Theories and Practices of Development

Willis, Katie

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“…(Maxwell, 1998: 25–6)Similar sentiments were expressed by Jones (2000), who questioned why it is alright to do development ‘over there’, but not over ‘here’ (in the UK or, more widely, the Global North), and by Potter, who argued that those ‘interested in development must endeavour to encompass issues and policies of development wherever they occur’ (2001: 425). Willis (2005: 16) also critiqued the idea that ‘development’ was something that was only relevant to the Global South:This distinction fails to recognise the dynamism of all societies and the continued desire by populations for improvements (not necessarily in material goods). It also fails to consider the experiences of social exclusion that are found within supposedly ‘developed’ countries or regions.Post-colonial and post-development approaches have also long questioned the North–South (or Western/non-Western) binary, examining in detail the geographical constructions of difference involved and their implications (Said, 1979).…”

Section: Beyond North–south International Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards a new paradigm of global development? Beyond the limits of international development

Horner

2019

Progress in Human Geography

133

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An international development framing is increasingly ill-fitting to a 21st century characterized by interconnected globalized capitalism, the challenge of sustainable development, as well as the blurring of North–South boundaries. While the term global development is increasingly employed, and appears more suited, it is used with different implicit meanings and is often conflated with international development. This article explores the potential of an emerging paradigm of global development as applicable to the whole world. A relational global development approach is advocated here, acknowledging the need for critical attention to the enduring tensions between universalization and geographic variation.

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Section: Beyond North–south International Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards a new paradigm of global development? Beyond the limits of international development

Horner

2019

Progress in Human Geography

133

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“…Similarly, the correlation coefficients for content validity of dependent variables; relevancy, efficiency, effectiveness, impact, and sustainability were 0.79, 0.87, 0.83, 0.78 and 0.88 respectively that are significantly correlated with independent variables overall performance at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). Finally, likert scale indexing method (Sava, 2016) and multiple regression model (Field, 2009) are used for analyzing data from social capital (Bourdieu, 1986;Coleman, 1988;Ponthieux, 2004), asset based community development approach (Ellis & Sheridan, 2014;Phillips & Pittman, 2009), ecotourism (Pradhan & Gradon, 2008;Villepontoux, 2013) and UN sustainability approach on development (Wills, 2005;Hada, 2007) theoretical viewpoints.…”

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Tourism in Nepal: The Models for Assessing Performance of Amaltari Bufferzone Community Homestay in Nawalpur

Pasa

2020

Nep Jnl Dev Rural Stud

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This study assesses performance of Amaltari Bufferzone Community Home stay that received best homestay award in 2017. For the survey study, the data collected from 236 sample respondents were theorized based on social capital, ecotourism, asset-based community development and sustainability approach that are then supported by the empirical findings. An index was developed to describe the overall performance of the homestay by compositing five thematic indexes: relevancy, efficiency, effectiveness, impact, sustainability. The index value 92.65 from the range of minimum 48 and maximum 240 for the overall performance provides the strong quantitative evidence to answer the question “why did Amaltari receive the best award among”. The multiple regression model (R-square value 0.99) for overall performance also proves that independent variables describe the dependent variables by 99 percent. Among the independent variables relevancy and effectiveness indexes are more likely to describe dependent variable- theoverall performance index. The evidence shows that Amaltari hemostat has performed well due to the technical/financial supports of WWF, proper mobilization/utilization of conservation fund and homestay community fund, strong social capital, and quality leadership that has transforming the livelihoods of Tharu, Bote and Mushar indigenous people.However, they have some concerns like waste management in bufferzone areas, reviving the cultural organizations for preserving and transmitting culture from generation to generation, minimizing the modernization and demonstrative effects due to the excessive flow of the tourists and upgrading road connectivity.Hence, the local government, homestay and bufferzone users committee should collectively implement integrated tourism development programs for addressing such concerns.

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“…The lack of participation of recipients of development has been blamed for some of the disappointing performances of development efforts around the world (Waisbord, 2001;Willis, 2011). Participation means the active involvement of communities in need assessment, determination of priorities, planning, and execution of projects.…”

Section: Concept Of Participatory Community Developmentmentioning

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Assessment of Grassroots Empowerment Programs for Economic Development in Anambra State, Nigeria

Abasilim

Tonia

2021

QJMSS

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Background: The work is anchored on community development theory and decentralization process which emphasize both a holistic approach to development and transfer of power, functions, competencies, and means from the central government to the regional and local governments at the grassroots.Objective: The study assessed the Anambra State Government’s Grassroots Development Scheme for economic empowerment of community dwellers, in all the local governments of Anambra state, in Southeastern Nigeria. This was with the view to determine the extent of involvement of all the communities in the Government’s Grassroots Development Scheme and the commitment of the people to the purpose for which the development scheme was initiated. Method: The primary source of data was used for the study. The population was made up of all the indigenes of Anambra State. The total number of respondents selected for the study is 975. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.Result: The result showed that all the communities were involved in the grassroots development scheme of the Government of Anambra state (χ2=698.211, df =4, p=0.00). The research findings also showed that the communities were committed to the purpose for which the grassroots scheme was initiated (r=0.747, p=0.00). Conclusion: The study, therefore, concludes that all the communities in Anambra State were included in the grassroots development scheme of Anambra State and that the people of Anambra State were committed to the scheme as they embarked on and completed different development projects in the state

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Theories and Practices of Development

Cited by 48 publications

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Towards a new paradigm of global development? Beyond the limits of international development

Towards a new paradigm of global development? Beyond the limits of international development

Tourism in Nepal: The Models for Assessing Performance of Amaltari Bufferzone Community Homestay in Nawalpur

Assessment of Grassroots Empowerment Programs for Economic Development in Anambra State, Nigeria

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