Approaches to Development

Question 1

Desai and Potter (2014)

Answer 1

• Matters of development, colonialism and race are very linked
• modern development appears to consider the importance of culture, peace and security
• questions whether the nations state is actually disappearing
• a variety of approaches to development exist
• colonialism could be considered a form of development

Question 2

Peet (2007)

Answer 2

• development is controlled by the wealthy
• TNCs play an active part in selecting the locations of development
• unequal world

Question 3

Potter et al (2008)

Answer 3

benefits - growth, provision of basic needs, sustainable, etc

costs - occurrence of inequalities, dependency of FDI, subordination of culture and economic social and political situations

Question 4

Sachs (1992)

Answer 4

Last 40 years have been the Age of Development

countries in the south have put development as a priority in policies

Question 5

Shrestha (1995)

Answer 5

Those who were developed did not know
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- Colonialism of the british brought in ideas, and potentially laid the path for modern day development, however this was scuppered when they left and cut ties

Question 6

Willis (2011)

Answer 6

Development is not something just happening in the global south

Many development theories are based on european/western models and transposed to the south

development understandings have become more complex