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Three Objections to Gyekye’s Functionalist Conception of Development

by Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ani Abstract I consider three objections to Gyekye’s functionalist conception of development. According to the first objection, the goal of development is ultimately economic development. I examine this objection but find Gyekye’s integrative functionalist conception vindicated. The second objection pertains continuity: it argues that development must be a continuous process. I agree […]

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A Community-Based Program in a Non-Existent Community

by Kwadwo Adusei-Asante Abstract Community is one of the idealized terms used frequently in contemporary development discourse. This paper argues that community is a complex and portrays the outcomes of development programs that apply it loosely. It draws on qualitative research methods and a case study of the World Bank’s Community-Based Rural Development Project implemented in […]

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