Rethinking of Development
- 1. Minhazur Rahman Rezvi Development Studies University of Dhaka
- 2. In Mexico, you must be either very dumb or very rich if you fail to notice that ‘development’ stinks. The damage to persons, the corruption of politics, and the degradation of nature which until recently were only implicit in ‘development,’ can now be seen, touched, and smelled.” --Gustavo Esteva (1987)
- 3. The greatest failure of the century. Trickle down, inequality, aid & culture. This thought arose in 1980s. Anti-development or Alternative development The works of scholars like Gustavo Esteva Arturo Escobar Majid Rahnema.
- 4. • Just development • Equity & Social Justice • Participatory Development • people's & local society's participation • PAR • Development from below • Bottom -up development
- 5. • Just development • Equity & Social Justice • Participatory Development • people's & local society's participation • PAR • Development from below • Bottom -up development
- 6. • Just development • Equity & Social Justice • Participatory Development • people's & local society's participation • PAR • Development from below • Bottom -up development
- 7. • “people centred development” • participatory decision-making & human development • “Endogenous Development • own customs, values & culture
- 8. • “people centred development” • participatory decision-making & human development • “Endogenous Development • own customs, values & culture