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1 online resource (195 pages) |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Europe and development revisited -- Out of America -- The failed myth of development -- The vocation of responsibility -- The passion of efficiency -- Pandora's box: giving development -- Europe's quest. |
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Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Summary |
Post-colonial European politics have undergone profound changes. Constructing an intellectual history of European development discourse, this book brings together post-structuralist and critical approaches to understanding development. Nathalie Karagiannis analyses three key terms of European development discourse: 'responsibility', 'efficiency' and 'giving'. Situating these terms in a concrete history of European post-colonial politics, the author shows how European policy has shifted from accepting responsibility for colonialism - constructed as it is on the paternalistic model of the gift - to a more amnesiac politics in which post-colonial countries are responsible for their own fate. In this way, Karagiannis illustrates that efficiency has become the overriding goal of development, and that the relationship between 'developed' and 'developing' countries is mainly defined by considerations pertaining to market capitalism. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Economic development.
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Economic development. |
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Developing countries -- Economic conditions.
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Developing countries. |
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Economic conditions. |
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Developing countries -- Social conditions.
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Social conditions. |
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European Union countries -- Foreign economic relations -- Developing countries.
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European Union countries. |
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International economic relations. |
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Developing countries -- Foreign economic relations -- European Union countries.
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Economic assistance, European -- Developing countries.
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Economic assistance, European. |
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Postcolonialism.
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Postcolonialism. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Karagiannis, Nathalie. Avoiding responsibility. London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto Press, 2004 (DLC) 2004001405 (OCoLC)54111467 |
ISBN |
9781849642224 electronic book |
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1849642222 electronic book |
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0745321895 paperback |
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9780745321899 paperback |
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0745321909 hardback |
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9780745321905 hardback |
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1281750298 |
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9781281750297 |
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