Essentially this is a book about development issues. It asks: what is development? How has development shown itself over recent decades? Is it the goal that the world should aim for? I wish to be skeptical about the term ‘development’ and to recognise that it has become something of a religion. I am aware of the dangers of simply carrying on with the assumption that it is unquestionably a good thing.
Keywords
development | globalisation | westernisation | international financial institutions | dependency | gross domestic product | Human Development Index | Human Poverty Index | Inequality | neoliberalism | institutional violence | physical violence | environmentalism | Washington Consensus