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Development Discourse and Practice: Alternatives and New Directions from Postcolonial Perspectives
Development and aid programs, such as those aimed at promoting economic growth and prosperity in âThird Worldâ nations and transition economies, often arise out of Western and neo-liberal policy ideologies and practices. These programs may, in some cases, provide useful guidelines for restructuring institutional structures and governance mechanisms in nations that have long struggled with poverty, economic instability, health crises, and social and political turmoil. However, a growing number of critical voices are raising concerns over the guiding assumptions and inclusiveness of these policies and programs in their aims to promote economic development and social well-being in non-Western nations. We join these critical perspectives by way of postcolonial frameworks to highlight some of the problematic assumptions and oversights of development programs, while offering new alternatives and directions. By doing so, we contribute to organizational theorizing in a global context, as postcolonial insights provide much needed engagement with international aid policies and programs, as well as development organizations and institutions. To accomplish this, we offer a historical perspective on development, present a critique of the policies and practices guiding many aid programs, and conclude with suggestions emanating from postcoloniality
Chronic pain self-management support with pain science education and exercise (COMMENCE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Development of inexpensive and globally available larval diet for rearing Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes
Therapeutic use of plants by local communities in and around Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary: implications for protected area management in Bangladesh
Views and strategies of African-American caregivers of persons with schizophrenia on medication treatment and other supports
Doses for experiments with microbeams and microcrystals: Monte Carlo simulations in RADDOSEâ3D
Sarcopenia Index Is a Simple Objective Screening Tool for Malnutrition in the Critically Ill
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