Deconstructing development discourse :  buzzwords and fuzzwords / 
edited by Andrea Cornwall and Deborah Eade. 
 - x, 320 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/> "This volume is based on Development in Practice Volume 17, Numbers 4 & 5, published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Limited"--Title page verso. 
<br/><br/> "Writing from diverse locations, contributors critically examine some of the key terms in current development discourse. Why should language matter to those who are doing development? Surely, there are more urgent things to do than sit around mulling over semantics? But language does matter. Whether emptied of their original meaning, essentially vacuous, or hotly contested, the language of development not only shapes our imagined worlds, but also justifies interventions in real people's lives. If development buzzwords conceal ideological differences or sloppy thinking, then the process of constructive deconstruction makes it possible to re-examine what have become catch-all terms like civil society and poverty reduction, or bland aid-agency terms such as partnership or empowerment. Such engagement is far more than a matter of playing word games."-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781853397066 1853397067 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011286072 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Development economics--Language.<br/>Economic development.<br/>Entwicklungspolitik<br/>Semantik<br/>Diskursanalyse<br/>Utvecklingsekonomi--diskursanalys.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD75  / .D436 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.9