Full Description
In Development Anthropology: Putting Culture First, Hari Mohan Mathur highlights the role of culture—and anthropological work more broadly—in development outcomes. Anthropologists' contributions in this area have traditionally received little attention, but this changed when the World Bank released the 2015 World Development Report. This report focused on the social, cultural, and psychological influences which affect the development process, and like Mathur, stressed the criticality of anthropological and other social sciences' knowledge for the success of development efforts. A major contribution to development anthropology, this book will interest anthropologists, economists, sociologists, other social scientists, policy makers, planners, development practitioners, researchers and trainers, and will be particularly useful for graduate students planning their career in the field of development.
Contents
Introduction: Culture in the Development Process
Chapter 1: From Applied Anthropology to Development Anthropology
Chapter 2: Some Uses of Anthropology
Chapter 3: Anthropology and Development in India
Chapter 4: Characteristics of Traditional Societies
Chapter 5: Social and Cultural Dimensions of Development:
Chapter 6: Culture can Act as a Brake on Development
Chapter 7: Culture can Act as a Driver of Development
Chapter 8: A Socio-Culturally Appropriate Development
Chapter 9: Implementing a Socio-Culturally Sensitive Development
Chapter 10: Anthropologists in Development Organizations
