An Analysis of James Ferguson's The Anti-Politics Machine (The Macat Library)

An Analysis of James Ferguson's The Anti-Politics Machine (The Macat Library) image
ISBN-10:

1912128608

ISBN-13:

9781912128600

Author(s): Jenkins, Julie
Edition: 1
Released: Jul 15, 2017
Publisher: Macat Library
Format: Paperback, 100 pages
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The Anti-Politics Machine (1990) examines how international development projects are conceived, researched, and put into practice. It also looks at what these projects actually achieve. Ferguson criticizes the idea of externally-directed ‘development’ and argues that the process doesn’t take proper account of the daily realities of the communities it is intended to benefit. Instead, they often prioritize technical solutions for addressing poverty and ignoring its social and political dimensions, so the structures that these projects put in place often have unintended consequences. Ferguson suggests that until the process becomes more reflective, development projects will continue to fail.

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