Helping people help themselves : from the World Bank to an alternative philosophy of development assistance

Helping people help themselves : from the World Bank to an alternative philosophy of development assistance /

Surveys the theoretical foundations for a philosophy of development - including the work of Albert Hirschman, Paolo Freire, John Dewey, and Soren Kierkegaard. The author offers a practical suggestion of how goals of development can be better set and met. He shifts the locus of initiative from the wo...

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Main Author: Ellerman, David P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2006.
Edition:1st pbk. ed.
Series:Evolving values for a capitalist world.
Subjects:
World Bank > Developing countries.
World Bank
Weltbank
Economic assistance > Developing countries.
Economic development > Social aspects > Developing countries.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Structural Adjustment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > General.
Economic assistance
Economic development > Social aspects
Entwicklungshilfe
Ontwikkelingssamenwerking.
Wereldbank.
Economische ontwikkeling.
Developing countries
Entwicklungsländer
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
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Summary:Surveys the theoretical foundations for a philosophy of development - including the work of Albert Hirschman, Paolo Freire, John Dewey, and Soren Kierkegaard. The author offers a practical suggestion of how goals of development can be better set and met. He shifts the locus of initiative from the would-be helpers to the doers.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 334 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-325) and index.
ISBN:9780472021765
0472021761
9781282423336
1282423339

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