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  Culture and Public Action: A Cross-Disciplinary Dialogue on Development Policy (Stanford Social Sciences) (Paperback) Edited by Michael Walton, Edited by Vijayendra Rao

  

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  Short Description for Culture and Public ActionLed by Amartya Sen, Mary Douglas, and Arjun Appadurai, the distinguished anthropologists and economists in this book forcefully argue that culture is central to development, and present a framework for incorporating culture into development discourse. For further information on the book and related essays, please visit www.cultureandpublicaction.org.
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  • Publisher: Stanford University Press
  • Published: 01 July 2004
  • Format: Paperback 504 pages
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  • Categories: Social Groups | Anthropology | Social & Cultural Anthropology | Development Economics
  • ISBN 13: 9780804747875 ISBN 10: 0804747873
  • Sales rank: 223,066

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• How does culture matter for development? Do certain societies have cultures which condemn them to poverty? Led by Arjun Appadurai, Mary Douglas, and Amartya Sen, the anthropologists and economists in this volume contend that culture is central to development, and that cultural processes are neither inherently good nor bad and never static. Rather, they are contested and evolving, and can be a source of profound social and economic transformation through their influence on aspirations and collective action; yet they can also be exploitative, exclusionary, and can lead to inequality. "Culture and Public Action" includes case studies from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, which examine the role of culture in community-based development, ethnic conflict, famine relief, gender discrimination, and HIV-AIDS policy. The editors conclude by proposing how a "cultural lens" can better inform future research and public policy on development. Accessible, balanced, and engaging, this book will be of interest to anyone concerned with the relationship between culture and economics, and the design and implementation of development policy. For further information on the book and related essays, please visit: http: //www.cultureandpublicaction.org For orders from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, please e-mail Permanent Black at perblack@ndb.vsnl.net.in.