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Postdevelopment theory

Postdevelopment theory (also post-development or anti-development or development criticism) is a critique of the concept and practice of modernization and development as promoted by Western political powers in the Third World. Postdevelopment thought arose in the 1990s as a set of criticisms against development projects led by Western nations and…

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Postdevelopment theory → critique of the standard assumptions about who possesses the key to progress and how it may be implemented, critique of the standard assumptions about who possesses the key to progress and how it may be implemented.Alternatives to developmentWhile the postdevelopment school provides a…

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