Development’s Denial of Social Justice

Resistance to criticism in the field of development has prevented systemic change and has led to a denial of social justice. This has been a function of the language of development; establishment control over forms of critical discourse; selective crises reportage; and normal scientific behavior. Fo...

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Main Authors:	Blunt, Peter, Lindroth, Henrik
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2013
Subjects:	state capitalism development social justice normal science
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13355

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spelling	okr-10986-133552021-04-23T14:03:08Z Development’s Denial of Social Justice Blunt, Peter Lindroth, Henrik state capitalism development social justice normal science Resistance to criticism in the field of development has prevented systemic change and has led to a denial of social justice. This has been a function of the language of development; establishment control over forms of critical discourse; selective crises reportage; and normal scientific behavior. Following Popper (1970), these defenses should be lowered so that bold alternative conjectures concerning social injustice can be set against prevailing orthodoxies. The work of Arundhati Roy is used to help make this case, and it is suggested that the search for alternatives needs to extend beyond the architects and agents of the neoliberal paradigm. 2013-05-09T19:55:15Z 2013-05-09T19:55:15Z 2012-05-22 Journal Article International Journal of Public Administration 0190-0692 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13355 en_US International Journal of Public Administration;35(7) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank Taylor and Francis Journal Article
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description	Resistance to criticism in the field of development has prevented systemic change and has led to a denial of social justice. This has been a function of the language of development; establishment control over forms of critical discourse; selective crises reportage; and normal scientific behavior. Following Popper (1970), these defenses should be lowered so that bold alternative conjectures concerning social injustice can be set against prevailing orthodoxies. The work of Arundhati Roy is used to help make this case, and it is suggested that the search for alternatives needs to extend beyond the architects and agents of the neoliberal paradigm.
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title	Development’s Denial of Social Justice
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Development’s Denial of Social Justice

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