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How does culture matter for development? Some claim that "culture matters" because the "wrong" culture locks countries or groups into poverty. Others see culture as a process of ideological domination of poor countries by development agencies. Led by distinguished anthropologists and economists Amartya Sen, Mary Douglas, and Arjun Appadurai, this book forcefully argues that culture is central to development, and presents a framework for incorporating culture into development discourse. Culture is dynamic and contested. Cultural processes are neither inherently "good" nor "bad" for development--they can be exploitative, exclusionary, and prone to conflicts, but they can also be sources of positive social and economic transformation through their influence on aspirations, collective action, and the capacity of groups to effect changes in unequal distributions of power. The book includes conceptual overviews and case studies on topics such as community development, famine relief, religious fundamentalism, HIV-AIDS, discrimination, and cultural heritage. These issues are key to ongoing debates on development among development thinkers and practitioners alike. The editors conclude by proposing how a "cultural lens" can better inform future research and public policy on development. (4ème de couv.)
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