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UNINA9910811162403321 |
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Autore |
Karagiannis Nathalie |
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Titolo |
Avoiding responsibility : the politics and discourse of European development policy / / Nathalie Karagiannis |
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London ; ; Ann Arbor, Mich., : Pluto Press, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-84964-222-2 |
1-281-75029-8 |
9786611750299 |
1-4356-6231-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (208 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic development |
Economic assistance, European - Developing countries |
Postcolonialism |
Developing countries Economic conditions |
Developing countries Social conditions |
European Union countries Foreign economic relations Developing countries |
Developing countries Foreign economic relations European Union countries |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 - |
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