NoNonsense International Development: Illusions and Realities

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Intro; About the Author; About the New Internationalist; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1. The history of an idea; Developmental contradictions; The crusade takes off; The concept starts to unravel; Internationalism redefined; 2. Aid: the international contribution; A range of critiques; The machinery of aid; The great aid debate; The expanding donor edifice; The demand for 'success'; 3. Economic development -- who benefits?; Growing inequalities of wealth; Invisible economies and indicators with a difference; The growth question and neoliberal excess;Explores the myriad shapes of development, and argues for an organic approach driven by the people it's meant to benefit. Intro About the Author About the New Internationalist Title Page Copyright Contents Foreword Introduction 1. The history of an idea Developmental contradictions The crusade takes off The concept starts to unravel Internationalism redefined 2. Aid: the international contribution A range of critiques The machinery of aid The great aid debate The expanding donor edifice The demand for 'success' 3. Economic development -- who benefits? Growing inequalities of wealth Invisible economies and indicators with a difference The growth question and neoliberal excess Can small still be beautiful?How to help the poor: give them money 4. Social progress matters The problem with 'scaling up' Alternative models and 'barefoot' approaches Social and economic: chicken and egg MDGs and beyond: goals reign supreme 5. Enter sustainability The 'population crisis' and planetary threats A green leap forward or 'greenwashing'? Plantations and land grabs GM -- a magic bullet? Sustainable living, viewed from the ground 6. Development is political Tackling root causes Inequality and poverty reinforce each other The rise of people's movements and civil societyParticipation and empowerment The ascent of rights 7. Where next? Living with the development puzzle Putting poor people first The international circus In the name of 'the poor' Opposing the one-thought world Index