Developmentalist configuration
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The developmentalist configuration is a socio-anthropological term used in development studies to describe the nature of "development." The term was coined by Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan and is used by post-development theorists, postcolonialists, critical theorists and others. The term describes the paradigm of governments, NGOs, individuals and researchers who seek to progress the "development" of a country through cosmopolitan ideals which bring about social change. Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan describes "developmentalist configuration" as:
The developmentalist configuration is a socio-anthropological term used in development studies to describe the nature of "development." The term was coined by Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan and is used by post-development theorists, postcolonialists, critical theorists and others. The term describes the paradigm of governments, NGOs, individuals and researchers who seek to progress the "development" of a country through cosmopolitan ideals which bring about social change. Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan describes "developmentalist configuration" as:
References
Atlani-Duault, Laëtitia 2007, Humanitarian Aid in Post-Soviet Countries: An Anthropological Perspective, Psychology Press http://nuevomundo.revues.org/56724 Xianga, Rong & Luka, Tak-Chuen 2011, "Friends or foes? Social enterprise and women organizing in migrant communities of China", China Journal of Social Work, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 255–270, Lewis, David, Mosse, David 2006, Development Brokers And Translators: The Ethnography of Aid And Agencies, Kumarian Press
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