"It is often thought that there is some kind of conflict between development
and fundamentalism. Fundamentalists may be opposed to what
they see as development – particularly commitment to economic growth
and the materialism associated with it, to liberty and to democracy
which are central to a common paradigm of development. Advocates of
development may regard fundamentalists as impeding development in
practice and rejecting it in principle. [...]" (Part of the Introduction, p.17)
