| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 286 pages) : illustrations |
|
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-269) and index. |
| Contents |
Myanmar and context sensitivity in development -- Context sensitive development theory -- Burmese days : antecedents of the socio-political context -- Myanmar times : contemporary economic & socio-political context -- Doing context-sensitive development in communities -- Context-sensitivity in stakeholder relations -- Dancing with the devil but not holding hands : negotiating the restricted humanitarian space -- Conclusions and recommendations. |
| Summary |
"Development is a difficult endeavor in any environment, much more so in places such as Myanmar with its "perfect storm" of extreme poverty, international sanctions, political repression, and human rights violations, with concomitant conflicts within development organizations over norms and policies. This book examines how to effect successful development interventions in Myanmar. The author points out how practitioners have questioned universal economic prescriptions for development in ways that have not questioned the normative foundations behind their work. Ware does not argue for a facile moral relativism; he sees Myanmar as an egregious violator of human rights. He does call for "context sensitivity" to help organizations adapt their values to better meet the needs of client populations. Through fieldwork and an extensive series of interviews, Ware brings into focus key issues of perception and practice that are intrinsic to the development enterprise"--Supplied by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Non-governmental organizations -- Burma.
|
|
Non-governmental organizations. |
|
Burma. |
|
International agencies -- Burma.
|
|
International agencies. |
|
Economic development -- Burma -- Societies, etc.
|
|
Economic development. |
|
Community development -- Burma -- Societies, etc.
|
|
Community development. |
|
Humanitarian assistance -- Burma -- Societies, etc.
|
|
Humanitarian assistance. |
|
Human rights -- Burma.
|
|
Human rights. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
|
| Subject |
Human rights. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Ware, Anthony, 1966- Context-sensitive development. 1st ed. Sterling, Va. : Kumarian Press, 2012 9781565495241 1565495241 (DLC) 2012018526 |
| ISBN |
156549525X (electronic book) |
|
9781565495258 (electronic book) |
|
9781565495241 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
|
1565495241 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
|
9781565495234 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
|
1565495233 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
|
9781565495265 (consumer e-edition) |
|
1565495268 (consumer e-edition) |
| Standard No. |
40021508864 |
|
