In the Name of Development: A Reflection on Nepal

by Nanda Shrestha

Overview

This book focuses on how development victimizes people from different walks of life. Unlike many other books on third world development, this book serves as a voice to the voiceless, the silent victims of development. It highlights real life stories rather than lifeless data as indices of development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761807599
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	06/12/1997
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.22(w) x 8.54(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

Nanda R. Shrestha is Associate Professor in the School of Business and Industry at Florida A & M University in Tallahasee, Florida.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Nepal at a Glance Chapter 3 Little America in the Heart of Nepal Chapter 4 Development Odyssey of Colonized Mind Chapter 5 I am a Development Victim, Sir! Chapter 6 Prostitution: An Unfinished Story Chapter 7 Pot Goes Pop on Kathmandu's Freak Street Chapter 8 Where Has All the Fury Gone? Chapter 9 References

What People are Saying About This

Ed Burgess

...intriguing...and fascinating in that he provides insights into Nepal and Nepali life that I missed during my seven years there. For those who have known, loved and cared about Nepal—or for those who want more than a tourist's view—I consider this book very stimulating reading.

Editorial Reviews

...intriguing...and fascinating in that he provides insights into Nepal and Nepali life that I missed during my seven years there. For those who have known, loved and cared about Nepal—or for those who want more than a tourist's view—I consider this book very stimulating reading.

Ed Burgess

… a well-written account of development's victims based on field experiences in Nepal. Although the examples are from Nepal, they apply to many other developing countries, giving the book an appeal wider than suggested by the title. It should serve as a fascinating basis for discussion among both students and practitioners of development.

Geographical Review

A passionate indictment of the development policies being wrought by America in Nepal. Drawing heavily on the life stories of individual Nepalese, the author argues that both the economic winners and losers in this game are victimized by the structures and assumptions of Western development. He examines such issues as the growth of pot culture and prostitution, the growing poverty of the Nepalese poor, the subordination of Nepalese elites to Westerners, and the history of development policy in Nepal. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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