1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455664003321

Autore

Walton Michael

Titolo

Culture and Public Action [[electronic resource] ] : A Cross-Disciplinary Dialogue on Development Policy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2004

ISBN

1-280-08522-3

9786610085224

1-4175-2353-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (458 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RaoVijayendra

Disciplina

306

Soggetti

Culture

Developing countries -- Cultural policy

Economic development -- Social aspects

Electronic books. -- local

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Contributors; 1. Culture and Public Action: Relationality, Equality of Agency, and Development; 2. How Does Culture Matter?; 3. The Capacity to Aspire: Culture and the Terms of Recognition; 4. Traditional Culture-Let's Hear No More About It; 5. Appendix to Douglas: Cultural Theory and Development Studies; 6. Cultural Obstacles to Economic Development: Often Overstated, Usually Transitory; 7. Cultural Goods Are Good for More than Their Economic Value; 8. The Intellectual History of Culture and Development Institutions; 9. Culture, Poverty, and External Intervention

10. Participatory Development:Where Culture Creeps In11. State Policies and Women's Agency in China, the Republic of Korea, and India, 1950-2000: Lessons from Contrasting Experiences; 12. HIV/AIDS and Culture: Implications for Policy; 13. Political Culture and Development; 14. Relief and an Understanding of Local Knowledge: The Case of Southern Sudan; 15. The Mayan Movement and National Culture in Guatemala; 16. Conclusion: Implications of a Cultural Lens for Public Policy and Development Thought; References; Index