Culture and development : a review of literature [Recurs electrònic] : the continuing tension between modern standards and local contexts / Hèla Yousfi

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Yousfi, Hèla

Series: Working Paper ; 50Publication details: Paris : Agence Française de Développement, 2007ISSN:

1958-539X

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Summary: Multiple and often competing conceptualizations of culture have offered development thinking both a framework and a vocabulary for distinguishing one group of people from another in terms of their differing systems of meaning, patterns of behaviour, or levels of technology. They have also offered different visions of the relationship between culture and development. However, while these various perspectives diverge on many issues, they also share a common position. They show a persistent difficulty in grasping the articulation between the role of culture (suspected of bringing back “tradition”) and individual autonomy (seen as a condition for a “modern society”). This articulation is critical for the conception of effective development strategies. In this literature review, we “take stock” of the way culture has been conceptualized in development thinking, recognizing and examining the different ways in which culture is said to affect development. Throughout, we will emphasise the need for development thinking to break away from the tradition/modernity dichotomy if more effective policies are to be designed and implemented. (Font: Resum)

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Abstract -- Introduction -- 1. An everlasting controversy: the relationship between culture and development: 1.1. Culture, modernization and development ; 1.2. Culture and the critics of the modernization theory of development ; 1.3. Globalization and the revival of culture in development thinking -- 2. Culture and economic performance: can we break away from the best practices mainstream discourse?: 2.1. Culture and institutions ; 2.2. Culture and social networks ; 2.3. Culture and management ; 2.4. Changing the perspective on culture and development -- Conclusion -- References -- Série Documents de travail / Working Papers Series

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