 | This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. (July 2015) |
| Part of a series on |
| Economic, applied, and development anthropology |
|---|
| Social and cultural anthropology |
The Anti-Politics Machine: Development, Depoliticization, and Bureaucratic Power in Lesotho is a book by James Ferguson, originally published in 1990 by Cambridge University Press.[1] The 1994 edition is available from the University of Minnesota Press.[2] This book is a critique of the concept of "development" in general, viewed through the lens of failed attempts, specifically the Thaba-Tseka Development Project in Lesotho from 1975 to 1984. He writes about the countless "development agencies" that have their hand in the so-called "Third World" but points out the consistent failure of these agencies to bring about any sort of economic stability. This is what Ferguson calls the "development discourse fantasy", which arises from backward logic.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Ferguson, James (1994). The anti-politics machine : "development," depoliticization, and bureaucratic power in Lesotho. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 0-8166-2437-2. OCLC 28587305.
- ^ ""The Anti-Politics Machine" (Review) | Selik Consulting, LLC". 2012-04-26. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved 2021-11-22.