Development, Developmentalism and Developmentalists

[Chambi Chachage]

Ndugu Wavumbuzi,

Nilishtushwa sana kuona mvumbuzi mmojawapo anatumia jina la 'The Developmentalist' kwenye mtandao wa kijamii kujitambulisha. Mshtuko huo ulichangiwa na sura niliyowahi kuisoma iliyoandikwa na Profesa Paul T. Zeleza kuhusu 'Developmentalism.' Leo wakati najiandaa na darasa langu nimekutana na aya hii ambayo imeniongezea mshangao:

"Almost from its very inception, the post-World War II development discourse has had two Strands: the Truman version, for which development involved both geopolitical considerations and humanitarianism, and the "Bandung Conference" version that saw development in terms of "catching up", emancipation and "the right to development". The most astute critics of developmentalism (Escobar 1995,1990; Sachs 1992) focus their attention on the Truman version of developmentalism so that much of the criticism of developmental efforts and the so-called impasse of development was about the idea that the North was entrusted with the task of developing the South in its image. These critics pay much less attention to the other source of developmentalism as an emancipatory project. Consequently, the issues they deal with revolve around the moral premises of helping "distant strangers" (Corbridge 1994), the problems of the imposition of western narratives and practices, problems of "elite capture", etc. The idea of "catch-up" spawned entirely différent concems and criticism around concerns over poor elite capabilities and weak moral fibre, on lack of accountability and on their greed and growing inequalities, etc. Some of this criticism has been redeployed in the post-structuralist criticism of development, but one ought to bear in mind that the criticism was based on entirely différent grounds of radical nationalism " - Profesa Thandika Mkandawire (FULL ARTICLE ATTACHED)

Wasalaam,

Chambi

[Elifuraha Laltaika]

Shukran Chambi! 

Am fine-tuning an abstract for the 2019 Law and Development Network (LDN) conference in Humboldt, Germany- Mkandawire's piece you have shared can  strengthen some claims. https://ldrn2019berlin.wordpress.com/ 

Wasalaam, 

Elifuraha  

Dr. Elifuraha Laltaika

Law Lecturer and Director of Research and Consultancy:

Tumaini University Makumira

Expert Member: United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues &

Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania 

P.O.Box 55 Usa River, Arusha-Tanzania

Skype: elifuraha.laltaika

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