Reimagining Development

‘A refreshing new take on development that moves beyond conventional debates to instead build intellectual bridges that conjure up a new imaginary of a thriving world.’ -- <b>Nayanika Mathur, Professor of Anthropology and South Asian Studies, University of Oxford, and author of <i>Paper Tiger: Law, Bureaucracy and the Developmental State in Himalayan India</i></b> ‘A timely contribution to the ongoing debates over redefining “development”. In an intriguing way, it bridges the gap between longstanding critiques and more recent ideas such as degrowth. An excellent book.’ -- <b>Tiina Kontinen, Professor in International Development Studies, University of Jyväskylä</b> ‘This well-argued and very readable book critiques the worst of Development practices with a quiet fury. But it also explores possibilities for fruitful development, combining case studies of yesterday and today with imagined futures, all within a deep moral framework.’ -- <b>Michael J. Reiss, Professor of Science Education, University College London</b> ‘In an era when the future looms as a spectre of suffering, Reimagining Development offers a powerful theoretical and practical case for the centrality of imagination—collective, individual and relational—for redefining development itself as a bridge toward thriving.’ -- <b>Anne Rademacher, Professor of Environmental Studies, New York University, and co-editor of <i>Death and Life of Nature in Asian Cities</i></b> ‘This foundational book tackles the enduring question of what to do with development as an extraverted technology of stagnation—especially for communities outside of the dominant orthodoxies of advancement often trapped in its logic, offering readers other imaginaries of thriving.’ -- <b>Divine Fuh, Director of the Institute for Humanities Africa, University of Cape Town</b>