The North Atlantic development establishment has had a blemished
track record over the past 65 years. In addition to a sizeable
portfolio of failure, the few economic success stories in the
developing world, such as South Korea and China, have been achieved
by rejecting the advice of Western experts. Despite these
realities, debates within mainstream development studies have
stagnated around a narrow, acultural emphasis on institutions or
the size and role of government. Cultures of Development uses a
contrapuntal comparison of Vietnam and Brazil to show why it is
important for development scholars and practitioners to broaden
their conceptualization of economies to include the socio-cultural.
This smartly written book based on original, ethnographic research
breathes new life into development studies by bringing cultural
studies into conversation with development studies, with an
emphasis on improving-rather than merely critiquing-market
economies. The applied deployment of critical development studies,
i.e., interpretive economics, results in a number of theoretical
advances in both development and areas studies, demonstrating the
economic importance of certain kinds of cultural work carried out
by religious leaders, artists, activists, and educators. Most
importantly, the reader comes to fully appreciate how economies are
embedded within the subjectivities, discourses, symbols, rituals,
norms, and values of a given society. This pioneering book revives
development practice and policy by offering fresh insights and
ideas about how development can be advanced. It will be of special
interest to scholars and students of Development Studies,
Sociology, Economics, Anthropology, and Area Studies.
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