative ways of thinking about and organizing social change.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2017-03-27

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783319502267

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-50227-4

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 288