Reimagining Development

Reviews / Votes

'A refreshing new take on development that moves beyond conventional debates to instead build intellectual bridges that conjure up a new imaginary of a thriving world.' -- <b>Nayanika Mathur, Professor of Anthropology and South Asian Studies, University of Oxford, and author of <i>Paper Tiger: Law, Bureaucracy and the Developmental State in Himalayan India</i></b> 'A timely contribution to the ongoing debates over redefining "development". In an intriguing way, it bridges the gap between longstanding critiques and more recent ideas such as degrowth. An excellent book.' -- <b>Tiina Kontinen, Professor in International Development Studies, University of Jyvaeskylae</b> 'This well-argued and very readable book critiques the worst of Development practices with a quiet fury. But it also explores possibilities for fruitful development, combining case studies of yesterday and today with imagined futures, all within a deep moral framework.' -- <b>Michael J. Reiss, Professor of Science Education, University College London</b> 'In an era when the future looms as a spectre of suffering, Reimagining Development offers a powerful theoretical and practical case for the centrality of imagination-collective, individual and relational-for redefining development itself as a bridge toward thriving.' -- <b>Anne Rademacher, Professor of Environmental Studies, New York University, and co-editor of <i>Death and Life of Nature in Asian Cities</i></b> 'This foundational book tackles the enduring question of what to do with development as an extraverted technology of stagnation-especially for communities outside of the dominant orthodoxies of advancement often trapped in its logic, offering readers other imaginaries of thriving.' -- <b>Divine Fuh, Director of the Institute for Humanities Africa, University of Cape Town</b>