Volume 8, Issue 2
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Editorial
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Culture of Poverty Revisited
(Institute of Development Studies, 01/09/1976)SUMMARY Most commentators on urban poverty reject the idea that the culture of poor people has anything to do with their poverty. By stressing material and physical factors only, they support the dominant approach in ... -
Cultural Factors Affecting Entrepreneurship and Development in the Informal Economy in Ghana
(Institute of Development Studies, 01/09/1976)SUMMARY A study of Ghanaian entrepreneurs in 1968/69 reveals some of the factors which condition the chances of informal sector enterprisers expanding their business to formal sector dimensions. The difficulties they face ... -
Marginality: Euphemism or Concept
(Institute of Development Studies, 01/09/1976)SUMMARY Where students of African cities spoke of ‘detribalization’, Latin American social scientists speak of ‘marginality’, in reference to the relation of shanty town dwellers both to the dominant culture (the emphasis ... -
The Significance of Culture for Development Studies
(Institute of Development Studies, 01/09/1976)SUMMARY Though many arguments for the role of cultural factors in development have been circular or ideological, development is necessarily a culturally determined process. It is an attempt to realize certain aspirations ... -
Opportunity and Response: Social Factors in Agricultural Development in Maharashtra
(Institute of Development Studies, 01/09/1976)SUMMARY Provision of irrigation facilities and encouragement to expand cooperatives were among the main strategies which were followed for agricultural development in Maharashtra. Different social groups responded differently ... -
The Bureaucratic Perception of Policy Options
(Institute of Development Studies, 01/09/1976)SUMMARY Two recent conferences of rural development administrators prompt reflection on the source and nature of the ‘programmatism’ which appears to dominate thinking on rural development policies—the emphasis on ... -
Political Fiction in the Cinema: A Review article of , directed by Helvio Soto
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Beyond Dependency: The Developing World Speaks Out Guy F. Erb and Valeriana Kallab (editors)
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The New Aid White Paper: Four Views
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Letter to the Editor
(Institute of Development Studies, 01/09/1976)
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