Anthropology and Development: Culture, Morality and Politics in a Globalised World

Abstract

From text: Anyone interested in anthropology and the international development aid sector will benefit from reading this book by Emma Crew and Richard Axelby with the title Anthropology and Development: Culture, Morality and Politics in a GlobalisedWorld. Development means different things to different people. While economists may perceive development to represent economic growth, sociologists may perceive development as the extent to which people targeted in developmental initiatives actually benefit from this development. Political scientists and environmentalists have other perceptions of development. However, this book is a brilliant account of how anthropology as discipline could make sense of development, underdevelopment and poverty.