Development with Dignity: Self-determination, Localization, and the End to Poverty

by Tom G. Palmer and Matt Warner

Book Overview

At a time when the global development industry is under more pressure than ever before, this book argues that an end to poverty can only be achieved by prioritizing human dignity.

Unable to adequately account for the roles of culture, context, and local institutions, today's outsider-led development interventions continue to leave a trail of unintended consequences, ranging from wasteful to even harmful. This book shows that increased prosperity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032135638
• ISBN13: 9781032135632
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"