Andrea Cornwall is Professor of Anthropology and Development in the School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex. --

"Writing from diverse locations, contributors critically examine some of the key terms in current development discourse. Why should language matter to those who

This book provides a critical deconstruction of the human development framework promoted by the United Nations Development Programme since 1990, investigating i

This book combines critical historical analysis and case studies of the theory and practice of post-1945 international development. Beginning with a Gramscian a

What is childhood and why, and how, did psychology come to be the arbiter of 'correct'or 'normal' development? How do actual lived childhoods connect with theor