Illusion of development

Author: Xu Baoqiang Wang Hui
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Publish Date: 2003-09-04
Features: This book is part of the "Alternative Perspectives: Translations from Cultural/Social Studies" series. Developmentism is an ideology, a belief that economic growth is a prerequisite for social progress. As an ideology, various forms of developmentism have neither (or have not been able to) reflect on a series of fundamental questions: What is development? What is developing? Does economic growth equate to improving people's welfare or enhancing their quality of life? These are important issues that developmentism has overlooked. The articles compiled in this collection explore precisely these topics.