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ID144265
Title ProperElite development theory
Other Title Information a labour-centred critique
LanguageENG
AuthorSelwynv, Benjamin
Summary / Abstract (Note)Much development theory is based upon elite-led conceptions of social change. Elite development theory (EDT) conceptualises ‘the poor’ as human inputs into or, at best, junior partners within elite-led development processes. This elitism contributes to the continual (re)framing of the poor as passive beneficiaries of elite policy, and legitimates economic exploitation of the poor. These claims are illustrated by discussing a number of EDT traditions – the Washington/Post-Washington Consensus, statist political economy, modernisation Marxism and varieties of pro-poor growth. As an alternative to EDT the article argues for a conception and practice of ‘labour-centred development’.
`In' analytical NoteThird World Quarterly Vol. 37, No.5; May 2016: p.781-799
Journal SourceThird World Quarterly Vol: 37 No 5
Key WordsMarkets ;  States ;  Elite Development Theory ;  Labour-Centred Development ;  Labouring Classes


 
 
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