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Fragments of development : nation, gender, and the space of modernity / Suzanne Bergeron.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bergeron, Suzanne.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Development economics--Philosophy.
- Development economics.
- Nation-state--Economic aspects.
- Nation-state.
- Feminist theory.
- Philosophy.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 198 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2004.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This engaging book provides a provocative analysis of development and examines how the "economy" is produced as a manageable object of control by institutions, such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, and how this contributes to their exercise of power over the global South. Connecting postcolonial and feminist scholarship to economic theory, Fragments of Development explains how modern economics has helped to constitute an "expert discourse" of development that marginalizes alternative perspectives and practices, often with devastating consequences for women and indigenous populations. Suzanne Bergeron's critical assessment of economic theories of modernization, structural adjustment, and globalization, challenges prevailing wisdom regarding both the logic of capital and the neutrality of economic science, while providing a vision for feminist alternatives. Fragments of Development is required reading for those interested in development studies, feminist economics, international political economy, and globalization studies.
- Contents:
- 1 Narratives of the Nation: Modernizing the Global South in the Space of Development 1
- 2 Mapping Modernization and Growth 30
- 3 Coloniality, Modernity, and the Nation-State in Dependency Theory 68
- 4 Structural Adjustment and Its Discontents 91
- 5 Development and Globalization: Toward a Feminist (Re)Vision 140.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472021567
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.17535
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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