Andrea Cornwall is Professor of Anthropology and Development in the School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex. --

"Writing from diverse locations, contributors critically examine some of the key terms in current development discourse. Why should language matter to those who

"This book provides a critical deconstruction of the human development framework promoted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) since 1990. Taking

The development discourse has long been dominated by best practices prescriptions for reform, but these are not a useful way of responding to the governance amb

The book thus seeks to trace the construction and contestation of the central axes around which its political frontiers were organized.